EMBO Journal

Papers
(The median citation count of EMBO Journal is 16. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Nascent polypeptide within the exit tunnel stabilizes the ribosome to counteract risky translation1101
A mitochondrial EglN1‐AMPKα axis drives breast cancer progression by enhancing metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress498
The phagosomal solute transporter SLC15A4 promotes inflammasome activity via mTORC1 signaling and autophagy restraint in dendritic cells292
Regulation of LRRK2 mRNA stability by ATIC and its substrate AICAR through ARE‐mediated mRNA decay in Parkinson's disease179
Unbiased assessment of genome integrity and purging of adverse outcomes at the target locus upon editing of CD4+ T‐cells for the treatment of Hyper IgM1175
Brassinosteroid signals cooperate with katanin‐mediated microtubule severing to control stamen filament elongation172
Convergent dopamine and ALK4 signaling to PCBP1 controls FosB alternative splicing and cocaine behavioral sensitization157
PGE2‐EP3 axis promotes brown adipose tissue formation through stabilization of WTAP RNA methyltransferase156
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs135
Cancer‐associated mutations in VAV1 trigger variegated signaling outputs and T‐cell lymphomagenesis135
The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor131
Lipid metabolism: new twists to the Yin and Yang of PKM2 in cancer124
SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling109
Mutation in protein disulfide isomerase A3 causes neurodevelopmental defects by disturbing endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis105
Cryo‐EM structure of the chain‐elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5103
Diversity matters — extending sound intensity coding by inner hair cells via heterogeneous synapses102
PKM2‐TMEM33 axis regulates lipid homeostasis in cancer cells by controlling SCAP stability101
Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization101
Single‐cell transcriptomics of LepR‐positive skeletal cells reveals heterogeneous stress‐dependent stem and progenitor pools100
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartitePSG‐Syt1SV2plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry98
The SMC5/6 complex recruits the PAF1 complex to facilitate DNA double‐strand break repair in Arabidopsis97
The lysosomal Ragulator complex activates NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo via HDAC697
Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia96
Do we still need animals? Surveying the role of animal‐free models in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research93
In vivo reduction of RAD51‐mediated homologous recombination triggers aging but impairs oncogenesis92
TDAG51 promotes transcription factor FoxO1 activity during LPS‐induced inflammatory responses90
CROP: a retromer‐PROPPIN complex mediating membrane fission in the endo‐lysosomal system87
Cardiolipin remodeling enables protein crowding in the inner mitochondrial membrane87
Distinct roles of α‐ and β‐tubulin polyglutamylation in controlling axonal transport and in neurodegeneration78
A sterol‐PI(4)P exchanger modulates the Tel1/ATM axis of the DNA damage response78
High‐resolution analysis of the conformational transition of pro‐apoptotic Bak at the lipid membrane77
Torsin and NEP1R1‐CTDNEP1 phosphatase affect interphase nuclear pore complex insertion by lipid‐dependent and lipid‐independent mechanisms77
IDH2 stabilizes HIF‐1α‐induced metabolic reprogramming and promotes chemoresistance in urothelial cancer76
EGFR signaling controls directionality of epithelial multilayer formation upon loss of cell polarity75
CTCF binding modulates UV damage formation to promote mutation hot spots in melanoma73
MARCH5‐dependent NLRP3 ubiquitination is required for mitochondrial NLRP3‐NEK7 complex formation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation72
Characterization of the REC114‐MEI4‐IHO1 complex regulating meiotic DNA double‐strand break formation72
A network of small RNAs regulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile71
