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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Advisory Board and Contents482
Translation is an emerging constraint on protein homeostasis in ageing344
Unlocking Latin America´s scientific potential: challenges and opportunities in a globalized world290
Understanding human embryogenesis by building programmable stem cell-based models279
Centrosomes and cancer: balancing tumor-promoting and inhibitory roles218
DNA-PKcs kinase activity orchestrates both end-processing and end-ligation213
An ATM D-compartmentalization in DNA damage response203
The postdoctoral blueprint part one: creating a niche167
Modulating cell-free DNA biology as the next frontier in liquid biopsies156
HELLS: the transcriptional sentinel152
(Alternative) transcription start sites as regulators of RNA processing150
Plasticity of cancer invasion and energy metabolism150
The bidirectional relationship between metabolism and cell cycle control146
What makes genes burst142
Optical tweezers across scales in cell biology141
Olfaction: an emerging regulator of longevity and metabolism135
Where protein structure and cell diversity meet130
Advisory Board and Contents125
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Primary ciliary signaling: links with the cell cycle103
Opportunities and challenges for deep learning in cell dynamics research102
A glitch in the matrix: organ-specific matrisomes in metastatic niches101
Regulation of lipid droplet dynamics and lipid homeostasis by hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase proteins101
Bucket lists must be completed during cell death101
Cytoplasmic mtDNA clearance suppresses inflammatory immune responses98
The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase97
Lessons in longevity from blood stem cells under protein stress95
POGK is a domesticated KRAB domain-containing transposable element with tumor suppressive functions in breast cancer91
The promiscuous ribosomal P-stalk: a new functional portrait83
Optimality as a framework for understanding developmental robustness82
DDX47 untangles R-loops with only certain other helicases82
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Bioelectric regulation of intestinal stem cells79
Sublethal engagement of apoptotic pathways in residual cancer75
Multifaceted mitochondrial quality control in brown adipose tissue74
tRNA modifications: insights into their role in human cancers74
Diverse routes to mitophagy governed by ubiquitylation and mitochondrial import72
Progress and limitations in engineering cellular adhesion for research and therapeutics72
Cultured meat: creative solutions for a cell biological problem72
The emergence of the stem cell niche71
Deciphering the significance of p53 mutant proteins70
Visualizing intracellular target antigens in live cells70
Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training69
Advisory Board and Contents69
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Self-inflicted DNA breaks in cell differentiation and cancer68
Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart67
Moonlighting translation factors: multifunctionality drives diverse gene regulation67
Accessible high-speed image-activated cell sorting66
Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering64
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein degradation by ER-associated degradation and ER-phagy63
Biomolecular condensates: hubs of Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling in cancer62
Built to last: lysosome remodeling and repair in health and disease62
Shared genetic and epigenetic changes link aging and cancer62
Tumor–stromal metabolic crosstalk in pancreatic cancer61
Fun in the sun: ribosomes defend against UV irradiation60
Transcription-coupled repair of DNA–protein crosslinks59
Telomere dynamics as mediators of gut microbiota–host interactions59
Advisory Board and Contents59
Membrane remodeling and trafficking piloted by SARS-CoV-258
Unique architectural features of mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis56
Young researchers series #355
Advisory Board and Contents55
ERMCS Ca2+ transmission fuels cell division55
Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia54
Mechanical communication in fibrosis progression54
Targeting SHP1 and SHP2 to suppress tumors and enhance immunosurveillance54
Advisory Board and Contents53
Meiotic spindle pushed outward by inward organelle packing51
Embryos burn fat in standby51
Filopodia: integrating cellular functions with theoretical models50
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Revealing new biology from multiplexed, metal-isotope-tagged, single-cell readouts47
Thermoporter: a new regulatory mechanism for mitochondrial calcium uniporter activity46
Differentiation of the tumor microenvironment: are CAFs the Organizer?46
Advisory Board and Contents45
Intravital and high-content multiplex imaging of the immune system45
The idiosyncrasies of oocytes45
Advisory Board and Contents44
ER: a critical hub for STING signaling regulation42
Chaperone networks are shaped by cellular differentiation and identity42
Cell cycle regulation by the ribotoxic stress response41
Modulation of membrane–cytoskeleton interactions: ezrin as key player41
