Molecular Cell

Papers
(The median citation count of Molecular Cell is 12. 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
Structural determinants of DANGEROUS MIX 3, an alpha/beta hydrolase that triggers NLR-mediated genetic incompatibility in plants894
Meet the authors: Mei-Sheng Xiao, Arun Prasath Damodaran, and Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis567
STING: Stay near to STIM(1) neuroprotection537
Meet the authors: Shouqiao Hou and Daichao Xu503
CRAMP1-dependent histone H1 biogenesis is essential for topoisomerase II inhibitor tolerance340
Nucleosomes specify co-factor access to p53316
Hydrogen sulfide: A whiff of trouble for cancer cell survival306
RNA:DNA hybrids from Okazaki fragments contribute to establish the Ku-mediated barrier to replication-fork degradation305
FUBP1 is a general splicing factor facilitating 3′ splice site recognition and splicing of long introns286
ZBP1 senses spliceosome stress through Z-RNA:DNA hybrid recognition283
Glycerophosphodiesters inhibit lysosomal phospholipid catabolism in Batten disease244
Spatial control of m6A deposition on enhancer and promoter RNAs through co-acetylation of METTL3 and H3K27 on chromatin235
Now open: Evolving insights to the roles of lysine acetylation in chromatin organization and function231
Viperin triggers ribosome collision-dependent translation inhibition to restrict viral replication229
Citrulline depletion by ASS1 is required for proinflammatory macrophage activation and immune responses221
Liquid phase separation of NEMO induced by polyubiquitin chains activates NF-κB217
Discovery of a large-scale, cell-state-responsive allosteric switch in the 7SK RNA using DANCE-MaP198
Sister chromatid cohesion halts DNA loop expansion198
MLL::AF9 degradation induces rapid changes in transcriptional elongation and subsequent loss of an active chromatin landscape193
The power of two: Combining imaging and sequencing as readouts for in vivo pooled genetic screens192
Sticky business: Rationalizing CRBN’s zinc-finger targeting by molecular glues192
eIF4G as a switch for heat shock mRNA translation190
TIGR on the loose: A dual-guide RNA system for DNA targeting186
RNA polymerase and ppGpp deliver a one-two punch to antibiotics185
SARS-CoV-2 RNA stabilizes host mRNAs to elicit immunopathogenesis183
The phosphatase PP1 sustains global transcription by promoting RNA polymerase II pause release174
Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID172
Energy sensor AMPK gamma regulates translation via phosphatase PPP6C independent of AMPK alpha169
Developmental and housekeeping transcriptional programs in Drosophila require distinct chromatin remodelers165
HelR is a helicase-like protein that protects RNA polymerase from rifamycin antibiotics160
INTAC endonuclease and phosphatase modules differentially regulate transcription by RNA polymerase II159
You shall not pass! Unveiling the barriers for cohesin-mediated loop extrusion159
Mitochondria: A “pacemaker” for species-specific development154
Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions152
A DNA helicase remodeling proteins: How DNA-protein crosslink repair unfolds via FANCJ148
Meet the authors: Meiling Wang, Wenjing Li, and Weixing Zhao146
S6K1 Regulates GSK3 under Conditions of mTOR-Dependent Feedback Inhibition of Akt142
Gene architecture directs splicing outcome in separate nuclear spatial regions136
SLC4A7 and mTORC1 raise nucleotide synthesis with bicarbonate135
Altered nucleocytoplasmic export of adenosine-rich circRNAs by PABPC1 contributes to neuronal function134
The GATOR2 complex maintains lysosomal-autophagic function by inhibiting the protein degradation of MiT/TFEs134
Loss of TAX1BP1-Directed Autophagy Results in Protein Aggregate Accumulation in the Brain133
Targeted pseudouridylation: An approach for suppressing nonsense mutations in disease genes133
TADs do not stay in the loop128
NSD1 mediates antagonism between SWI/SNF and polycomb complexes and is required for transcriptional activation upon EZH2 inhibition124
The molecular basis of tRNA selectivity by human pseudouridine synthase 3124
Pooled tagging and hydrophobic targeting of endogenous proteins for unbiased mapping of unfolded protein responses122
POLθ prevents MRE11-NBS1-CtIP-dependent fork breakage in the absence of BRCA2/RAD51 by filling lagging-strand gaps120
Balancing of mitochondrial translation through METTL8-mediated m3C modification of mitochondrial tRNAs116
Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules116
Mitochondrial protein transport: Versatility of translocases and mechanisms115
DNA damage promotes HLA class I presentation by stimulating a pioneer round of translation-associated antigen production115
Silent silencers: Leave no trace112
Using SPIDRs to map the RNA-protein web111
A di-acetyl-decorated chromatin signature couples liquid condensation to suppress DNA end synapsis110
ZC3H14 facilitates backsplicing by binding to exon-intron boundary and 3′ UTR110
Meet the authors: Emily R. Feierman and Erica Korb110
A disordered linker in the Polycomb protein Polyhomeotic tunes phase separation and oligomerization110
Targeted citrullination enables p53 binding to non-canonical sites107
The human SKI complex regulates channeling of ribosome-bound RNA to the exosome via an intrinsic gatekeeping mechanism107
Structural basis for promoter recognition and transcription factor binding and release in human mitochondria106
Excessive MYC-topoisome activity triggers acute DNA damage, MYC degradation, and replacement by a p53-topoisome106
Putative looping factor ZNF143/ZFP143 is an essential transcriptional regulator with no looping function106
Structural basis for product specificities of MLL family methyltransferases105
Cryo-EM reveals open and closed Asgard chromatin assemblies105
IL-1β-associated NNT acetylation orchestrates iron-sulfur cluster maintenance and cancer immunotherapy resistance104
Noncanonical mono(ADP-ribosyl)ation of zinc finger SZF proteins counteracts ubiquitination for protein homeostasis in plant immunity104
Molecular basis of promiscuous chemokine binding and structural mimicry at the C-X-C chemokine receptor, CXCR2104
POLQ seals post-replicative ssDNA gaps to maintain genome stability in BRCA-deficient cancer cells102
ATR promotes clearance of damaged DNA and damaged cells by rupturing micronuclei102
Structural insights into caspase ADPR deacylization catalyzed by a bacterial effector and host calmodulin100
PLEKHS1 drives PI3Ks and remodels pathway homeostasis in PTEN-null prostate100
Tuning insulin receptor signaling using de novo-designed agonists99
Filament formation activates protease and ring nuclease activities of CRISPR Lon-SAVED99
The Hippo pathway noncanonically drives autophagy and cell survival in response to energy stress98
Profiling transcriptome composition and dynamics within nuclear compartments using SLAM-RT&Tag98
Dual allosteric modulation of voltage and calcium sensitivities of the Slo1-LRRC channel complex98
Are nanopore technologies ready for the proteomic challenge primetime?97
Head-on and co-directional RNA polymerase collisions orchestrate bidirectional transcription termination96
NLRP12 senses heme and PAMPs to drive necrotic cell death and inflammation96
Bacterial ligases reveal fundamental principles of polyubiquitin specificity95
A new chromatin flavor to cap chromosomes: Where structure, function, and evolution meet94
Mycobacterium abscessus HelR interacts with RNA polymerase to confer intrinsic rifamycin resistance94
Meet the authors: Irene Beusch and Hiten Madhani92
A domain of all trades: The enzymatic versatility of the NiRAN domain91
Structural snapshots of R-loop formation by a type I-C CRISPR Cascade91
Introducing new group leaders: Wen Zhou91
FBXL12 degrades FANCD2 to regulate replication recovery and promote cancer cell survival under conditions of replication stress90
Senescence suppresses the integrated stress response and activates a stress-remodeled secretory phenotype90
Hepatic micropeptide modulates mitochondrial RNA processing machinery in hepatocellular carcinoma89
Universal features of Nsp1-mediated translational shutdown by coronaviruses89
A fluorophore-conjugated reagent enabling rapid detection, isolation and live tracking of senescent cells89
Oncogenic signals prime cancer cells for toxic cell overgrowth during a G1 cell cycle arrest88
A tRF nucleator for Nucleolin in cancer metastasis88
Mammalian DNA N6-methyladenosine: Challenges and new insights87
Heat shock induces premature transcript termination and reconfigures the human transcriptome86
BRCA2 C-terminal clamp restructures RAD51 dimers to bind B-DNA for replication fork stability86
Palmitoylation licenses RIPK1 kinase activity and cytotoxicity in the TNF pathway86
The γ-secretase substrate proteome and its role in cell signaling regulation86
