Nature Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Cell Biology is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
STING and fat crosstalk719
TRIM8 in Ewing sarcoma481
Force boosts SARS-CoV-2 invasion390
Enhancing T cell therapy289
Pushing chromatin to totipotency228
Restoring placental methylome212
Dynamic regulation of integrin β1 phosphorylation supports invasion of breast cancer cells195
ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription181
Unravelling the endoplasmic reticulum–Golgi intermediate compartment in plant cells180
Keeping membraneless organelles apart164
tRNA flux and consistency in differentiation160
COPIng with senescence150
Finding a chaperone for TDP-43148
RIPK1 and RIPK3 form mosaic necrosomes144
Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments142
Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived salivary gland organoids model SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication140
Criteria for the standardization of stem-cell-based embryo models137
ER-associated RNA silencing promotes ER quality control133
Atlas of amnion development during the first trimester of human pregnancy129
ETV2 functions as a pioneer factor to regulate and reprogram the endothelial lineage127
An inflammatory switch for stem cell plasticity126
The guinea pig serves as an alternative model to study human preimplantation development123
Spatial and functional separation of mTORC1 signalling in response to different amino acid sources123
Telomere dysfunction in ageing and age-related diseases122
A guideline on the molecular ecosystem regulating ferroptosis120
Cysteine oxidation of copper transporter CTR1 drives VEGFR2 signalling and angiogenesis120
Mechanical forces across compartments coordinate cell shape and fate transitions to generate tissue architecture119
Creatine kinase B suppresses ferroptosis by phosphorylating GPX4 through a moonlighting function116
Hepatocellular senescence induces multi-organ senescence and dysfunction via TGFβ115
A serendipitous discovery of a family of membrane remodelling proteins115
Metabolic regulation of chemoresistance and immuno-surveillance in AML by SHP-1112
Regenerating the academic pipeline111
How a ribosomal protein avoids mixed signals110
STAM and Hrs interact sequentially with IFN-α Receptor to control spatiotemporal JAK–STAT endosomal activation107
PRC2 shields the potency of human stem cells105
HSF1 renders NK cells too stressed to respond105
TCF3, TCF12 and distinct enhancers regulate oocyte transcription104
Membranes regulate biomolecular condensates104
Nuclear class 3 PI3K coactivates circadian clock104
Implementing sustainable science in the lab100
Real-time and programmable transcriptome sequencing with PROFIT-seq99
A lysosomal surveillance response to stress extends healthspan98
Diverse heterochromatin-associated proteins repress distinct classes of genes and repetitive elements98
Host extracellular vesicles confer cytosolic access to systemic LPS licensing non-canonical inflammasome sensing and pyroptosis94
Nuclear proteasomes buffer cytoplasmic proteins during autophagy compromise94
The nuclear periphery confers repression on H3K9me2-marked genes and transposons to shape cell fate94
EZH2 noncanonically binds cMyc and p300 through a cryptic transactivation domain to mediate gene activation and promote oncogenesis91
The MARCHF6 E3 ubiquitin ligase acts as an NADPH sensor for the regulation of ferroptosis90
Dapl1 controls NFATc2 activation to regulate CD8+ T cell exhaustion and responses in chronic infection and cancer89
The Polycomb system sustains promoters in a deep OFF state by limiting pre-initiation complex formation to counteract transcription88
Hyaluronic acid–GPRC5C signalling promotes dormancy in haematopoietic stem cells88
VAMP2 chaperones α-synuclein in synaptic vesicle co-condensates88
Lymphotoxin-β promotes breast cancer bone metastasis colonization and osteolytic outgrowth87
Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification87
Spermidine is essential for fasting-mediated autophagy and longevity86
IL-2 delivery by engineered mesenchymal stem cells re-invigorates CD8+ T cells to overcome immunotherapy resistance in cancer85
A cell biological perspective on Singapore’s scientific growth83
Ras suppression potentiates rear actomyosin contractility-driven cell polarization and migration83
Deep-learning for microscopy82
Xist seeds X inactivation82
Telomeres are a life-extending gift79
It started with a western78
ETV4 is a mechanical transducer linking cell crowding dynamics to lineage specification77
Waste management and cell death in T cells77
Identification of a retinoic acid-dependent haemogenic endothelial progenitor from human pluripotent stem cells75
Sequential enhancer state remodelling defines human germline competence and specification74
Intron-encoded cistronic transcripts for minimally invasive monitoring of coding and non-coding RNAs73
Time for lipid cell biology72
Malonyl-CoA is a conserved endogenous ATP-competitive mTORC1 inhibitor72
Atypical nuclear envelope condensates linked to neurological disorders reveal nucleoporin-directed chaperone activities72
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 functions as a protein phosphatase to dephosphorylate histone H3 and suppresses PPARα-regulated gene transcription and tumour growth70
