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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Outside Front Cover128
Editorial Board124
Editorial Board79
Outside Back Cover78
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes74
Outside Front Cover62
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling62
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?60
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis58
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer55
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?49
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology48
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation47
Development of a multiciliated cell46
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments46
Outside Back Cover46
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?44
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces43
Barotaxis: How cells live and move under pressure42
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?40
Quantifying and visualising the nuances of cellular dynamics in vivo using intravital imaging40
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering39
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems37
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells37
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations36
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis36
Outside Back Cover35
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp7035
Editorial Board35
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues33
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells33
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair32
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system32
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic32
Decoding mechanical cues by molecular mechanotransduction31
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology30
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond30
Publisher’s Note28
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size28
Intravital microscopy to illuminate cell state plasticity during metastasis28
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors27
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?27
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease27
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes26
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors26
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification25
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration25
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport25
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required24
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions24
Decoding the cell nucleus24
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology24
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway23
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography23
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells23
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation23
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement22
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport22
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis22
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites22
Endoplasmic reticulum composition and form: Proteins in and out22
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids21
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms21
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy21
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation21
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy21
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells21
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function21
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm20
Find your coat: Using correlative light and electron microscopy to study intracellular protein coats20
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles20
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets20
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis20
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels20
Mitochondria and cell death signalling20
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together19
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective19
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes19
Emergence of neuron types19
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket19
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation19
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments18
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei18
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity18
Editorial overview – Differentiation: the driver of development18
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
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems17
Cytoskeletal control of the secretory immune synapse17
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential17
Outside Back Cover17
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes17
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome17
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton16
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes16
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases16
Editorial Board16
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells16
Outside Front Cover16
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way15
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?15
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments15
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish15
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion15
Protein quality control at the Golgi15
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion14
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion14
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor14
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes14
Editorial Board13
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation13
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning13
Outside Back Cover13
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands13
Editorial Board13
Cytoskeletal symmetry breaking in animal cells13
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions13
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions13
Principles of regeneration revealed by the planarian eye13
Editorial Board13
Outside Front Cover13
Signal integration in forward and reverse neutrophil migration: Fundamentals and emerging mechanisms13
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination13
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics13
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold12
Editorial Board12
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis12
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes12
Outside Front Cover12
Outside Back Cover12
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues12
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover12
Outside Front Cover12
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism11
Editorial Board11
Control of mitosis, inflammation, and cell motility by limited leakage of lysosomes11
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization11
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes11
Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics11
Spandrels of the cell nucleus10
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity10
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time10
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases10
Septins in animal tissue architecture: more than just peanuts10
Recent advances in spying on cell signaling with fluorescent biosensors10
Plasticity in centromere organization and kinetochore composition: Lessons from diversity10
Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons10
Cell–cell contact and signaling in the muscle stem cell niche10
Outside Front Cover9
Sister chromatid cohesion through the lens of biochemical experiments9
Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome9
Microglial ‘fat shaming’ in development and disease9
Advances in mitophagy initiation mechanisms9
Physiological and regulatory convergence between osmotic and nutrient stress responses in microbes9
Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives9
Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly9
Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical mapping of cells and tissues9
Endoplasmic reticulum – condensate interactions in protein synthesis and secretion9
Going your own way: Self-guidance mechanisms in cell migration9
Mitochondrial movers and shapers: Recent insights into regulators of fission, fusion and transport9
AAA ATPase protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets in cancer9
The role of spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of clock complexes in circadian regulation9
Engineered ECM models: Opportunities to advance understanding of tumor heterogeneity9
53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p539
Mitochondrial motility modulators coordinate quality control dynamics to promote neuronal health9
Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction9
The extracellular matrix viscoelasticity as a regulator of cell and tissue dynamics9
New advances in innate immune endosomal trafficking9
The DNA damage response in the chromatin context: A coordinated process8
Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow8
An evolutionary perspective on Arf family GTPases8
RAS/ERK signaling and PLK1: Coordinating developmental regulation and disease mechanisms8
Dysfunctional cardiomyocyte signalling and heart disease8
Outside Front Cover8
Positive feedback amplification in swarming immune cell populations8
Actin nucleoskeleton in embryonic development and cellular differentiation8
Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions8
Coupling axonal mRNA transport and local translation to organelle maintenance and function8
Sculpting the heart: Cellular mechanisms shaping valves and trabeculae8
Who's really in charge: Diverse follower cell behaviors in collective cell migration8
Acidification on the plasma membrane8
Outside Back Cover8
Post-transcriptional regulation as a conserved driver of neural crest and cancer-cell migration7
The impact of altered lamin B1 levels on nuclear lamina structure and function in aging and human diseases7
Outside Front Cover7
Editorial Board7
Advances in single-cell omics: Transformative applications in basic and clinical research7
Biophysics of endocytic vesicle formation: A focus on liquid–liquid phase separation7
Chromosomal instability in development and disease: Beyond cancer evolution7
Membrane supply and remodeling during autophagosome biogenesis7
Membrane-less compartments in the nucleus: Separated or connected phases?7
Editorial overview: How cells extract information from environmental cues7
From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly7
Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics7
Editorial Board7
Sending out molecules from the TGN7
Organelle morphology and positioning orchestrate physiological and disease-associated processes7
Vimentin cage – A double-edged sword in host anti-infection defense7
Macropinocytosis: Molecular mechanisms and regulation7
Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age7
Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: Insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii7
Actin filament dynamics at barbed ends: New structures, new insights7
Mining cell–cell signaling in single-cell transcriptomics atlases7
Self-organized protein patterns: The MinCDE and ParABS systems7
The role of cellular active stresses in shaping the zebrafish body axis7
Topological epigenetics: The biophysics of DNA supercoiling and its relation to transcription and genome instability7
Biomolecular condensates as drivers of membrane trafficking and remodelling7
Compartmentation and functions of sphingolipids7
Editorial Board6
Publisher’s Note6
Intermediate filaments in the heart: The dynamic duo of desmin and lamins orchestrates mechanical force transmission6
RNA gradients: Shapers of 3D genome architecture6
Cytoplasm mechanics and cellular organization6
Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell fate and function in development and disease6
Outside Back Cover6
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis6
The third dimension of the actin cortex6
Mechanotransduction through protein stretching6
The vesicle cluster as a major organizer of synaptic composition in the short-term and long-term6
Editorial Board6
Scaling the cellular frontier: Mechanobiology, tissue dynamics and function6
The functional organisation of the centromere and kinetochore during meiosis6
Editorial Board6
Machines, mechanics and mechanisms of cells and tissues6
Emerging cell biological functions of phosphatidylinositol 5 phosphate 4 kinase6
Structural determinants of intermediate filament mechanics6
Molecular and cellular constraints on vesicle traffic evolution5
Condensate-membrane interactions shape membranes, tune cytoskeletal assembly, and localize mRNAs5
Outside Front Cover5
Design principles of regulatory networks underlying epithelial mesenchymal plasticity in cancer cells5
Prolonged mitosis: A key indicator for detecting stressed and damaged cells5
Editorial: Emerging concepts and tools in genome organization and chromatin function in eukaryotes5
Nonlinear dynamics in phosphoinositide metabolism5
Outside Back Cover5
Editorial: Modern approaches in cytoskeleton-related topics5
New insights into the OSBP‒VAP cycle5
The relationship between nucleosome positioning and higher-order genome folding5
Plasticity of cytoplasmic intermediate filament architecture determines cellular functions5
New insights into tuft cell formation: Implications for structure–function relationships5
Novel tools to study cell-ECM interactions, cell adhesion dynamics and migration5
Stability dynamics of neurofilament and GFAP networks and protein fragments5
‘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
Organelle distribution in neurons: Logistics behind polarized transport5
Building consensus in neuromesodermal research: Current advances and future biomedical perspectives5
Computational modeling of membrane trafficking processes: From large molecular assemblies to chemical specificity5
Cytoskeletal crosstalk: A focus on intermediate filaments5
The biophysics of cell motility through mechanochemically challenging environments5
Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances5
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