Eating your mitochondria—when too much of a good thing turns bad71
Structure of cytosine transport protein CodB provides insight into nucleobase‐cation symporter 1 mechanism69
Sir3 heterochromatin protein promotes non‐homologous end joining by direct inhibition of Sae268
Interferon‐inducible phospholipids govern IFITM3‐dependent endosomal antiviral immunity68
DGAT1 activity synchronises with mitophagy to protect cells from metabolic rewiring by iron  depletion67
RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona66
Evolutionary adaptation of the protein folding pathway for secretability65
The glycine arginine‐rich domain of the RNA‐binding protein nucleolin regulates its subcellular localization63
An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in Bombyx mori63
cIAPs control RIPK1 kinase activity‐dependent and ‐independent cell death and tissue inflammation60
Regulated splicing of large exons is linked to phase‐separation of vertebrate transcription factors60
Single‐cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease58
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity58
Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions57
Uptake‐independent killing of macrophages by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis aggregates57
Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome57
Pharmacological CDK4/6 inhibition reveals a p53‐dependent senescent state with restricted toxicity56
The Hippo pathway drives the cellular response to hydrostatic pressure56
Autophagy power expands: fuse those cells!55
Dynamic EMT: a multi‐tool for tumor progression55
Dynamic “Cap”‐abilities of P‐bodies and the XRN1‐EDC4 axis55
The birth of a giant: evolutionary insights into the origin of auxin responses in plants55
PTEN deficiency exposes a requirement for an ARF GTPase module for integrin‐dependent invasion in ovarian cancer55
Strigolactones promote plant freezing tolerance by releasing the WRKY41‐mediated inhibition of CBF/DREB1 expression55
Structure of a bacterial ribonucleoprotein complex central to the control of cell envelope biogenesis54
Modified Messengers: flatworm stem cells and regeneration are guarded by RNA methylation54
A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in Toxoplasma53
Lineage commitment of dermal fibroblast progenitors is controlled by Kdm6b‐mediated chromatin demethylation52
Infection and transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 depend on heparan sulfate proteoglycans52
Interactomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 and human coronaviruses reveal host factors potentially affecting pathogenesis52
Elp3‐mediated codon‐dependent translation promotes mTORC2 activation and regulates macrophage polarization51
LAMTOR1 inhibition of TRPML1‐dependent lysosomal calcium release regulates dendritic lysosome trafficking and hippocampal neuronal function51
ARF2‐PIF5 interaction controls transcriptional reprogramming in the ABS3‐mediated plant senescence pathway51
The CTLA‐4 immune checkpoint protein regulates PD‐L1:PD‐1 interaction via transendocytosis of its ligand CD8051
Assembly and function of the amyloid‐like translational repressor Rim4 is coupled with nutrient conditions50
DRP1 interacts directly with BAX to induce its activation and apoptosis50
BAX inhibitor‐1 regulates autophagy by controlling the IRE1α branch of the unfolded protein response49
Shuffled ATG8 interacting motifs form an ancestral bridge between UFMylation and autophagy48
Circadian time‐ and sleep‐dependent modulation of cortical parvalbumin‐positive inhibitory neurons47
Histone retention preserves epigenetic marks during heat stress‐induced transcriptional memory in plants47
DNA asymmetry promotes SUMO modification of the single‐stranded DNA‐binding protein RPA47
Evidence for existence of an apoptosis‐inducing BH3‐only protein, sayonara, in Drosophila46
A rare human centenarian variant of SIRT6 enhances genome stability and interaction with Lamin A46
Exercise‐induced α‐ketoglutaric acid stimulates muscle hypertrophy and fat loss through OXGR1‐dependent adrenal activation46
