OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biochemistry and Cell Biology is 6. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
TRAF7 inhibits proliferation and migration of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by ubiquitination-mediated degradation of SOX12	34
Cadmium chloride generates cytotoxic reactive species that cause oxidative damage and morphological changes in human erythrocytes	27
RNA deadenylation complexes in development and diseases	22
NDUFA4 promotes the progression of head and neck paraganglioma by inhibiting ferroptosis	21
Aberrant sphingomyelin ³¹P-NMR signatures in giant cell tumour of bone	18
Retraction: MicroRNA-181 inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of chondrocytes in osteoarthritis by targeting PTEN	18
Working from within: how secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor regulates the expression of pro-inflammatory genes	17
Interaction between the guanylate kinase domain of PSD-95 and the proline-rich region and microtubule binding repeats 2 and 3 of tau	17
CD142 plays a key role in the carcinogenesis of gastric adenocarcinoma by inhibiting BCL2-dependent autophagy	17
Expression of concern: MicroRNA-518-3p suppresses cell proliferation, invasiveness, and migration in colorectal cancer via targeting TRIP4	16
Computational Screening of Filamin Mechanical Binding Proteins using AlphaFold2	16
GCN5 enables HSP12 induction promoting chromatin remodeling, not histone acetylation	16
KREMEN2 promotes the proliferation and the metastasis through activating PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in non-small cell lung cancer	16
BRD4 promotes the migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells through the Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway and enhances cisplatin resistance	16
Perturbation of calcium homeostasis invokes eryptosis-like cell death in enucleated bone marrow stem cells	14
Retraction: MiR-1180 promotes cardiomyocyte cell cycle re-entry after injury through the NKIRAS2–NFκB pathway	14
ChestCovidNet: An Effective DL-based Approach for COVID-19, Lung Opacity, and Pneumonia Detection Using Chest Radiographs Images	13
WDR4 promotes colorectal cancer progression by activating the GSK3β/β-catenin pathway	13
HDAC1 overexpression promoted by METTL3-IGF2BP2 inhibits FGF21 expression in metabolic syndrome-related liver injury	13
Antibiofilm activities of lactoferricin-related Trp- and Arg-rich antimicrobial hexapeptides against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains	13
Distinct domain organization and diversity of 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetases	13
Lipid-induced alteration in retinoic acid signaling leads to mitochondrial dysfunction in HepG2 and Huh7 cells	12
MTHFD2 suppresses glioblastoma progression via the inhibition of ERK1/2 phosphorylation	12
GCN5 regulates ZBTB16 through acetylation, mediates osteogenic differentiation, and affects orthodontic tooth movement	12
RNF38 inhibits osteosarcoma cell proliferation by binding to CRY1	12

Bone marrow granulocytes downregulate IL-1β and TNF production and the microbicidal activity of inflammatory macrophages	11
Bovine lactoferrin suppresses the proliferation of endometriotic stromal cells via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway	11
Correction: Ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles contributes to radiotherapy in esophageal carcinoma	11
Unveiling stem-like traits and chemoresistance mechanisms in ovarian cancer cells through the TGFβ1-PITX2A/B signaling axis	11
Curcumin attenuates intracerebral hemorrhage-induced neuronal apoptosis and neuroinflammation by suppressing JAK1/STAT1 pathway	10
WWP2 binds to NKRF, enhances the NF-κB signaling, and promotes malignant phenotypes of acute myeloid leukemia cells	10
Synergistic inhibitory effects of 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine and cisplatin on urothelial carcinoma growth via suppression of TGFBI-MAPK signaling pathways	10
Characterization of cells expressing lipocalin-2 (LCN2) as a reporter	10
Small proline-rich protein 1A promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression and indicates unfavorable clinical outcomes	10
Antibacterial, anti-invasive, and anti-inflammatory activity of bovine lactoferrin extracted from milk or colostrum versus whole colostrum	9
Structure-based design of small molecule inhibitors of the cagT4SS ATPase Cagα of Helicobacter pylori	9
MCPIP1 deficiency alleviates abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by inhibiting MAPK signaling	9
O-GlcNAcylation of epidermal growth factor receptor and glucose transporter 1 prevents their intrinsic down regulation in breast cancer cells	9
How to become a successful scientist: the 2022 CSMB Arthur Wynne Gold Medal Lecture	8
Subacute exposure to aluminium chloride induces cytotoxicity and oxidative stress in rat erythrocytes: A dose-dependent study	8
Substitution of histone H3 arginine 72 to alanine leads to the deregulation of isoleucine biosynthesis in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae	8
Establishment of immortalized porcine intramuscular preadipocytes for the study of lipid metabolism	8
Structural features, intrinsic disorder, and modularity of a pyriform spidroin 1 core repetitive domain	8
Neuroprotective effects of whey and buttermilk-based formulas on a DSS-induced colitis murine model	8
Isovitexin attenuates tumor growth in human colon cancer cells through the modulation of apoptosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition via PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway	8
Correction: Protective effect of nitronyl nitroxide against hypoxia-induced damage in PC12 cells	8
Study on the mechanism of USP7 promoting endometriosis by regulating DNMT1 deubiquitination level	8
RNA-binding protein NOVA1 promotes acute T-lymphocyte leukemia progression by stabilizing USP44 mRNA	8
18^th International Conference of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (18^th ICBMB)	8
Retraction: MiR-204 suppresses cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis in ovarian granulosa cells via targeting TPT1 in polycystic ovary syndrome	7
Recombinant human holo-lactoferrin in complex with oleic acid suppresses the growth of solid myeloma more efficiently than its apo-form	7
Suppression of academics and school training in Iran during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” revolution	7
Effects of different sources of lactoferrin on cytokine response to SARS-COV-2, respiratory syncytial virus, and rotavirus infection in vitro	7
Evaluation of biochemical profile and oxidative damage to lipids and proteins in patients with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency	7
LMAN2 interacts with HEATR3 to expedite HER2-positive breast cancer advancement and inflammation and Akt/ERK/NF-κB signaling	7
Neurodevelopmental functions and activities of the KAT3 class of lysine acetyltransferases	6
S-allylcysteine inhibits chondrocyte inflammation to reduce human osteoarthritis via targeting RAGE, TLR4, JNK, and Nrf2 signaling: comparison with colchicine	6
Hoxa5 inhibits adipocyte proliferation through transcriptional regulation of Ccne1 and blocking JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in mice	6
Decreased NMIIA heavy chain phosphorylation at S1943 promotes mitoxantrone resistance by upregulating BCRP and N-cadherin expression in breast cancer cells	6
LINE-1: an emerging initiator of cGAS-STING signalling and inflammation that is dysregulated in disease	6
FYCO1 regulates migration, invasion, and invadopodia formation in HeLa cells through CDC42/N-WASP/Arp2/3 signaling pathway	6
A role for NFIB in SOX2 downregulation and epigenome accessibility changes due to long-term estrogen treatment of breast cancer epithelial cells	6
Hydrocortisone improves post-resuscitation myocardial dysfunction by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway	6
SARS-CoV-2 E protein-induced THP-1 pyroptosis is reversed by Ruscogenin	6
Doxorubicin, a DNA intercalator, inhibits transcription elongation	6
Effects of clopidogrel bisulfate on B16-F10 cells and tumor development in a murine model of melanoma	6
Structure and function of fermentation-derived bovine lactoferrin produced from Komagataella phaffii	6
Cell-in-cell-mediated intercellular communication exacerbates the pro-inflammatory progression in asthma	6
The regulation of m⁶A-related proteins during whole-body freezing of the freeze-tolerant wood frog	6