Increased O-GlcNAcylation connects metabolic to transcriptional reprogramming during pathophysiological cell activation40
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Orientational cell adhesions (OCAs) for tissue morphogenesis40
Phase separation on microtubules: from droplet formation to cellular function?40
Putative homeostatic role of cancer driver mutations40
Oxidative DNA damage and repair at non-coding regulatory regions40
Order from chaos: cellular asymmetries explained with modelling40
Bloodhounds chasing the origin of blood cells39
Versatility of gasdermin D beyond pyroptosis38
Sugar symphony: glycosylation in cancer metabolism and stemness38
Patterns in the tapestry of chromatin-bound RB37
Cellular mechanics during division of a genomically minimal cell37
Lysosomal enzyme trafficking: from molecular mechanisms to human diseases37
Disruption of lineage integrity as a precursor to breast tumor initiation37
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Regulation of gene expression by glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes36
The amoeboid state as part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition programme36
Mechanical regulation of cell-cycle progression and division36
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New job for an old tool: PI3Kβ phosphorylates OGT to regulate acetyl-CoA in glioblastoma34
Death by ribosome33
The neuronal-like behaviour of macrophages33
Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in tumor microenvironment dominates tumor fate33
The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism33
Immune surveillance of senescence: potential application to age-related diseases32
Stress relief: emerging methods to mitigate dissociation-induced artefacts32
Advisory Board and Contents32
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Hidden protein functions and what they may teach us31
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Creating inclusive environments in cell biology by casual mentoring31
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Spatiotemporal dynamic regulation of membraneless organelles by chaperone networks30
The adipocyte supersystem of insulin and cAMP signaling30
Hierarchical folding of the catalytic core during mitochondrial ribosome biogenesis30
The epigenetic landscape of mesenchymal stem cell and extracellular vesicle therapy29
Spermidine – an old molecule with a new age-defying immune function29
Quality control of mitochondrial nucleoids29
The many faces of H3.3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond29
Changing the culture for the future: time to take brain drain in academics seriously28
Young researchers series #228
Stress-induced cell depolarization through the MAP kinase–Cdc42 axis28
ER remodeling via lipid metabolism27
CS proteins and ubiquitination: orchestrating DNA repair with transcription and cell division27
Muscle is a stage, and cells and factors are merely players27
Advisory Board and Contents27
The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy27
Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications27
The ubiquitin–proteasome system links NADPH metabolism to ferroptosis26
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Regulated circRNA nuclear export in neuronal differentiation26
Tumor-initiating cells establish a niche to overcome isolation stress25
Glucose metabolism of TAMs in tumor chemoresistance and metastasis25
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Chromatin-interacting RNA-binding proteins regulate transcription24
Emerging roles of intratumor microbiota in cancer metastasis24
Phase separation of p62: roles and regulations in autophagy24
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The Warburg effect: a signature of mitochondrial overload24
3′UTR heterogeneity and cancer progression23
Molecular mechanisms of nucleolar DNA damage checkpoint response23
The heterogeneity of cellular senescence: insights at the single-cell level23
Metabolic regulation of mRNA splicing23
ATRX loss induces lineage plasticity and squamous-like phenotype to promote colorectal cancer metastasis22
Fracture in living tissues22
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Extracellular vesicles from the dead: the final message22
Decoding human cardiovascular development and disease through single-cell transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling21
Fumarate hydratase as a metabolic regulator of immunity21
A stable start: cotranslational Nt-acetylation promotes proteome stability across kingdoms21
The autophagy–NAD axis in longevity and disease21
Multifaceted collagen-DDR1 signaling in cancer21
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Advisory Board and Contents20
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Chromatin dynamics in human brain development and disease19
Novel imaging methods and force probes for molecular mechanobiology of cytoskeleton and adhesion19
Regulation of leukemogenesis via redox metabolism19
Hard to handle: how lipid saturation affects the nuclear envelope19
Technological and computational advances driving high-throughput oncology19
Time matters: the dynamics of plasma membrane repair19
The role of the immune tumor microenvironment in shaping metastatic dissemination, dormancy, and outgrowth18
