Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
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Editorial Board65
Outside Back Cover61
Editorial Board53
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms52
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis51
Outside Front Cover51
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes48
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology47
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer45
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?42
Driving cancer: Motor and adaptor protein dysregulation in endocytic receptor signalling42
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation41
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?40
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling39
Development of a multiciliated cell36
Outside Back Cover35
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?33
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems33
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells32
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?31
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering31
Editorial Board31
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations30
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments29
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size29
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces29
Editorial Board28
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic28
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system28
Outside Back Cover28
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp7027
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells27
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues27
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair27
Autophagy regulation by signaling27
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis26
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology25
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors25
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes25
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification25
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors25
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease25
Publisher’s Note25
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?25
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis24
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids24
Outside Back Cover24
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions24
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement24
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport24
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view23
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms23
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography23
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels22
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy22
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells22
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells22
Decoding the cell nucleus22
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Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation21
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis21
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites20
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation20
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy20
Mitochondria and cell death signalling20
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport20
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments19
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm19
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes19
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together19
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway19
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets19
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket19
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles19
Emergence of neuron types19
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective18
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation18
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis18
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development18
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies17
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential17
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei17
Outside Back Cover17
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way16
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome16
Outside Front Cover16
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems16
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity16
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes16
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish16
Modeling cytoskeletal and cell dynamics16
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes16
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton15
Editorial Board15
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments15
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion15
Protein quality control at the Golgi15
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells15
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion14
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes14
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion14
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?14
Outside Front Cover14
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases14
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor14
Editorial Board14
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation13
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover13
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions13
Editorial Board13
Outside Back Cover13
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands13
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination13
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions13
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning13
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues13
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes12
Editorial Board12
Outside Back Cover12
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold12
Editorial Board12
Outside Front Cover12
Recent advances in spying on cell signaling with fluorescent biosensors12
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics12
Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons12
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization12
Outside Front Cover12
Spandrels of the cell nucleus11
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time11
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity11
Plasticity in centromere organization and kinetochore composition: Lessons from diversity11
Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics11
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes11
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis11
Septins in animal tissue architecture: more than just peanuts11