Bacterial Shedu immune nucleases share a common enzymatic core regulated by diverse sensor domains85
Kynurenine importation by SLC7A11 propagates anti-ferroptotic signaling84
Cohesin mediates DNA loop extrusion and sister chromatid cohesion by distinct mechanisms84
VPS4A is the selective receptor for lipophagy in mice and humans84
Next generation single-molecule techniques: Imaging, labeling, and manipulation in vitro and in cellulo83
Active DNA damage eviction by HLTF stimulates nucleotide excision repair83
Sequence and chromatin features guide DNA double-strand break resection initiation83
Phosphorylation by JNK switches BRD4 functions83
Structural dynamics of human ribosomes in situ reconstructed by exhaustive high-resolution template matching83
Hydrogen sulfide-mediated persulfidation regulates homocysteine metabolism and enhances ferroptosis in non-small cell lung cancer82
Resolution of transcription-induced hexasome-nucleosome complexes by Chd1 and FACT82
Swi/Snf chromatin remodeling regulates transcriptional interference and gene repression81
DUF4297 and HerA form abortosome to mediate bacterial immunity against phage infection81
The nucleolar granular component mediates genome-nucleolus interactions and establishes their repressive chromatin states81
HSP70 binds to specific non-coding RNA and regulates human RNA polymerase III79
Hijacking the powerhouse: Mitochondrial transfer and mitophagy as emerging mechanisms of immune evasion78
Basis of gene-specific transcription regulation by the Integrator complex78
Systematic mapping of nuclear domain-associated transcripts reveals speckles and lamina as hubs of functionally distinct retained introns77
Cryo-EM reveals mechanistic insights into lipid-facilitated polyamine export by human ATP13A277
Chaperonins, collaborations, and challenging dogmas: An interview with Dr. Arthur L. Horwich77
Planes, trains, and automobiles: How cells localize their molecules76
Metabolic-scale gene activation screens identify SLCO2B1 as a heme transporter that enhances cellular iron availability76
Meet the authors: Adam De Jesus and Hossein Ardehali76
Mapping replication forks, one replicon at a time75
A PARylation-phosphorylation cascade promotes TOPBP1 loading and RPA-RAD51 exchange in homologous recombination75
Chromatin-bound RB targets promoters, enhancers, and CTCF-bound loci and is redistributed by cell-cycle progression75
The lncRNA ALPHA specifically targets chikungunya virus to control infection74
Functional analysis of a random-sequence chromosome reveals a high level and the molecular nature of transcriptional noise in yeast cells74
TMUB1 is an endoplasmic reticulum-resident escortase that promotes the p97-mediated extraction of membrane proteins for degradation74
Histone methylation antagonism drives tumor immune evasion in squamous cell carcinomas73
Exquisite exposure: Formaldehyde as a metabolic regulator73
Transcription-replication conflict resolution by nuclear RNA interference72
Parp1 promotes sleep, which enhances DNA repair in neurons72
PARP1 auto-modification promotes faithful Okazaki fragment processing and limits replication fork speed72
Genome homeostasis defects drive enlarged cells into senescence70
SPT5 stabilizes RNA polymerase II, orchestrates transcription cycles, and maintains the enhancer landscape70
Mitochondrial degradation: Mitophagy and beyond70
Proton perception and activation of a proton-sensing GPCR70
Emerging mechanisms underlying formaldehyde toxicity and response70
Transcription elongation factor ELOF1 is required for efficient somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination70
IDR-targeting compounds suppress HPV genome replication via disruption of phospho-BRD4 association with DNA damage response factors70
Stressful steps: Progress and challenges in understanding stress-induced mRNA condensation and accumulation in stress granules69
OPA1 promotes ferroptosis by augmenting mitochondrial ROS and suppressing an integrated stress response69
PEX5 translocation into and out of peroxisomes drives matrix protein import69
Micronuclei induced by radiation, replication stress, or chromosome segregation errors do not activate cGAS-STING69
Now you see me, now you don’t: What and how viral RNAs are detected by cytoplasmic pattern-recognition receptors68
Exploring patterns in molecular biology68
Cellular metabolite sensors: Arginine? It’s in the bag!68