Mitotic disassembly and reassembly of nuclear pore complexes18
DNA single-strand break repair and human genetic disease18
TFEB links the cGAS-STING pathway to lysosome biogenesis18
RNA G-quadruplexes and stress: emerging mechanisms and functions18
The two sides of creatine in cancer18
Celebrating 35 years of Trends in Cell Biology and introducing our special issue on ribosomal dynamics and cellular homeostasis17
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Advancing cell biology with nanoscale fluorescence imaging: essential practical considerations17
Glucagon-producing α-cell transcriptional identity and reprogramming towards insulin production17
Hypoxia-specific transcriptional condensates drive metastasis16
Nucleus segmentation: towards automated solutions16
Mechanism-aware and multimodal AI: beyond model-agnostic interpretation16
Clonal hematopoiesis and inflammation – the perpetual cycle16
Ferroptosis: mechanisms and implications for cancer development and therapy response16
Mitochondrial substrate oxidation regulates distinct cell differentiation outcomes16
DNA replication: the recombination connection16
How pervasive are post-translational and -transcriptional modifications?16
Implementing standardized diversity, equity, and inclusion approaches within scientific communities15
Unfolding by Cdc48/p97: different strokes for different folks15
The initiation of mammalian embryonic transcription: to begin at the beginning15
Advisory Board and Contents15
Spotlighting adult stem cells: advances, pitfalls, and challenges15
A novel superfamily of bridge-like lipid transfer proteins15
Multiplicity of stem cell memories of inflammation and tissue repair in epithelia15
The role of RAS oncogenes in controlling epithelial mechanics15
Reflected stemness as a potential driver of the tumour microenvironment15
Degradation of nuclear components via different autophagy pathways14
Mechanisms of cellular mRNA transcript homeostasis14
The enigmatic roles of epithelial gasdermin B: Recent discoveries and controversies14
Organelle-specific signaling of cGAS–STING13
Cellular plasticity in reprogramming, rejuvenation and tumorigenesis: a pioneer TF perspective13
Extracellular matrix remodeling facilitates obesity-associated cancer progression13
PYK2, a hub of signaling networks in breast cancer progression13
Newly identified cell types crucial for gut commensal tolerance13
CDK11, a splicing-associated kinase regulating gene expression13
3D genome folding in epigenetic regulation and cellular memory13
Inter-membrane control of junctional InsP3 receptors by PIP213
MDM4 exon skipping upon dysfunctional ribosome assembly12
Time as a danger signal promoting G1 arrest after mitosis12
Mechanobiology of organelles: illuminating their roles in mechanosensing and mechanotransduction12
Experimental evolution for cell biology12
Coordinated in confined migration: crosstalk between the nucleus and ion channel-mediated mechanosensation12
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The culture and application of circulating tumor cell-derived organoids12
NADH reductive stress drives metabolic reprogramming12
Regulatory landscape of enhancer-mediated transcriptional activation11
Is clathrin a membrane fission protein?11
Vimentin at the core of wound healing11
Triple threat: neutrophil ER stress, NETosis, airway inflammation escalation11
Tau liquid–liquid phase separation in neurodegenerative diseases11
miRNA dosage control in development and human disease11
Roles of YAP/TAZ in ferroptosis11
Advisory Board and Contents11
The cell biology of APOE in the brain11
Lysosomal microautophagy: an emerging dimension in mammalian autophagy11
Metabolism and mRNA translation: a nexus of cancer plasticity10
Arming a killer: mitochondrial regulation of CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity10
The ins-and-outs of exosome biogenesis, secretion, and internalization10
Navigating AKT-ivity across cellular compartments10
Metabolic and epigenetic regulation of endoderm differentiation10
Emerging roles of olfactory receptors in glucose metabolism10
Central role of the ER proteostasis network in healthy aging10
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Experimental tools and emerging principles of organellar mechanotransduction10
Plasma membrane damage is a new trigger of cellular senescence10
Cell cycle on the crossroad of tumorigenesis and cancer therapy10
Role of lipids in interorganelle communication9
Human embryonic development: from peri-implantation to gastrulation9
Gasdermins gone wild: new roles for GSDMs in regulating cellular homeostasis9
Phenotypic plasticity during metastatic colonization9
Towards solving the mystery of peroxisomal matrix protein import9
Metabolism and HSC fate: what NADPH is made for9
Integrating mechanical signals into cellular identity9
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How it feels in a cell9
Autophagosomal components recycling on autolysosomes9
Is euchromatin really open in the cell?9
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Mitochondria in cancer stem cells: Achilles heel or hard armor8
The yin and yang of nuclear envelope breakdown through the activity of phosphatase holoenzyme PP2A-B55SUR-68
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