Trends in Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Trends in 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Advisory Board and Contents663
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response562
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models416
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel385
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles295
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world287
KCTD10 resolves co-directional transcription–replication conflicts259
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing223
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies200
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing190
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism186
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control186
H3K9 trimethylation homeostasis: mechanisms, crosstalk, and cancer relevance152
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Where protein structure and cell diversity meet147
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism141
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins141
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death133
Membrane curvature at the ER–PM contact sites133
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research129
Lysosome: a critical hub for ferroptosis regulation128
Whi3key old fashioned: a condensate cocktail for cell fate decisions121
What makes genes burst109
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase107
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses105
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology103
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem97
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The promiscuous ribosomal P-stalk: a new functional portrait91
AMPK: a master regulator of mitochondrial quality and quantity91
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases90
Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells88
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics87
Optimality as a framework for understanding developmental robustness87
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer87
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress85
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer85
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers82
The emergence of the stem cell niche82
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins79
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import79
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue78
Advisory Board and Contents77
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells77
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training76
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Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation72
Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer71
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering70
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting70
Mitochondrial transfer at the crossroads of cancer, stromal, and immune cells70
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer68
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer67
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy67
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation64
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart64
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Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions56
Meiotic spindle pushed outward by inward organelle packing56
Embryos burn fat in standby55
Thermoporter: a new regulatory mechanism for mitochondrial calcium uniporter activity54
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Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks53
ERMCS Ca2+ transmission fuels cell division52
Crashing by design: Utilizing DNA damage for MCC differentiation51
The astrocytic connectome: Gap-Junction topology beyond diffuse syncytium51
Targeting SHP1 and SHP2 to suppress tumors and enhance immunosurveillance50
Filopodia: integrating cellular functions with theoretical models50
Membrane remodeling and trafficking piloted by SARS-CoV-249
Nascent peptides emerge as regulators of mRNA stability49
Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis48
Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia48
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Orientational cell adhesions (OCAs) for tissue morphogenesis46
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Cell cycle regulation by the ribotoxic stress response46
Order from chaos: cellular asymmetries explained with modelling46
Oxidative DNA damage and repair at non-coding regulatory regions46
Expanding roles of N-glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum46
ER: a critical hub for STING signaling regulation45
Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function?45
Increased O-GlcNAcylation connects metabolic to transcriptional reprogramming during pathophysiological cell activation45
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB44
The idiosyncrasies of oocytes44
Bridging oxidative post-translational modifications to biological meaning44
Bloodhounds chasing the origin of blood cells42
Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes42
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell42
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation42
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Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases41
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness41
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division41
Versatility of gasdermin D beyond pyroptosis41
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Advisory Board and Contents39
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Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring38
The neuronal-like behaviour of macrophages38
Death by ribosome38
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate36
Spermidine – an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function35
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism35
Immune surveillance of senescence: potential application to age-related diseases35
New job for an old tool: PI3Kβ phosphorylates OGT to regulate acetyl-CoA in glioblastoma35
Lysosomes join the circular RNA decay machinery34
The adipocyte supersystem of insulin and cAMP signaling34
Stress-induced cell depolarization through the MAP kinase–Cdc42 axis33
CS proteins and ubiquitination: orchestrating DNA repair with transcription and cell division33
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Targeting mitochondrial dynamics against cancer32
Quality control of mitochondrial nucleoids31
Ruptoblasts: Explosive cytotoxicity from an ancient lineage31
Muscle is a stage, and cells and factors are merely players31
The many faces of H3.3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond31
The ubiquitin–proteasome system links NADPH metabolism to ferroptosis31
ER remodeling via lipid metabolism31
Changing the culture for the future: time to take brain drain in academics seriously31
The epigenetic landscape of mesenchymal stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapy30
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The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy30
Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications30
Chromatin-interacting RNA-binding proteins regulate transcription29
