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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Outside Front Cover199
Editorial Board121
Editorial Board117
Outside Back Cover78
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes73
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation68
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling66
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer60
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?57
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology57
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis55
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?55
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments55
Development of a multiciliated cell55
Outside Back Cover47
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?46
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations46
Quantifying and visualising the nuances of cellular dynamics in vivo using intravital imaging44
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering44
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?44
Barotaxis: How cells live and move under pressure43
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems43
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces41
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells40
Decoding mechanical cues by molecular mechanotransduction40
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis39
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells39
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system38
Outside Back Cover37
Editorial Board36
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp7036
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size35
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond33
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic33
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair33
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology33
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues33
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors32
Publisher’s Note32
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors31
Intravital microscopy to illuminate cell state plasticity during metastasis31
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration30
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions29
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?28
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease28
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes28
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport28
Decoding the cell nucleus27
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required27
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology27
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography25
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy25
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells25
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells25
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function24
On the choreography of genome folding: A grand pas de deux of cohesin and CTCF24
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels24
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis23
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation23
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport23
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy23
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis23
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites23
Mitochondria and cell death signalling22
Endoplasmic reticulum composition and form: Proteins in and out22
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles21
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids21
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement21
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation21
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway21
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm21
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms21
Find your coat: Using correlative light and electron microscopy to study intracellular protein coats20
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments20
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together20
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket20
Emergence of neuron types20
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets20
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis20
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes19
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei19
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity19
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems19
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome19
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development19
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective19
Outside Back Cover19
Editorial overview – Differentiation: the driver of development19
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes19
Cytoskeletal control of the secretory immune synapse18
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes18
Editorial Board18
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies18
Outside Front Cover18
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells17
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes17
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion17
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way16
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion16
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments16
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor16
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton16
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish16
Protein quality control at the Golgi15
Editorial Board15
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases15
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion15
Editorial Board15
Signal integration in forward and reverse neutrophil migration: Fundamentals and emerging mechanisms14
Outside Front Cover14
Cytoskeletal symmetry breaking in animal cells14
Editorial Board14
Principles of regeneration revealed by the planarian eye14
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics14
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity13
Outside Front Cover13
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands13
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning13
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes13
Outside Front Cover13
Outside Back Cover13
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions13
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination13
Editorial Board13
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues13
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation13
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold13
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover13
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes12
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time12
Septins in animal tissue architecture: more than just peanuts12
Cell–cell contact and signaling in the muscle stem cell niche12
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis12
Editorial Board12