Cryo‐EM structure of the polyphosphate polymerase VTC reveals coupling of polymer synthesis to membrane transit45
Die another day: phytosulfokine at the molecular trade‐off between growth and defense in plants45
Living a longer life: unique lessons from the naked mole‐rat blood system44
PIF7‐mediated epigenetic reprogramming promotes the transcriptional response to shade in Arabidopsis44
Dynamic regulation of mitotic ubiquitin ligase APC/C by coordinated Plx1 kinase and PP2A phosphatase action on a flexible Apc1 loop44
Extracellular vesicles from Zika virus‐infected cells display viral E protein that binds ZIKV‐neutralizing antibodies to prevent infection enhancement43
Subcellular localization of Type VI secretion system assembly in response to cell–cell contact42
IκB kinase‐α coordinates BRD4 and JAK/STAT signaling to subvert DNA damage‐based anticancer therapy42
Stress‐dependent macromolecular crowding in the mitochondrial matrix41
Structure and mechanism of a eukaryotic ceramide synthase complex41
c‐Maf enforces cytokine production and promotes memory‐like responses in mouse and human type 2 innate lymphoid cells41
Immune surveillance of brain metastatic cancer cells is mediated by IFITM141
Salicylic acid‐activated BIN2 phosphorylation of TGA3 promotes Arabidopsis PR gene expression and disease resistance41
Phosphorylation of phase‐separated p62 bodies by ULK1 activates a redox‐independent stress response41
C9orf72 ALS/FTD dipeptide repeat protein levels are reduced by small molecules that inhibit PKA or enhance protein degradation39
Disease‐linked TDP‐43 hyperphosphorylation suppresses TDP‐43 condensation and aggregation39
Coronaviral ORF6 protein mediates inter‐organelle contacts and modulates host cell lipid flux for virus production39
The needs of a synapse—How local organelles serve synaptic proteostasis38
AKT2 reduces IFNβ1 production to modulate antiviral responses and systemic lupus erythematosus38
Cancer evolution: Darwin and beyond38
Plant YTHDF proteins are direct effectors of antiviral immunity against an N6‐methyladenosine‐containing RNA virus38
Protein synthesis control in cancer: selectivity and therapeutic targeting38
Mechanism and function of DNA replication‐independent DNA‐protein crosslink repair via the SUMO‐RNF4 pathway37
TFEB‐dependent lysosome biogenesis is required for senescence37
Gruffi: an algorithm for computational removal of stressed cells from brain organoid transcriptomic datasets37
CRIP1 suppresses BBOX1‐mediated carnitine metabolism to promote stemness in hepatocellular carcinoma37
Nix interacts with WIPI2 to induce mitophagy37
Single‐cell analysis of lymphatic endothelial cell fate specification and differentiation during zebrafish development37
DNA sensing via the cGAS/STING pathway activates the immunoproteasome and adaptive T‐cell immunity37
LUBAC and NF‐κB trigger a nuclear response from mitochondria36
TECPR1 conjugates LC3 to damaged endomembranes upon detection of sphingomyelin exposure36
The cellular modifier MOAG‐4/SERF drives amyloid formation through charge complementation36
Seeing eye to eye: photoreceptors employ nanotube‐like connections for material transfer36
Reply to “An alternative miRISC targets a cancer‐associated coding sequence mutation in FOXL2”36
The Spo13/Meikin pathway confines the onset of gamete differentiation to meiosis II in yeast36
Hypophosphorylated pRb knock‐in mice exhibit hallmarks of aging and vitamin C‐preventable diabetes35
Extra centrosomes induce PIDD1‐mediated inflammation and immunosurveillance35
Multi‐modal adaptor‐clathrin contacts drive coated vesicle assembly35
Endosome maturation links PI3Kα signaling to lysosome repopulation during basal autophagy35
The nucleoporin Nup50 activates the Ran guanine nucleotide exchange factor RCC1 to promote NPC assembly at the end of mitosis35
R‐spondin signaling in the stomach: isthmal Lgr4 rules35
Stem cells “aclymatise” to regenerate the blood system35
E‐cadherin mediates apical membrane initiation site localisation duringde novopolarisation of epithelial cavities35