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Molecular mechanisms of nucleolar DNA damage checkpoint response28
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Tumor-initiating cells establish a niche to overcome isolation stress28
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Glucose metabolism of TAMs in tumor chemoresistance and metastasis26
Metabolic regulation of mRNA splicing26
Emerging roles of intratumor microbiota in cancer metastasis26
Regulated circRNA nuclear export in neuronal differentiation26
The heterogeneity of cellular senescence: insights at the single-cell level26
The value of a shared lab: Our insights26
The Warburg effect: a signature of mitochondrial overload25
3′UTR heterogeneity and cancer progression25
Phase separation of p62: roles and regulations in autophagy25
Decoding human cardiovascular development and disease through single-cell transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling24
Fumarate hydratase as a metabolic regulator of immunity24
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Extracellular vesicles from the dead: the final message23
RNA G-quadruplexes and stress: emerging mechanisms and functions23
The autophagy–NAD axis in longevity and disease23
Hard to handle: how lipid saturation affects the nuclear envelope22
Novel imaging methods and force probes for molecular mechanobiology of cytoskeleton and adhesion22
TFEB links the cGAS-STING pathway to lysosome biogenesis22
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ATRX loss induces lineage plasticity and squamous-like phenotype to promote colorectal cancer metastasis22
Technological and computational advances driving high-throughput oncology22
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Regulation of leukemogenesis via redox metabolism21
Time matters: the dynamics of plasma membrane repair21
Multifaceted collagen-DDR1 signaling in cancer21
A 2026 perspective on neural stem cells and glial plasticity20
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Mechanism-aware and multimodal AI: beyond model-agnostic interpretation20
Neutral lipid quality control gates ferroptotic cell death20
DNA single-strand break repair and human genetic disease20
Celebrating 35 years of Trends in Cell Biology and introducing our special issue on ribosomal dynamics and cellular homeostasis20
Glucagon-producing α-cell transcriptional identity and reprogramming towards insulin production20
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Clonal hematopoiesis and inflammation – the perpetual cycle20
The role of the immune tumor microenvironment in shaping metastatic dissemination, dormancy, and outgrowth19
Ferroptosis: mechanisms and implications for cancer development and therapy response19
Advancing cell biology with nanoscale fluorescence imaging: essential practical considerations19
Ferroptosis as an approach to leverage cancer metabolism19
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Implementing standardized diversity, equity, and inclusion approaches within scientific communities18
Reflected stemness as a potential driver of the tumour microenvironment18
Where you start could determine where you end up18
Hypoxia-specific transcriptional condensates drive metastasis18
Multiplicity of stem cell memories of inflammation and tissue repair in epithelia18
Spotlighting adult stem cells: advances, pitfalls, and challenges17
Extracellular matrix remodeling facilitates obesity-associated cancer progression17
The culture and application of circulating tumor cell-derived organoids17
Mitochondrial substrate oxidation regulates distinct cell differentiation outcomes17
The role of RAS oncogenes in controlling epithelial mechanics17
A novel superfamily of bridge-like lipid transfer proteins17
The initiation of mammalian embryonic transcription: to begin at the beginning17
Orchestrating the signaling-bias at the protease-activated receptor, PAR117
Mechanisms of cellular mRNA transcript homeostasis17
The enigmatic roles of epithelial gasdermin B: Recent discoveries and controversies17
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Coordinated in confined migration: crosstalk between the nucleus and ion channel-mediated mechanosensation16
Newly identified cell types crucial for gut commensal tolerance16
Lysosomal microautophagy: an emerging dimension in mammalian autophagy16
Cholesterol metabolism regulates macrophage function and inflammation-related diseases16
Organelle-specific signaling of cGAS–STING16
Experimental evolution for cell biology16
MDM4 exon skipping upon dysfunctional ribosome assembly15
PYK2, a hub of signaling networks in breast cancer progression14
Time as a danger signal promoting G1 arrest after mitosis14
Inter-membrane control of junctional InsP3 receptors by PIP214
miRNA dosage control in development and human disease13
Vimentin at the core of wound healing13
3D genome folding in epigenetic regulation and cellular memory13
Cullin–RING receptors in rare disease biology13
The cell biology of APOE in the brain13
NADH reductive stress drives metabolic reprogramming13
CDK11, a splicing-associated kinase regulating gene expression13
Roles of YAP/TAZ in ferroptosis13
Mechanobiology of organelles: illuminating their roles in mechanosensing and mechanotransduction13
Cellular plasticity in reprogramming, rejuvenation and tumorigenesis: a pioneer TF perspective13
Experimental tools and emerging principles of organellar mechanotransduction12
Is clathrin a membrane fission protein?12
Plasma membrane damage is a new trigger of cellular senescence12
Emerging roles of olfactory receptors in glucose metabolism12
Central role of the ER proteostasis network in healthy aging12
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Arming a killer: mitochondrial regulation of CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity12
Nuclear speckles: a fundamental layer of gene regulation12
The ins-and-outs of exosome biogenesis, secretion, and internalization12
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Triple threat: neutrophil ER stress, NETosis, airway inflammation escalation12
Regulatory landscape of enhancer-mediated transcriptional activation12
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Metabolism and HSC fate: what NADPH is made for11
Transsulfuration, minor player or crucial for cysteine homeostasis in cancer11
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Integrating mechanical signals into cellular identity11
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Phenotypic plasticity during metastatic colonization10
Nutrient availability as an arbiter of cell size10
Autophagosomal components recycling on autolysosomes10
Metabolism and mRNA translation: a nexus of cancer plasticity10
Navigating AKT-ivity across cellular compartments10
Is euchromatin really open in the cell?10
Towards solving the mystery of peroxisomal matrix protein import9
The multifaceted role of kidney tubule mitochondrial dysfunction in kidney disease development9
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How it feels in a cell9
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Mitochondria in cancer stem cells: Achilles heel or hard armor9
Role of lipids in interorganelle communication9
Gasdermins gone wild: new roles for GSDMs in regulating cellular homeostasis9
The yin and yang of nuclear envelope breakdown through the activity of phosphatase holoenzyme PP2A-B55SUR-69
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