Plasticity in centromere organization and kinetochore composition: Lessons from diversity12
Control of mitosis, inflammation, and cell motility by limited leakage of lysosomes12
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization12
Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics12
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism12
Outside Front Cover11
Spandrels of the cell nucleus11
The role of spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of clock complexes in circadian regulation11
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases11
Tracking and interpreting long-range chromatin interactions with super-resolution live-cell imaging11
Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons11
Engineered ECM models: Opportunities to advance understanding of tumor heterogeneity10
Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction10
Sister chromatid cohesion through the lens of biochemical experiments10
Xist-mediated chromatin changes that establish silencing of an entire X chromosome in mammals10
Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical mapping of cells and tissues10
Mitochondrial motility modulators coordinate quality control dynamics to promote neuronal health10
Microglial ‘fat shaming’ in development and disease10
The Integrator complex at the crossroad of coding and noncoding RNA10
Going your own way: Self-guidance mechanisms in cell migration9
Mitochondrial movers and shapers: Recent insights into regulators of fission, fusion and transport9
Advances in mitophagy initiation mechanisms9
Editorial: From chromatin to dynamic loops and liquid-like phases: New views on the cell nucleus9
Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome9
Nuclear envelope remodelling during mitosis9
Endoplasmic reticulum – condensate interactions in protein synthesis and secretion9
Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow9
Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly9
Physiological and regulatory convergence between osmotic and nutrient stress responses in microbes9
53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p539
The extracellular matrix viscoelasticity as a regulator of cell and tissue dynamics9
Actin nucleoskeleton in embryonic development and cellular differentiation8
Causes and consequences of micronuclei8
Who's really in charge: Diverse follower cell behaviors in collective cell migration8
Positive feedback amplification in swarming immune cell populations8
New advances in innate immune endosomal trafficking8
Organelle morphology and positioning orchestrate physiological and disease-associated processes8
Outside Back Cover8
The role of cellular active stresses in shaping the zebrafish body axis8
Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives8
Insights into gene regulation: From regulatory genomic elements to DNA-protein and protein-protein interactions8
Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions8
Dealing with DNA lesions: When one cell cycle is not enough8
Self-organized protein patterns: The MinCDE and ParABS systems8
Outside Front Cover8
AAA ATPase protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets in cancer8
An evolutionary perspective on Arf family GTPases8
Editorial Board7
Attach and stretch: Emerging roles for genome–lamina contacts in shaping the 3D genome7
Sending out molecules from the TGN7
Outside Front Cover7
From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly7
Editorial overview: How cells extract information from environmental cues7
Mining cell–cell signaling in single-cell transcriptomics atlases7
Coupling axonal mRNA transport and local translation to organelle maintenance and function7
Dysfunctional cardiomyocyte signalling and heart disease7
Topological epigenetics: The biophysics of DNA supercoiling and its relation to transcription and genome instability7
Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics7
Biomolecular condensates as drivers of membrane trafficking and remodelling7
Variation on a theme: Evolutionary strategies for H2A.Z exchange by SWR1-type remodelers7
Sculpting the heart: Cellular mechanisms shaping valves and trabeculae7
The DNA damage response in the chromatin context: A coordinated process7
Biophysics of endocytic vesicle formation: A focus on liquid–liquid phase separation7
Editorial Board7
The impact of altered lamin B1 levels on nuclear lamina structure and function in aging and human diseases7
Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: Insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii7
Vimentin cage – A double-edged sword in host anti-infection defense7
Scaling the cellular frontier: Mechanobiology, tissue dynamics and function6
Editorial Board6
How DNA loop extrusion mediated by cohesin enables V(D)J recombination6
Membrane-less compartments in the nucleus: Separated or connected phases?6
Structural determinants of intermediate filament mechanics6
Cytoplasm mechanics and cellular organization6
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis6
New insights into the OSBP‒VAP cycle6
Editorial Board6
Intermediate filaments in the heart: The dynamic duo of desmin and lamins orchestrates mechanical force transmission6
The functional organisation of the centromere and kinetochore during meiosis6
Editorial Board6
The vesicle cluster as a major organizer of synaptic composition in the short-term and long-term6
Compartmentation and functions of sphingolipids6
Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age6
Publisher’s Note6
Emerging cell biological functions of phosphatidylinositol 5 phosphate 4 kinase6
Mechanotransduction through protein stretching6
Chromatin and transcriptional regulation by reversible RNA methylation6
Machines, mechanics and mechanisms of cells and tissues6
Membrane supply and remodeling during autophagosome biogenesis6
Actin filament dynamics at barbed ends: New structures, new insights6
Outside Back Cover6
Post-transcriptional regulation as a conserved driver of neural crest and cancer-cell migration6
Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell fate and function in development and disease6
Building consensus in neuromesodermal research: Current advances and future biomedical perspectives6
RNA gradients: Shapers of 3D genome architecture6
The third dimension of the actin cortex6
Stability dynamics of neurofilament and GFAP networks and protein fragments5
Outside Front Cover5
The relationship between nucleosome positioning and higher-order genome folding5
Editorial: Modern approaches in cytoskeleton-related topics5
The biophysics of cell motility through mechanochemically challenging environments5
Nonlinear dynamics in phosphoinositide metabolism5
Cytoskeletal crosstalk: A focus on intermediate filaments5
Organelle distribution in neurons: Logistics behind polarized transport5
Molecular and cellular constraints on vesicle traffic evolution5
Computational modeling of membrane trafficking processes: From large molecular assemblies to chemical specificity5
Plasticity of cytoplasmic intermediate filament architecture determines cellular functions5
New insights into tuft cell formation: Implications for structure–function relationships5
‘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
Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances5
Outside Back Cover5
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