Synergistic prostaglandin E synthesis by myeloid and endothelial cells promotes fetal hematopoietic stem cell expansion in vertebrates34
Binary organization of epidermal basal domains highlights robustness to environmental exposure34
Metabolic remodeling maintains a reducing environment for rapid activation of the yeast DNA replication checkpoint34
ER‐anchored CRTH2 antagonizes collagen biosynthesis and organ fibrosis via binding LARP633
PABP prevents the untimely decay of select mRNA populations in human cells33
Topoisomerase II poisons inhibit vertebrate DNA replication through distinct mechanisms33
Single‐cell dissection of cervical cancer reveals key subsets of the tumor immune microenvironment33
A critical period of prehearing spontaneous Ca2+ spiking is required for hair‐bundle maintenance in inner hair cells33
Mammalian UPF3A and UPF3B can activate nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay independently of their exon junction complex binding33
The CRL4 DCAF1 cullin‐RING ubiquitin ligase is activated following a switch in oligomerization state32
Msps governs acentrosomal microtubule assembly and reactivation of quiescent neural stem cells32
Varicella‐Zoster virus ORF9 is an antagonist of the DNA sensor cGAS32
Antitumor T‐cell function requires CPEB4‐mediated adaptation to chronic endoplasmic reticulum stress32
Stress‐induced vesicular assemblies of dual leucine zipper kinase are signaling hubs involved in kinase activation and neurodegeneration32
SHP‐1 dephosphorylates histone H2B to facilitate its ubiquitination during transcription32
Mitochondria and peroxisomes are NIXed for clearance32
The eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E reprograms alternative splicing32
A lipid hydrolase and a ubiquitin ligase play hide‐and‐seek in the ER membrane32
NALCN‐mediated sodium influx confers metastatic prostate cancer cell invasiveness31
Structural and biochemical basis of interdependent FANCI‐FANCD2 ubiquitination31
A salt stress‐activated GSO1‐SOS2‐SOS1 module protects the Arabidopsis root stem cell niche by enhancing sodium ion extrusion31
Deciphering functional tumor states at single‐cell resolution31
Acetate is a beneficial nutrient for E. coli at low glycolytic flux31
The cell cycle and cell size influence the rates of global cellular translation and transcription in fission yeast31
Inhibition of ATP synthase reverse activity restores energy homeostasis in mitochondrial pathologies31
Order through destruction: how ER‐associated protein degradation contributes to organelle homeostasis31
Microglia‐synapse engulfment via PtdSer‐TREM2 ameliorates neuronal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease models31
Oligomerization‐driven MLKL ubiquitylation antagonizes necroptosis31
Mammalian antiviral RNAi is on the move31
Macrophage mitochondrial bioenergetics and tissue invasion are boosted by an Atossa‐Porthos axis in Drosophila31
Splicing factor YBX1 regulates bone marrow stromal cell fate during aging31
Spatial and temporal control of mitochondrial H 2 O 2 release in intact human cells31
Piwi–piRNA complexes induce stepwise changes in nuclear architecture at target loci30
The intrinsically disordered CARDs‐Helicase linker in RIG‐I is a molecular gate for RNA proofreading30
Hypoxia promotes osteogenesis by facilitating acetyl‐CoA‐mediated mitochondrial–nuclear communication30
MST2 methylation by PRMT5 inhibits Hippo signaling and promotes pancreatic cancer progression30
ZAKβ is activated by cellular compression and mediates contraction‐induced MAP kinase signaling in skeletal muscle30
EZH2 inhibition stimulates repetitive element expression and viral mimicry in resting splenic B cells30
Cyclin D1 controls development of cerebellar granule cell progenitors through phosphorylation and stabilization of ATOH130
When yeast cells change their mind: cell cycle “Start” is reversible under starvation29
The TOR‐dependent phosphoproteome and regulation of cellular protein synthesis29
The ribosomal chaperone NACA recruits PHD2 to cotranslationally modify HIF‐α29