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism11
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases11
The role of spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of clock complexes in circadian regulation11
Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly10
Advances in mitophagy initiation mechanisms10
From images to understanding: Advances in deep learning for cellular dynamics analysis10
Endoplasmic reticulum – condensate interactions in protein synthesis and secretion10
Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome10
Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical mapping of cells and tissues10
Physiological and regulatory convergence between osmotic and nutrient stress responses in microbes10
Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction10
New advances in innate immune endosomal trafficking10
Controlling cell architecture with protein design10
Sister chromatid cohesion through the lens of biochemical experiments10
53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p5310
Mitochondrial movers and shapers: Recent insights into regulators of fission, fusion and transport10
Actin nucleoskeleton in embryonic development and cellular differentiation10
Mitochondrial motility modulators coordinate quality control dynamics to promote neuronal health10
Outside Front Cover10
Cytoskeletal scaffolding of NaVs and KVs in neocortical pyramidal neurons: Implications for neuronal signaling and plasticity10
Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow9
Acidification on the plasma membrane9
Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions9
Outside Front Cover9
Coupling axonal mRNA transport and local translation to organelle maintenance and function9
RAS/ERK signaling and PLK1: Coordinating developmental regulation and disease mechanisms9
Who's really in charge: Diverse follower cell behaviors in collective cell migration9
The DNA damage response in the chromatin context: A coordinated process9
Outside Back Cover9
Dysfunctional cardiomyocyte signalling and heart disease9
An evolutionary perspective on Arf family GTPases9
AAA ATPase protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets in cancer9
Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives9
Cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of tissue microenvironment remodeling in cancer9
Biophysics of endocytic vesicle formation: A focus on liquid–liquid phase separation9
Chromosomal instability in development and disease: Beyond cancer evolution8
From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly8
Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: Insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii8
Topological epigenetics: The biophysics of DNA supercoiling and its relation to transcription and genome instability8
Editorial Board8
Biomolecular condensates as drivers of membrane trafficking and remodelling8
The impact of altered lamin B1 levels on nuclear lamina structure and function in aging and human diseases8
Outside Front Cover8
Organelle morphology and positioning orchestrate physiological and disease-associated processes8
Editorial Board8
Mining cell–cell signaling in single-cell transcriptomics atlases8
Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics8
Advances in single-cell omics: Transformative applications in basic and clinical research8
Editorial Board8
Macropinocytosis: Molecular mechanisms and regulation8
Cytoplasm mechanics and cellular organization7
Membrane-less compartments in the nucleus: Separated or connected phases?7
The third dimension of the actin cortex7
Publisher’s Note7
Outside Back Cover7
Post-transcriptional regulation as a conserved driver of neural crest and cancer-cell migration7
Compartmentation and functions of sphingolipids7
Actin filament dynamics at barbed ends: New structures, new insights7
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis7
Scaling the cellular frontier: Mechanobiology, tissue dynamics and function7
Machines, mechanics and mechanisms of cells and tissues7
Structural determinants of intermediate filament mechanics7
Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age7
Vimentin cage – A double-edged sword in host anti-infection defense7
Editorial Board7
Editorial Board7
Editorial: Modern approaches in cytoskeleton-related topics6
Design principles of regulatory networks underlying epithelial mesenchymal plasticity in cancer cells6
‘Corrigendum to “An amuse-bouche of stem cell regulation: Underlying principles and mechanisms from adult Drosophila intestinal stem cells” [Curr Opin Cell Biol, December 73 (2021), pages 58–68]’6
The functional organisation of the centromere and kinetochore during meiosis6
RNA gradients: Shapers of 3D genome architecture6
The biophysics of cell motility through mechanochemically challenging environments6
Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances6
Outside Front Cover6
New insights into the OSBP‒VAP cycle6
Condensate-membrane interactions shape membranes, tune cytoskeletal assembly, and localize mRNAs6
Mechanotransduction through protein stretching6
Nonlinear dynamics in phosphoinositide metabolism6
Stability dynamics of neurofilament and GFAP networks and protein fragments6
Outside Back Cover6
Intermediate filaments in the heart: The dynamic duo of desmin and lamins orchestrates mechanical force transmission6
Editorial Board6
The relationship between nucleosome positioning and higher-order genome folding6
Cytoskeletal crosstalk: A focus on intermediate filaments5
Plasticity of cytoplasmic intermediate filament architecture determines cellular functions5
Novel tools to study cell-ECM interactions, cell adhesion dynamics and migration5
Don't forget to be picky – selective autophagy of protein aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases5
Outside Back Cover5
New directions for the clathrin adaptor AP-1 in cell biology and human disease5
How to wrinkle a cell: Emerging mechanisms of microridge morphogenesis5
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Prolonged mitosis: A key indicator for detecting stressed and damaged cells5
Molecular and cellular constraints on vesicle traffic evolution5
Highly conserved, but highly specific: Somatic cell–cell fusion in filamentous fungi5
Chromatin remodeling and spatial concerns in DNA double-strand break repair5
Regulation of actin dynamics by Twinfilin5
Lipid nanodomains and receptor signaling: From actin-based organization to membrane mechanics5
New insights into tuft cell formation: Implications for structure–function relationships5
New insights into signaling networks coordinating epidermal stem cell regulation in skin regeneration and aging5
Editorial: Emerging concepts and tools in genome organization and chromatin function in eukaryotes5
Computational modeling of membrane trafficking processes: From large molecular assemblies to chemical specificity5
Learning physics and biology from cytoskeletal and condensate interactions5
Microtubule control of migration: Coordination in confinement5
Mathematical modelling of cancer cell evolution and plasticity5
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