EMBO Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of EMBO Journal is 28. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs1128
The phagosomal solute transporter SLC15A4 promotes inflammasome activity via mTORC1 signaling and autophagy restraint in dendritic cells508
SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling181
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 IgM1174
A mitochondrial EglN1‐AMPKα axis drives breast cancer progression by enhancing metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress161
Mutation in protein disulfide isomerase A3 causes neurodevelopmental defects by disturbing endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis158
Brassinosteroid signals cooperate with katanin‐mediated microtubule severing to control stamen filament elongation144
Convergent dopamine and ALK4 signaling to PCBP1 controls FosB alternative splicing and cocaine behavioral sensitization134
Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization125
Diversity matters — extending sound intensity coding by inner hair cells via heterogeneous synapses114
Nascent polypeptide within the exit tunnel stabilizes the ribosome to counteract risky translation110
Lipid metabolism: new twists to the Yin and Yang of PKM2 in cancer109
Cryo‐EM structure of the chain‐elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5106
PKM2‐TMEM33 axis regulates lipid homeostasis in cancer cells by controlling SCAP stability106
PGE2‐EP3 axis promotes brown adipose tissue formation through stabilization of WTAP RNA methyltransferase103
Cancer‐associated mutations in VAV1 trigger variegated signaling outputs and T‐cell lymphomagenesis102
Regulation of LRRK2 mRNA stability by ATIC and its substrate AICAR through ARE‐mediated mRNA decay in Parkinson's disease101
The plant noncoding transcriptome: a versatile environmental sensor101
Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartitePSG‐Syt1SV2plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry99
TDAG51 promotes transcription factor FoxO1 activity during LPS‐induced inflammatory responses94
Bidirectional interplay between metabolism and epigenetics in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia93
A sterol‐PI(4)P exchanger modulates the Tel1/ATM axis of the DNA damage response91
The SMC5/6 complex recruits the PAF1 complex to facilitate DNA double‐strand break repair in Arabidopsis89
CROP: a retromer‐PROPPIN complex mediating membrane fission in the endo‐lysosomal system87
Cardiolipin remodeling enables protein crowding in the inner mitochondrial membrane82
The lysosomal Ragulator complex activates NLRP3 inflammasome in vivo via HDAC682
In vivo reduction of RAD51‐mediated homologous recombination triggers aging but impairs oncogenesis80
Do we still need animals? Surveying the role of animal‐free models in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research79
High‐resolution analysis of the conformational transition of pro‐apoptotic Bak at the lipid membrane79
IDH2 stabilizes HIF‐1α‐induced metabolic reprogramming and promotes chemoresistance in urothelial cancer79
Single‐cell transcriptomics of LepR‐positive skeletal cells reveals heterogeneous stress‐dependent stem and progenitor pools76
Uptake‐independent killing of macrophages by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis aggregates75
DGAT1 activity synchronises with mitophagy to protect cells from metabolic rewiring by iron  depletion74
CTCF binding modulates UV damage formation to promote mutation hot spots in melanoma74
MARCH5‐dependent NLRP3 ubiquitination is required for mitochondrial NLRP3‐NEK7 complex formation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation72
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity72
Evolutionary adaptation of the protein folding pathway for secretability71
Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions69
EGFR signaling controls directionality of epithelial multilayer formation upon loss of cell polarity68
An extended Tudor domain within Vreteno interconnects Gtsf1L and Ago3 for piRNA biogenesis in Bombyx mori66
Strigolactones promote plant freezing tolerance by releasing the WRKY41‐mediated inhibition of CBF/DREB1 expression66
Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome65
Eating your mitochondria—when too much of a good thing turns bad63
A network of small RNAs regulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile62
RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona62
Single‐cell transcriptomics stratifies organoid models of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease62
cIAPs control RIPK1 kinase activity‐dependent and ‐independent cell death and tissue inflammation60
The birth of a giant: evolutionary insights into the origin of auxin responses in plants58
Sir3 heterochromatin protein promotes non‐homologous end joining by direct inhibition of Sae258
Interferon‐inducible phospholipids govern IFITM3‐dependent endosomal antiviral immunity58
The Hippo pathway drives the cellular response to hydrostatic pressure58
Characterization of the REC114‐MEI4‐IHO1 complex regulating meiotic DNA double‐strand break formation57
Regulated splicing of large exons is linked to phase‐separation of vertebrate transcription factors57
Structure of cytosine transport protein CodB provides insight into nucleobase‐cation symporter 1 mechanism57
Dynamic EMT: a multi‐tool for tumor progression57
Pharmacological CDK4/6 inhibition reveals a p53‐dependent senescent state with restricted toxicity56
The glycine arginine‐rich domain of the RNA‐binding protein nucleolin regulates its subcellular localization56
ARF2‐PIF5 interaction controls transcriptional reprogramming in the ABS3‐mediated plant senescence pathway55
Structure of a bacterial ribonucleoprotein complex central to the control of cell envelope biogenesis55
DRP1 interacts directly with BAX to induce its activation and apoptosis55
A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in Toxoplasma55
Modified Messengers: flatworm stem cells and regeneration are guarded by RNA methylation54
PTEN deficiency exposes a requirement for an ARF GTPase module for integrin‐dependent invasion in ovarian cancer53
Infection and transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 depend on heparan sulfate proteoglycans53
Dynamic “Cap”‐abilities of P‐bodies and the XRN1‐EDC4 axis53
The CTLA‐4 immune checkpoint protein regulates PD‐L1:PD‐1 interaction via transendocytosis of its ligand CD8053
Lineage commitment of dermal fibroblast progenitors is controlled by Kdm6b‐mediated chromatin demethylation52
Elp3‐mediated codon‐dependent translation promotes mTORC2 activation and regulates macrophage polarization51
Autophagy power expands: fuse those cells!50
LAMTOR1 inhibition of TRPML1‐dependent lysosomal calcium release regulates dendritic lysosome trafficking and hippocampal neuronal function49
Assembly and function of the amyloid‐like translational repressor Rim4 is coupled with nutrient conditions49
Subcellular localization of Type VI secretion system assembly in response to cell–cell contact48
Salicylic acid‐activated BIN2 phosphorylation of TGA3 promotes Arabidopsis PR gene expression and disease resistance48
c‐Maf enforces cytokine production and promotes memory‐like responses in mouse and human type 2 innate lymphoid cells48
Cryo‐EM structure of the polyphosphate polymerase VTC reveals coupling of polymer synthesis to membrane transit47
Phosphorylation of phase‐separated p62 bodies by ULK1 activates a redox‐independent stress response46
Shuffled ATG8 interacting motifs form an ancestral bridge between UFMylation and autophagy46
Living a longer life: unique lessons from the naked mole‐rat blood system46
Die another day: phytosulfokine at the molecular trade‐off between growth and defense in plants46
C9orf72 ALS/FTD dipeptide repeat protein levels are reduced by small molecules that inhibit PKA or enhance protein degradation45
A rare human centenarian variant of SIRT6 enhances genome stability and interaction with Lamin A44
IκB kinase‐α coordinates BRD4 and JAK/STAT signaling to subvert DNA damage‐based anticancer therapy44
Histone retention preserves epigenetic marks during heat stress‐induced transcriptional memory in plants44
Circadian time‐ and sleep‐dependent modulation of cortical parvalbumin‐positive inhibitory neurons42