Caldendrin and myosin V regulate synaptic spine apparatus localization via ER stabilization in dendritic spines29
Hold the fold: how delayed folding aids protein secretion29
Quorum sensing componentry opens new lines of communication29
Some viruses need to phase‐separate to replicate29
Local coordination of mRNA storage and degradation near mitochondria modulates C. elegans ageing29
A sudden collapse: the disaggregation of amyloid fibres29
The cryo‐EM structure of the CENP‐A nucleosome in complex with ggKNL228
Liquid–liquid phase separation underpins the formation of replication factories in rotaviruses28
Microglial PD‐1 stimulation by astrocytic PD‐L1 suppresses neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s disease pathology28
Cellular responses to halofuginone reveal a vulnerability of the GCN2 branch of the integrated stress response28
Two Hippo signaling modules orchestrate liver size and tumorigenesis27
Gut inflammation triggers C/EBPβ/δ‐secretase‐dependent gut‐to‐brain propagation of Aβ and Tau fibrils in Alzheimer’s disease27
The disulfide catalyst QSOX1 maintains the colon mucosal barrier by regulating Golgi glycosyltransferases27
An alternative UPF1 isoform drives conditional remodeling of nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay27
Stable kinetochore‐microtubule attachment requires loop‐dependent Ndc80‐Ndc80 binding27
Maternal immune activation leads to defective brain blood vessels and intracerebral hemorrhages in male offspring27
Targeted assembly of ectopic kinetochores to induce chromosome‐specific segmental aneuploidies26
Fuel oxidation under the control of mitochondrial shape and dynamics26
A bacterial effector counteracts host autophagy by promoting degradation of an autophagy component26
TFEB and TFE3 control glucose homeostasis by regulating insulin gene expression26
Single‐molecule imaging reveals Tau trapping at nanometer‐sized dynamic hot spots near the plasma membrane that persists after microtubule perturbation and cholesterol depletion26
STAT1 is required to establish but not maintain interferon‐γ‐induced transcriptional memory26
Fluc‐EGFP reporter mice reveal differential alterations of neuronal proteostasis in aging and disease26
An arrayed genome‐wide perturbation screen identifies the ribonucleoprotein Hnrnpk as rate‐limiting for prion propagation26
Phosphatidic acid–regulated SOS2 controls sodium and potassium homeostasis in Arabidopsis under salt stress26
Bld10p/Cep135 determines the number of triplets in the centriole independently of the cartwheel26
Pathogenic fungi neutralize plant‐derived ROS via Srpk1 deacetylation25
AIFM1 is a component of the mitochondrial disulfide relay that drives complex I assembly through efficient import of NDUFS525
Recycling of the actin monomer pool limits the lifetime of network turnover25
Ca 2+ signals in plant immunity25
3D imaging for driving cancer discovery25
Sweet‐talk in the time of cholera: host mucin negotiates peace with Vibrio cholerae25
Disulfiram bolsters T‐cell anti‐tumor immunity through direct activation of LCK‐mediated TCR signaling25
Host cell egress of Brucella abortus requires BNIP3L‐mediated mitophagy25
Retromer oligomerization drives SNX‐BAR coat assembly and membrane constriction24
Bacteria elicit a phage tolerance response subsequent to infection of their neighbors24
Fecal microbiota transplantation enhances cell therapy in a rat model of hypoganglionosis by SCFA‐induced MEK1/2 signaling pathway24
Autophagy regulates neuronal excitability by controlling cAMP/protein kinase A signaling at the synapse24
An accessory prefrontal cortex–thalamus circuit sculpts maternal behavior in virgin female mice24
Effector‐dependent activation and oligomerization of plant NRC class helper NLRs by sensor NLR immune receptors Rpi‐amr3 and Rpi‐amr124
Cryo‐EM structure of antibacterial efflux transporter QacA from Staphylococcus aureus reveals a novel extracellular loop with allosteric role24
Plasma membrane topography governs the 3D dynamic localization of IgM B cell antigen receptor clusters24
