OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Cell is 89. 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.)

Article	Citations
Meet the authors: Grazia Pellicanò and Rodrigo Bermejo	710
SLC4A7 and mTORC1 raise nucleotide synthesis with bicarbonate	680
Meet the authors: Mei-Sheng Xiao, Arun Prasath Damodaran, and Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis	485
TADs do not stay in the loop	417
S6K1 Regulates GSK3 under Conditions of mTOR-Dependent Feedback Inhibition of Akt	391
Protease-mediated processing of Argonaute proteins controls small RNA association	293
Meet the authors: Meiling Wang, Wenjing Li, and Weixing Zhao	289
Meet the authors: Shouqiao Hou and Daichao Xu	279
You shall not pass! Unveiling the barriers for cohesin-mediated loop extrusion	273
BARBEKO’ing in the lab: Versatile CRISPR screens with barcoded base editors	267
A DNA helicase remodeling proteins: How DNA-protein crosslink repair unfolds via FANCJ	261
Cryo-EM structure of the periplasmic tunnel of T7 DNA-ejectosome at 2.7 Å resolution	253
HelR is a helicase-like protein that protects RNA polymerase from rifamycin antibiotics	245
Developmental and housekeeping transcriptional programs in Drosophila require distinct chromatin remodelers	241
Sister chromatid cohesion halts DNA loop expansion	229
BAP1 enhances Polycomb repression by counteracting widespread H2AK119ub1 deposition and chromatin condensation	221
eIF4G as a switch for heat shock mRNA translation	211
SARS-CoV-2 RNA stabilizes host mRNAs to elicit immunopathogenesis	208
Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID	206
The GATOR2 complex maintains lysosomal-autophagic function by inhibiting the protein degradation of MiT/TFEs	203
Balancing of mitochondrial translation through METTL8-mediated m3C modification of mitochondrial tRNAs	199
TIGR on the loose: A dual-guide RNA system for DNA targeting	196
ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition	194
Pooled tagging and hydrophobic targeting of endogenous proteins for unbiased mapping of unfolded protein responses	184
Energy sensor AMPK gamma regulates translation via phosphatase PPP6C independent of AMPK alpha	178