Immune surveillance of brain metastatic cancer cells is mediated by IFITM142
AKT2 reduces IFNβ1 production to modulate antiviral responses and systemic lupus erythematosus42
Evidence for existence of an apoptosis‐inducing BH3‐only protein, sayonara, in Drosophila42
PIF7‐mediated epigenetic reprogramming promotes the transcriptional response to shade in Arabidopsis42
Stress‐dependent macromolecular crowding in the mitochondrial matrix42
Cancer evolution: Darwin and beyond41
BAX inhibitor‐1 regulates autophagy by controlling the IRE1α branch of the unfolded protein response40
Protein synthesis control in cancer: selectivity and therapeutic targeting40
Structure and mechanism of a eukaryotic ceramide synthase complex40
DNA asymmetry promotes SUMO modification of the single‐stranded DNA‐binding protein RPA39
Coronaviral ORF6 protein mediates inter‐organelle contacts and modulates host cell lipid flux for virus production39
Extracellular vesicles from Zika virus‐infected cells display viral E protein that binds ZIKV‐neutralizing antibodies to prevent infection enhancement39
Mechanism and function of DNA replication‐independent DNA‐protein crosslink repair via the SUMO‐RNF4 pathway39
Disease‐linked TDP‐43 hyperphosphorylation suppresses TDP‐43 condensation and aggregation39
Endosome maturation links PI3Kα signaling to lysosome repopulation during basal autophagy38
Seeing eye to eye: photoreceptors employ nanotube‐like connections for material transfer38
Plant YTHDF proteins are direct effectors of antiviral immunity against an N6‐methyladenosine‐containing RNA virus38
R‐spondin signaling in the stomach: isthmal Lgr4 rules38
Hypophosphorylated pRb knock‐in mice exhibit hallmarks of aging and vitamin C‐preventable diabetes37
TECPR1 conjugates LC3 to damaged endomembranes upon detection of sphingomyelin exposure37
Gruffi: an algorithm for computational removal of stressed cells from brain organoid transcriptomic datasets37
Reply to “An alternative miRISC targets a cancer‐associated coding sequence mutation in FOXL2”37
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
TFEB‐dependent lysosome biogenesis is required for senescence37
The needs of a synapse—How local organelles serve synaptic proteostasis37
The Spo13/Meikin pathway confines the onset of gamete differentiation to meiosis II in yeast37
CRIP1 suppresses BBOX1‐mediated carnitine metabolism to promote stemness in hepatocellular carcinoma37
LUBAC and NF‐κB trigger a nuclear response from mitochondria36
The cellular modifier MOAG‐4/SERF drives amyloid formation through charge complementation36
Nix interacts with WIPI2 to induce mitophagy36
PABP prevents the untimely decay of select mRNA populations in human cells35
Multi‐modal adaptor‐clathrin contacts drive coated vesicle assembly35
Extra centrosomes induce PIDD1‐mediated inflammation and immunosurveillance35
Synergistic prostaglandin E synthesis by myeloid and endothelial cells promotes fetal hematopoietic stem cell expansion in vertebrates35
Stem cells “aclymatise” to regenerate the blood system34
E‐cadherin mediates apical membrane initiation site localisation duringde novopolarisation of epithelial cavities34
Single‐cell dissection of cervical cancer reveals key subsets of the tumor immune microenvironment34
A critical period of prehearing spontaneous Ca2+ spiking is required for hair‐bundle maintenance in inner hair cells34
The nucleoporin Nup50 activates the Ran guanine nucleotide exchange factor RCC1 to promote NPC assembly at the end of mitosis34
Binary organization of epidermal basal domains highlights robustness to environmental exposure34
Topoisomerase II poisons inhibit vertebrate DNA replication through distinct mechanisms33
Metabolic remodeling maintains a reducing environment for rapid activation of the yeast DNA replication checkpoint33
Stress‐induced vesicular assemblies of dual leucine zipper kinase are signaling hubs involved in kinase activation and neurodegeneration33
Mammalian UPF3A and UPF3B can activate nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay independently of their exon junction complex binding33
Varicella‐Zoster virus ORF9 is an antagonist of the DNA sensor cGAS33