The ion‐coupling mechanism of human excitatory amino acid transporters24
Anti‐hsa‐miR‐59 alleviates premature senescence associated with Hutchinson‐Gilford progeria syndrome in mice24
Got PIDD1? Natural killer cells clear polyploid cells to ensure a balanced genome24
Mitotic checkpoint gene expression is tuned by codon usage bias24
Spo13/MEIKIN ensures a Two‐Division meiosis by preventing the activation of APC/CAma1 at meiosis I24
microRNAs slow translating ribosomes to prevent protein misfolding in eukaryotes24
LncRNA LITATS1 suppresses TGF‐β‐induced EMT and cancer cell plasticity by potentiating TβRI degradation24
A phylogenetic profiling approach identifies novel ciliogenesis genes in Drosophila and C. elegans24
Creativity as an antidote to research becoming too predictable24
You can “tail” them apart: paralog‐specific functions of CRL4B ubiquitin ligases during mitosis and brain development24
Functional conservation and divergence of the helix‐turn‐helix motif of E2 ubiquitin‐conjugating enzymes23
T‐cell antigen recognition: catch‐as‐catch‐can or catch‐22?23
Epigenetic regulation limits competence of pluripotent stem cell‐derived oocytes23
Regulation of mitochondrial proteostasis by the proton gradient23
Nucleoporin foci are stress‐sensitive condensates dispensable for C. elegans nuclear pore assembly23
Translational regulation by Hfq–Crc assemblies emerges from polymorphic ribonucleoprotein folding23
Tau target identification reveals NSF‐dependent effects on AMPA receptor trafficking and memory formation23
Vaginal bacterium Prevotella timonensis turns protective Langerhans cells into HIV‐1 reservoirs for virus dissemination23
Oxidative stress protein Oxr1 promotes V‐ATPase holoenzyme disassembly in catalytic activity‐independent manner23
The PAX5‐JAK2 translocation acts as dual‐hit mutation that promotes aggressive B‐cell leukemia via nuclear STAT5 activation23
Malignant currents: sodium leak channel NALCN propels prostate cancer aggressiveness23
Thiol reductive stress activates the hypoxia response pathway23
MARCO + lymphatic endothelial cells sequester arthritogenic alphaviruses to limit viremia and viral dissemination23
TLR2 and TLR7 mediate distinct immunopathological and antiviral plasmacytoid dendritic cell responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection22
RNase H2 degrades toxic RNA:DNA hybrids behind stalled forks to promote replication restart22
Nucleic acid–protein condensates in innate immune signaling22
Making liver cancer cells go ARGh!22
Phospholipid scramblase Xkr8 is required for developmental axon pruning via phosphatidylserine exposure22
High‐throughput morphometric and transcriptomic profiling uncovers composition of naïve and sensory‐deprived cortical cholinergic VIP/CHAT neurons22
Auxin‐dependent regulation of cell division rates governs root thermomorphogenesis22
Acetylation coordinates the crosstalk between carbon metabolism and ammonium assimilation in Salmonella enterica22
Termination of STING responses is mediated via ESCRT‐dependent degradation22
The ASC‐1 complex promotes translation initiation by scanning ribosomes22
A systematic proximity ligation approach to studying protein‐substrate specificity identifies the substrate spectrum of the Ssh1 translocon22
A dual role of human tRNA methyltransferase hTrmt13 in regulating translation and transcription22
Rewiring phospholipid biosynthesis reveals resilience to membrane perturbations and uncovers regulators of lipid homeostasis22
Caspase‐8‐driven apoptotic and pyroptotic crosstalk causes cell death and IL‐1β release in X‐linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) deficiency22
Role of PCIF1‐mediated 5′‐cap N6‐methyladeonsine mRNA methylation in colorectal cancer and anti‐PD‐1 immunotherapy22
ARFs get the BioID treatment: what have we been missing?22
The adaptive strategies of cells in the face of CIN22
The BCL‐2 family member BID plays a role during embryonic development in addition to its BH3‐only protein function by acting in parallel to BAX, BAK22
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