Decoding the end of message: PASTA provides food for thought on mechanisms of alternative polyadenylation68
Dual modes of ZFC3H1 confer selectivity in nuclear RNA sorting68
The picky mTORC1 in metabolic enzyme degradation68
MFN2-driven mitochondria-to-nucleus tethering allows a non-canonical nuclear entry pathway of the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex67
Dynamic control of RNA-DNA hybrid formation orchestrates DNA2 activation at stalled forks by RNAPII and DDX39A67
N6-methyladenosine in 5′ UTR does not promote translation initiation67
PRC2-RNA interactions: Viewpoint from YongWoo Lee and Jeannie T. Lee66
On the covalent nature of lysine polyphosphorylation66
The Cupid shuffle: Do enhancers prefer specific promoters?65
Unlocking the EGFR-mediated epitranscriptome: A pathway to novel therapies65
RASopathy mutations open new insights into the mechanism of BRAF activation65
A journey from phosphotyrosine to phosphohistidine and beyond65
Meet the author: Itay Koren65
Structural mechanism of LIN28B nucleosome targeting by OCT464
SOSS-INTAC: a new gatekeeper of genomic integrity at the interface of transcription and R-loops64
A methyltransferase-independent role for METTL1 in tRNA aminoacylation and oncogenic transformation64
Meet the authors: Yu Zhou, Ting Shan, and Feiyan Liu64
Dual-specificity RNA aptamers: A sweet new tool for studying O-GlcNAc biology64
Proteasome resides in and dismantles plant heat stress granules constitutively64
A Polycomb domain found in committed cells impairs differentiation when introduced into PRC1 in pluripotent cells64
Reconciling competing models on the roles of condensates and soluble complexes in transcription factor function63
Modulation of fungal phosphate homeostasis by the plant hormone strigolactone62
Synaptic activity causes minute-scale changes in BAF complex composition and function62
The hidden bacterial microproteome61
Pcf11/Spt5 condensates stall RNA polymerase II to facilitate termination and piRNA-guided heterochromatin formation61
Mitochondria-organelle crosstalk in establishing compartmentalized metabolic homeostasis61
Integrated multi-omics analysis of zinc-finger proteins uncovers roles in RNA regulation61
Structural and functional basis of mammalian microRNA biogenesis by Dicer61
Compendium of human transcription factor effector domains60
Structure of a backtracked hexasomal intermediate of nucleosome transcription60
Small proteins modulate ion-channel-like ACD6 to regulate immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana60
Active growth signaling promotes senescence and cancer cell sensitivity to CDK7 inhibition59
Alphavirus infection triggers selective cytoplasmic translocation of nuclear RBPs with moonlighting antiviral roles59
ZNF574 is a quality control factor for defective ribosome biogenesis intermediates59
Too big not to fail: Different paths lead to senescence of enlarged cells59
Mechanistic insight into allosteric activation of human pyruvate carboxylase by acetyl-CoA59
Chaperones in concert: Orchestrating co-translational protein folding in the cell58
Oncogenic IDH mutations increase heterochromatin-related replication stress without impacting homologous recombination58
Keeping cGAS in check: SPSB3 promotes nuclear cGAS degradation for maintaining immune homeostasis58
Members of an array of zinc-finger proteins specify distinct Hox chromatin boundaries58
Modulation of protein activity by small RNA base pairing internal to coding sequences58
SPT5 stabilization of promoter-proximal RNA polymerase II57
Mechanisms underlying ubiquitin-driven selective mitochondrial and bacterial autophagy57
Ends end it via mitochondria: A telomere-dependent tumor suppressive mechanism acts during replicative crisis57
Identification and functional characterization of transcriptional activators in human cells57
HOXDeRNA activates a cancerous transcription program and super enhancers via genome-wide binding57
LDB1 establishes multi-enhancer networks to regulate gene expression57
Cryo-EM reveals that iRhom2 restrains ADAM17 protease activity to control the release of growth factor and inflammatory signals57
Targeted high-throughput mutagenesis of the human spliceosome reveals its in vivo operating principles57
Evolutionary origins and interactomes of human, young microproteins and small peptides translated from short open reading frames57