The intrinsically disordered CARDs‐Helicase linker in RIG‐I is a molecular gate for RNA proofreading33
Antitumor T‐cell function requires CPEB4‐mediated adaptation to chronic endoplasmic reticulum stress33
Spatial and temporal control of mitochondrial H 2 O 2 release in intact human cells33
Order through destruction: how ER‐associated protein degradation contributes to organelle homeostasis32
NALCN‐mediated sodium influx confers metastatic prostate cancer cell invasiveness32
A lipid hydrolase and a ubiquitin ligase play hide‐and‐seek in the ER membrane32
The cell cycle and cell size influence the rates of global cellular translation and transcription in fission yeast32
Macrophage mitochondrial bioenergetics and tissue invasion are boosted by an Atossa‐Porthos axis in Drosophila32
Inhibition of ATP synthase reverse activity restores energy homeostasis in mitochondrial pathologies32
ZAKβ is activated by cellular compression and mediates contraction‐induced MAP kinase signaling in skeletal muscle32
The CRL4 DCAF1 cullin‐RING ubiquitin ligase is activated following a switch in oligomerization state32
Deciphering functional tumor states at single‐cell resolution32
Mammalian antiviral RNAi is on the move32
SHP‐1 dephosphorylates histone H2B to facilitate its ubiquitination during transcription32
Splicing factor YBX1 regulates bone marrow stromal cell fate during aging32
Oligomerization‐driven MLKL ubiquitylation antagonizes necroptosis32
Structural and biochemical basis of interdependent FANCI‐FANCD2 ubiquitination32
Msps governs acentrosomal microtubule assembly and reactivation of quiescent neural stem cells32
The eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E reprograms alternative splicing31
A salt stress‐activated GSO1‐SOS2‐SOS1 module protects the Arabidopsis root stem cell niche by enhancing sodium ion extrusion31
Microglia‐synapse engulfment via PtdSer‐TREM2 ameliorates neuronal hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease models31
Acetate is a beneficial nutrient for E. coli at low glycolytic flux31
Mitochondria and peroxisomes are NIXed for clearance31
Cyclin D1 controls development of cerebellar granule cell progenitors through phosphorylation and stabilization of ATOH131
A sudden collapse: the disaggregation of amyloid fibres30
Hypoxia promotes osteogenesis by facilitating acetyl‐CoA‐mediated mitochondrial–nuclear communication30
MST2 methylation by PRMT5 inhibits Hippo signaling and promotes pancreatic cancer progression30
Local coordination of mRNA storage and degradation near mitochondria modulates C. elegans ageing30
Quorum sensing componentry opens new lines of communication30
Cellular responses to halofuginone reveal a vulnerability of the GCN2 branch of the integrated stress response30
When yeast cells change their mind: cell cycle “Start” is reversible under starvation30
Some viruses need to phase‐separate to replicate30
Hold the fold: how delayed folding aids protein secretion29
The ribosomal chaperone NACA recruits PHD2 to cotranslationally modify HIF‐α29
Microglial PD‐1 stimulation by astrocytic PD‐L1 suppresses neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s disease pathology29
EZH2 inhibition stimulates repetitive element expression and viral mimicry in resting splenic B cells29
Liquid–liquid phase separation underpins the formation of replication factories in rotaviruses29
An alternative UPF1 isoform drives conditional remodeling of nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay28
Piwi–piRNA complexes induce stepwise changes in nuclear architecture at target loci28
Disulfiram bolsters T‐cell anti‐tumor immunity through direct activation of LCK‐mediated TCR signaling28
Caldendrin and myosin V regulate synaptic spine apparatus localization via ER stabilization in dendritic spines28
Fluc‐EGFP reporter mice reveal differential alterations of neuronal proteostasis in aging and disease28
A bacterial effector counteracts host autophagy by promoting degradation of an autophagy component28
The cryo‐EM structure of the CENP‐A nucleosome in complex with ggKNL228
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