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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Outside Front Cover74
Outside Front Cover63
Editorial Board58
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes51
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?51
Outside Back Cover49
Development of a multiciliated cell48
Editorial Board48
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms46
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling45
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation43
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis41
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer40
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?40
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology40
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments39
Outside Back Cover39
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?39
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells38
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations37
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering33
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?33
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size32
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces32
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells32
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems32
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic30
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system29
Editorial Board28
Outside Back Cover28
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp7027
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis27
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology27
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair27
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues27
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors26
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes26
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?26
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond26
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification26
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors25
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions25
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport24
Publisher’s Note24
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease24
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration24
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation24
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology24
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm24
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy23
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis23
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement23
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids23
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view22
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography22
Mitochondria and cell death signalling22
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis22
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells21
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway21
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms21
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport21
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels21
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation20
Decoding the cell nucleus20
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites20
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function20
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells20
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required20
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together19
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles19
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets19
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy19
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation18
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective18
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes18
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments18
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket18
Emergence of neuron types18
Outside Back Cover17
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development17
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis17
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei16
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome16
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes16
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies16
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
Editorial overview – Differentiation: the driver of development16
Outside Front Cover15
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential15
Editorial Board15
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish15
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?15
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton15
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion15
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes15
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way15
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor14
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells14
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion14
Protein quality control at the Golgi14
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion14
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases14
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments14
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics13
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions13
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands13
Outside Back Cover13
Editorial Board13
Editorial Board13
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold13
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning13
Outside Front Cover13
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation12
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover12
Septins in animal tissue architecture: more than just peanuts12
Editorial Board12
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes12
Principles of regeneration revealed by the planarian eye12
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues12
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions12
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination12
Editorial Board11
Spandrels of the cell nucleus11
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization11
Editorial Board11
Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics11
Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons11
Outside Back Cover11
Outside Front Cover11
Recent advances in spying on cell signaling with fluorescent biosensors11
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time11
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism11
Outside Front Cover11
Cell–cell contact and signaling in the muscle stem cell niche10
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity10
Mitochondrial motility modulators coordinate quality control dynamics to promote neuronal health10
Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly10
Cytoskeletal scaffolding of NaVs and KVs in neocortical pyramidal neurons: Implications for neuronal signaling and plasticity10
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases10
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes10
Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction10
Advances in mitophagy initiation mechanisms10
53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p5310
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis10
Plasticity in centromere organization and kinetochore composition: Lessons from diversity10
Endoplasmic reticulum – condensate interactions in protein synthesis and secretion10
Physiological and regulatory convergence between osmotic and nutrient stress responses in microbes10
Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical mapping of cells and tissues10
Controlling cell architecture with protein design9
Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome9
Sister chromatid cohesion through the lens of biochemical experiments9
Acidification on the plasma membrane9
New advances in innate immune endosomal trafficking9
The role of spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of clock complexes in circadian regulation9
Mitochondrial movers and shapers: Recent insights into regulators of fission, fusion and transport9
Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow9
RAS/ERK signaling and PLK1: Coordinating developmental regulation and disease mechanisms9
Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions9
Outside Front Cover9
Microglial ‘fat shaming’ in development and disease9
Actin nucleoskeleton in embryonic development and cellular differentiation9
Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives9
Editorial Board8
Topological epigenetics: The biophysics of DNA supercoiling and its relation to transcription and genome instability8
Dysfunctional cardiomyocyte signalling and heart disease8
Outside Back Cover8
Organelle morphology and positioning orchestrate physiological and disease-associated processes8
Coupling axonal mRNA transport and local translation to organelle maintenance and function8
The DNA damage response in the chromatin context: A coordinated process8
Editorial Board8
Outside Front Cover8
Who's really in charge: Diverse follower cell behaviors in collective cell migration8
Biophysics of endocytic vesicle formation: A focus on liquid–liquid phase separation8
The role of cellular active stresses in shaping the zebrafish body axis8
Editorial Board8
Biomolecular condensates as drivers of membrane trafficking and remodelling8
Cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of tissue microenvironment remodeling in cancer8
AAA ATPase protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets in cancer8
An evolutionary perspective on Arf family GTPases8
Advances in single-cell omics: Transformative applications in basic and clinical research8
Sculpting the heart: Cellular mechanisms shaping valves and trabeculae8
Outside Front Cover7
Macropinocytosis: Molecular mechanisms and regulation7
Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age7
Structural determinants of intermediate filament mechanics7
Actin filament dynamics at barbed ends: New structures, new insights7
Chromosomal instability in development and disease: Beyond cancer evolution7
Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics7
From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly7
Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: Insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii7
Cytoplasm mechanics and cellular organization7
Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell fate and function in development and disease7
Post-transcriptional regulation as a conserved driver of neural crest and cancer-cell migration7
Mining cell–cell signaling in single-cell transcriptomics atlases7
The impact of altered lamin B1 levels on nuclear lamina structure and function in aging and human diseases7
Compartmentation and functions of sphingolipids7
Membrane-less compartments in the nucleus: Separated or connected phases?7
Vimentin cage – A double-edged sword in host anti-infection defense7
Mechanotransduction through protein stretching6
Scaling the cellular frontier: Mechanobiology, tissue dynamics and function6
Intermediate filaments in the heart: The dynamic duo of desmin and lamins orchestrates mechanical force transmission6
Editorial Board6
Condensate-membrane interactions shape membranes, tune cytoskeletal assembly, and localize mRNAs6
Building consensus in neuromesodermal research: Current advances and future biomedical perspectives6
Editorial Board6
Outside Back Cover6
Publisher’s Note6
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis6
The relationship between nucleosome positioning and higher-order genome folding6
Stability dynamics of neurofilament and GFAP networks and protein fragments6
Editorial: Modern approaches in cytoskeleton-related topics6
New insights into the OSBP‒VAP cycle6
Editorial Board6
The functional organisation of the centromere and kinetochore during meiosis6
The third dimension of the actin cortex6
Machines, mechanics and mechanisms of cells and tissues6
The biophysics of cell motility through mechanochemically challenging environments6
RNA gradients: Shapers of 3D genome architecture6
Computational modeling of membrane trafficking processes: From large molecular assemblies to chemical specificity5
Prolonged mitosis: A key indicator for detecting stressed and damaged cells5
New insights into tuft cell formation: Implications for structure–function relationships5
Don't forget to be picky – selective autophagy of protein aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases5
Lipid nanodomains and receptor signaling: From actin-based organization to membrane mechanics5
Nonlinear dynamics in phosphoinositide metabolism5
‘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]’5
Molecular and cellular constraints on vesicle traffic evolution5
Novel tools to study cell-ECM interactions, cell adhesion dynamics and migration5
Mathematical modelling of cancer cell evolution and plasticity5
Cytoskeletal crosstalk: A focus on intermediate filaments5
Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances5
Plasticity of cytoplasmic intermediate filament architecture determines cellular functions5
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Outside Back Cover5
Regulation of actin dynamics by Twinfilin5
Design principles of regulatory networks underlying epithelial mesenchymal plasticity in cancer cells5
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