Altered nucleocytoplasmic export of adenosine-rich circRNAs by PABPC1 contributes to neuronal function	170
POLθ prevents MRE11-NBS1-CtIP-dependent fork breakage in the absence of BRCA2/RAD51 by filling lagging-strand gaps	169
Genome-wide mapping of human DNA replication by optical replication mapping supports a stochastic model of eukaryotic replication	167
Discovery of a large-scale, cell-state-responsive allosteric switch in the 7SK RNA using DANCE-MaP	163
RNA polymerase and ppGpp deliver a one-two punch to antibiotics	163
Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions	163
Stochastic initiation of DNA replication across the human genome	162
MLL::AF9 degradation induces rapid changes in transcriptional elongation and subsequent loss of an active chromatin landscape	158
Viperin triggers ribosome collision-dependent translation inhibition to restrict viral replication	157
Hydrogen sulfide: A whiff of trouble for cancer cell survival	157
Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules	155
The molecular basis of tRNA selectivity by human pseudouridine synthase 3	150
FUBP1 is a general splicing factor facilitating 3′ splice site recognition and splicing of long introns	150
Mitochondrial protein transport: Versatility of translocases and mechanisms	147
Mitochondria: A “pacemaker” for species-specific development	145
STING: Stay near to STIM(1) neuroprotection	142
Spatial control of m6A deposition on enhancer and promoter RNAs through co-acetylation of METTL3 and H3K27 on chromatin	140
Citrulline depletion by ASS1 is required for proinflammatory macrophage activation and immune responses	139
INTAC endonuclease and phosphatase modules differentially regulate transcription by RNA polymerase II	136
NSD1 mediates antagonism between SWI/SNF and polycomb complexes and is required for transcriptional activation upon EZH2 inhibition	134
Loss of TAX1BP1-Directed Autophagy Results in Protein Aggregate Accumulation in the Brain	133
Targeted pseudouridylation: An approach for suppressing nonsense mutations in disease genes	133
The phosphatase PP1 sustains global transcription by promoting RNA polymerase II pause release	133
Now open: Evolving insights to the roles of lysine acetylation in chromatin organization and function	131
DNA damage promotes HLA class I presentation by stimulating a pioneer round of translation-associated antigen production	131
RNA:DNA hybrids from Okazaki fragments contribute to establish the Ku-mediated barrier to replication-fork degradation	130
Gene architecture directs splicing outcome in separate nuclear spatial regions	127
Glycerophosphodiesters inhibit lysosomal phospholipid catabolism in Batten disease	126
Bacterial ligases reveal fundamental principles of polyubiquitin specificity	125
Liquid phase separation of NEMO induced by polyubiquitin chains activates NF-κB	125
A tRF nucleator for Nucleolin in cancer metastasis	124
Introducing new group leaders: Wen Zhou	123
Silent silencers: Leave no trace	121
Noncanonical mono(ADP-ribosyl)ation of zinc finger SZF proteins counteracts ubiquitination for protein homeostasis in plant immunity	120
Cohesin mediates DNA loop extrusion and sister chromatid cohesion by distinct mechanisms	119
Excessive MYC-topoisome activity triggers acute DNA damage, MYC degradation, and replacement by a p53-topoisome	112
Structural basis for product specificities of MLL family methyltransferases	112
ZC3H14 facilitates backsplicing by binding to exon-intron boundary and 3′ UTR	111
A di-acetyl-decorated chromatin signature couples liquid condensation to suppress DNA end synapsis	111
Structural snapshots of R-loop formation by a type I-C CRISPR Cascade	109
A domain of all trades: The enzymatic versatility of the NiRAN domain	105
A new chromatin flavor to cap chromosomes: Where structure, function, and evolution meet	105
Are nanopore technologies ready for the proteomic challenge primetime?	103
Meet the authors: Emily R. Feierman and Erica Korb	102
Meet the authors: Irene Beusch and Hiten Madhani	102
NLRP12 senses heme and PAMPs to drive necrotic cell death and inflammation	100
Senescence suppresses the integrated stress response and activates a stress-remodeled secretory phenotype	99
Filament formation activates protease and ring nuclease activities of CRISPR Lon-SAVED	98
The Hippo pathway noncanonically drives autophagy and cell survival in response to energy stress	97
Dual allosteric modulation of voltage and calcium sensitivities of the Slo1-LRRC channel complex	96

ATR promotes clearance of damaged DNA and damaged cells by rupturing micronuclei	95
VPS4A is the selective receptor for lipophagy in mice and humans	94
Structural insights into caspase ADPR deacylization catalyzed by a bacterial effector and host calmodulin	93
PLEKHS1 drives PI3Ks and remodels pathway homeostasis in PTEN-null prostate	92
Distinct PRC2 subunits regulate maintenance and establishment of Polycomb repression during differentiation	91
Alternative splicing is a developmental switch for hTERT expression	91
The human SKI complex regulates channeling of ribosome-bound RNA to the exosome via an intrinsic gatekeeping mechanism	91
Mycobacterium abscessus HelR interacts with RNA polymerase to confer intrinsic rifamycin resistance	90
POLQ seals post-replicative ssDNA gaps to maintain genome stability in BRCA-deficient cancer cells	90
Putative looping factor ZNF143/ZFP143 is an essential transcriptional regulator with no looping function	90
Single-molecule studies reveal branched pathways for activator-dependent assembly of RNA polymerase II pre-initiation complexes	90
A fluorophore-conjugated reagent enabling rapid detection, isolation and live tracking of senescent cells	90
Palmitoylation licenses RIPK1 kinase activity and cytotoxicity in the TNF pathway	89
FBXL12 degrades FANCD2 to regulate replication recovery and promote cancer cell survival under conditions of replication stress	89
Bacterial Shedu immune nucleases share a common enzymatic core regulated by diverse sensor domains	89
The γ-secretase substrate proteome and its role in cell signaling regulation	89