Chimeric CRISPR-CasX enzymes and guide RNAs for improved genome editing activity57
Tracking the folding of RNA at its birth56
3D chromatin hubs as regulatory units of identity and survival in human acute leukemia56
Non-canonical PRC1.1 licenses transcriptional response to enable Treg plasticity in immune adaptation56
Tunable metastability of condensates reconciles their dual roles in amyloid fibril formation56
Poly(m6A) tails stabilize transcripts55
Multilayered regulation of autophagy by the Atg1 kinase orchestrates spatial and temporal control of autophagosome formation55
RETRACTED: A FBXO7/EYA2-SCFFBXW7 axis promotes AXL-mediated maintenance of mesenchymal and immune evasion phenotypes of cancer cells55
Allosteric interactions prime androgen receptor dimerization and activation55
Disordered protein regions partner up the cBAF remodeler for a chromatin dance55
Reducing the stress of revisions: A chat with Scott W. Hiebert55
Endogenous ligand recognition and structural transition of a human PTH receptor55
Histone phosphorylation integrates the hepatic glucagon-PKA-CREB gluconeogenesis program in response to fasting55
Lactate fuels mitosis54
Calcineurin dephosphorylates topoisomerase IIβ and regulates the formation of neuronal-activity-induced DNA breaks54
Meet the author: Kavitha Sarma54
Structural basis of transcription reduction by a promoter-proximal +1 nucleosome54
Meet the authors: Lizhen Chen, Shasha Chong, and Zhijie “Jason” Liu54
RANK ligand converts the NCoR/HDAC3 co-repressor to a PGC1β- and RNA-dependent co-activator of osteoclast gene expression54
SnapShot: Chromosome organization54
Biased allosteric activation of ketone body receptor HCAR2 suppresses inflammation54
An NADH-controlled gatekeeper of ATP synthase54
Condensin II activation by M18BP153
The RIG-I-like receptor family of immune proteins53
Three-step mechanism of promoter escape by RNA polymerase II53
Structural insights into DNMT5-mediated ATP-dependent high-fidelity epigenome maintenance53
Detection of alternative DNA structures and its implications for human disease53
A breathless brake on ferroptosis53
Increased ACTL6A occupancy within mSWI/SNF chromatin remodelers drives human squamous cell carcinoma53
Deciphering the multi-scale, quantitative cis-regulatory code52
Saturation of the mitochondrial NADH shuttles drives aerobic glycolysis in proliferating cells52
Uracil-induced replication stress drives mutations, genome instability, anti-cancer treatment efficacy, and resistance52
Functional coordination between transcription factor clustering and gene activity52
At the end, it is POT1 again: Phosphorylation allows human telomeric protein POT1 to recruit the C-rich strand end replication machinery51
Translation—A tug of war during viral infection51
A little protein makes big news in translation initiation51
Phages gain the upper hand in the metabolic arms race for NAD+51
Proteome-wide discovery of phage anti-defense proteins by Alphafold250
Oncogene-dependent sloppiness in mRNA translation50
Phosphorylation-dependent charge blocks regulate the relaxation of nuclear speckle networks50
Heterochromatic 3D genome organization is directed by HP1a- and H3K9-dependent and independent mechanisms50
Transcription dynamics and genome organization in the mammalian nucleus: Recent advances50
Structural basis for OAS2 regulation and its antiviral function50
Type IV-A CRISPR-Csf complex: Assembly, dsDNA targeting, and CasDinG recruitment50
Matrin-3 forms spherical and wormlike assemblies that are modulated by RNA binding and ALS/FTD-associated mutations50
Two HUSH complexes connect a direct LINE to innate immunity49
Reshaping endoplasmic reticulum quality control through the unfolded protein response49
A small molecule that reshapes the chromatin dynamics of FOXA149
Internal mRNA 2′-O-methyl mapping by nanopore sequencing and consequence on mRNA stability and role in cancer49
RAPIDASH: Tag-free enrichment of ribosome-associated proteins reveals composition dynamics in embryonic tissue, cancer cells, and macrophages49
Multiprotein bridging factor 1 is required for robust activation of the integrated stress response on collided ribosomes49
Identification of TMEM126A as OXA1L-interacting protein reveals cotranslational quality control in mitochondria48
Structural basis of microRNA biogenesis by Dicer-1 and its partner protein Loqs-PB48
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