OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biological Chemistry 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
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Bioprospecting hydroxylated chalcones in in vitro model of ischemia-reoxygenation and probing NOX4 interactions via molecular docking	38
Loss of respiratory complex I subunit NDUFB10 affects complex I assembly and supercomplex formation	30
Yme2, a putative RNA recognition motif and AAA+ domain containing protein, genetically interacts with the mitochondrial protein export machinery	28
Diversification of glutathione transferases in plants and their role in oxidative stress defense	27
Infection, inflammation and thrombosis: a review of potential mechanisms mediating arterial thrombosis associated with influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2	21
Exceptionally versatile take II: post-translational modifications of lysine and their impact on bacterial physiology	18
Highlight: young research groups in Germany – 5th edition	18
Diselenide-derivative of 3-pyridinol targets redox enzymes leading to cell cycle deregulation and apoptosis in A549 cells	18
LncRNA-p21 suppresses cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in gastric cancer by sponging miR-514b-3p and up-regulating ARHGEF9 expression	18
Altered population activity and local tuning heterogeneity in auditory cortex of Cacna2d3-deficient mice	16
Structural homology of mite profilins to plant profilins is not indicative of allergic cross-reactivity	16
Development of an enabling platform biotechnology for the production of proteins	16
SRPK1 promotes cell proliferation and tumor growth of osteosarcoma through activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway	16
Mechanism of hypoxia-induced exosome circ_0051799 regulating the progression of lung adenocarcinoma	15
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis prolyl dipeptidyl peptidase cleaves the N-terminal peptide of the immunoprotein CXCL-10	15
Influence of inflammatory processes on thalamocortical activity	14
Protein transport along the presequence pathway	14
Computational resolution in single molecule localization – impact of noise level and emitter density	14
Molecular determinants of health and disease	14
Functional characterisation of two receptor interaction determinants in human thymic stromal lymphopoietin	13
Broadened substrate specificity of bacterial dipeptidyl-peptidase 7 enables release of half of all dipeptide combinations from peptide N-termini	13
Implications of TRPM3 and TRPM8 for sensory neuron sensitisation	13
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Asymmetric horseshoe-like assembly of peroxisomal yeast oxalyl-CoA synthetase	12
A tailored cytochrome P450 monooxygenase from Gordonia rubripertincta CWB2 for selective aliphatic monooxygenation	11
Methionine restriction attenuates the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by inhibiting nuclear p65 translocation through TRIM47	11
Detection of a 7SL RNA-derived small non-coding RNA using Molecular Beacons in vitro and in cells	11
Comparative studies of soluble and immobilized Fe(III) heme-peptide complexes as alternative heterogeneous biocatalysts	11
Characterization of hepatic zonation in mice by mass-spectrometric and antibody-based proteomics approaches	11
Highlights in biochemistry Bochum 2022	11
Dynamics of the translocation pore of the human peroxisomal protein import machinery	11
Highlight: structure and function of the peroxisomal translocon	11
Unpaired cysteine insertions favor transmembrane dimerization and induce ligand-independent constitutive cytokine receptor signaling	11
Molecular determinants of protein half-life in chloroplasts with focus on the Clp protease system	10
Pathogenic missense variants of CSNK2B associated with Poirier-Bienvenu neurodevelopmental disorder impact differently on CK2 holoenzyme formation	10
Protein engineering & design: hitting new heights	10
Simultaneous spectral illumination of microplates for high-throughput optogenetics and photobiology	10
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Protein kinase CK2 contributes to glucose homeostasis	9
The nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) as regulatory hub on ribosomes	9
Role of the gut microbiota in airway immunity and host defense against respiratory infections	9
Tumor cell lysis and synergistically enhanced antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity by NKG2D engagement with a bispecific immunoligand targeting the HER2 antigen	9
Apolipoprotein E-containing lipoproteins and their extracellular interactions with LRP1 affect LPS-induced inflammation	9
The role of the Na⁺/Ca²⁺-exchanger (NCX) in cancer-associated fibroblasts	9
Structure and phase separation of the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II	9
Structures and nucleic acid-binding preferences of the eukaryotic ARID domain	9
Highlight: new developments in immunoengineering	8
The emerging role of ATP as a cosolute for biomolecular processes	8
The Zika virus infection remodels the expression of the synaptotagmin-9 secretory protein	8
Conserved function, divergent evolution: mitochondrial outer membrane insertases across eukaryotes	8
KCTD5 regulates Ikaros degradation induced by chemotherapeutic drug etoposide in hematological cells	8
Inhibition of miR-143-3p alleviates myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury via limiting mitochondria-mediated apoptosis	8
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Structural basis of Alzheimer β-amyloid peptide recognition by engineered lipocalin proteins with aggregation-blocking activity	8
The phytochemical plumbagin reciprocally modulates osteoblasts and osteoclasts	8
In vitro ADME characterization of a very potent 3-acylamino-2-aminopropionic acid-derived GluN2C-NMDA receptor agonist and its ester prodrugs	8
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Eukaryotic tRNA splicing – one goal, two strategies, many players	7
Insights in caveolae protein structure arrangements and their local lipid environment	7
Small-molecule metabolites in SARS-CoV-2 treatment: a comprehensive review	6
Microtubules as a signal hub for axon growth in response to mechanical force	6
Molecular simulations of DEAH-box helicases reveal control of domain flexibility by ligands: RNA, ATP, ADP, and G-patch proteins	6
Atomistic insight into the essential binding event of ACE2-derived peptides to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	6
Long non-coding RNA FAM66C regulates glioma growth via the miRNA/LATS1 signaling pathway	6
Interaction of RTX toxins with the host cell plasma membrane	6
Membrane binding and pore forming insertion of PEX5 into horizontal lipid bilayer	6
A guide to designing photocontrol in proteins: methods, strategies and applications	6
Distinct conformational and energetic features define the specific recognition of (di)aromatic peptide motifs by PEX14	6
Extracellular hemin is a reverse use-dependent gating modifier of cardiac voltage-gated Na⁺ channels	6
Chemerin – exploring a versatile adipokine	6
Highlight: how to synthesize, assemble and regulate ribonucleoprotein-complexes	6

The BCL11A transcription factor stimulates the enzymatic activities of the OGG1 DNA glycosylase	6
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Unfolded protein responses in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	6
Frontmatter	6
Extracellular stimulation of lung fibroblasts with arachidonic acid increases interleukin 11 expression through p38 and ERK signaling	6
Rodent models for mood disorders – understanding molecular changes by investigating social behavior	6
Pathological and physiological roles of ADP-ribosylation: established functions and new insights	6