p300 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling underlies mTORC1 hyperactivation in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome68
Label-free multiplexed microtomography of endogenous subcellular dynamics using generalizable deep learning67
N6-methyladenosine regulates maternal RNA maintenance in oocytes and timely RNA decay during mouse maternal-to-zygotic transition67
Caveolin-1 dolines form a distinct and rapid caveolae-independent mechanoadaptation system66
p16-dependent increase of PD-L1 stability regulates immunosurveillance of senescent cells63
A single-cell atlas of non-haematopoietic cells in human lymph nodes and lymphoma reveals a landscape of stromal remodelling63
Tissue memory relies on stem cell priming in distal undamaged areas62
The role of PINK1–Parkin in mitochondrial quality control62
Single-cell spatial transcriptomics61
The transcription factor GABPA is a master regulator of naive pluripotency61
Surveying the dividing genome61
ASTE1 cutting to block DNA end resection60
SHP-1 inhibition targets leukaemia stem cells to restore immunosurveillance and enhance chemosensitivity by metabolic reprogramming60
Trafficking circuit of CD8+ T cells between the intestine and bone marrow governs antitumour immunity59
Solid tumour-induced systemic immunosuppression involves dichotomous myeloid–B cell interactions59
A quantitative ultrastructural timeline of nuclear autophagy reveals a role for dynamin-like protein 1 at the nuclear envelope59
Proliferation-driven mechanical compression induces signalling centre formation during mammalian organ development58
MFSD1 with its accessory subunit GLMP functions as a general dipeptide uniporter in lysosomes58
Endogenous aldehyde-induced DNA–protein crosslinks are resolved by transcription-coupled repair58
Phase separation of EB1 guides microtubule plus-end dynamics57
XRCC1 protects transcription from toxic PARP1 activity during DNA base excision repair57
Coupling of cell shape, matrix and tissue dynamics ensures embryonic patterning robustness57
Cell-intrinsic and microenvironmental determinants of metastatic colonization56
Stromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing56
CTCF–CTCF loops and intra-TAD interactions show differential dependence on cohesin ring integrity56
Mitochondrial fission links ECM mechanotransduction to metabolic redox homeostasis and metastatic chemotherapy resistance55
Phase separation of initiation hubs on cargo is a trigger switch for selective autophagy55
A single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the lungs of patients with COVID-1955
ER-to-Golgi trafficking through a dynamic intermediate cis-Golgi tubular network in Arabidopsis55
SEL1L–HRD1 endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation controls STING-mediated innate immunity by limiting the size of the activable STING pool55
Author Correction: Aberrant chromatin landscape following loss of the H3.3 chaperone Daxx in haematopoietic precursors leads to Pu.1-mediated neutrophilia and inflammation54
RBFOX2 recognizes N6-methyladenosine to suppress transcription and block myeloid leukaemia differentiation54
Golden opportunity for piRNA in female fertility54
CD63 sorts cholesterol into endosomes for storage and distribution via exosomes54
Keeping up with the Rag GTPases54
A topographic atlas defines developmental origins of cell heterogeneity in the human embryonic lung54
Revealing the order of chromatin reorganization events with Dam&ChIC53
Author Correction: Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification53
Peripheral neural stem cells from the neural tube contribute to multi-organ neurogenesis53
Author Correction: Elongator stabilizes microtubules to control central spindle asymmetry and polarized trafficking of cell fate determinants53
A milestone in epithelial–mesenchymal transition52
Loss of WIPI4 in neurodegeneration causes autophagy-independent ferroptosis52
Autophagy-targeted NBR1–p62/SQSTM1 complexes promote breast cancer metastasis by sequestering ITCH52
A group 3 medulloblastoma stem cell program is maintained by OTX2-mediated alternative splicing52
CAF heterogeneity and dynamics52
Retraction Note: Tumour microenvironment programming by an RNA–RNA-binding protein complex creates a druggable vulnerability in IDH-wild-type glioblastoma51
Cell type ontologies of the Human Cell Atlas51
Polarized branched Actin modulates cortical mechanics to produce unequal-size daughters during asymmetric division51
Publisher Correction: m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency51
Unchecked oxidative stress in skeletal muscle prevents outgrowth of disseminated tumour cells50
Lysate-based pipeline to characterize microtubule-associated proteins uncovers unique microtubule behaviours50
Curved adhesions mediate cell attachment to soft matrix fibres in three dimensions50
The memory of neuronal mitochondrial stress is inherited transgenerationally via elevated mitochondrial DNA levels50
Mitochondrial YME1L1 governs unoccupied protein translocase channels50
Multiplexed genome regulation in vivo with hyper-efficient Cas12a50
From phage genetics to chromosomes as mechanical objects49
COVID-19 lung atlas49
Species-specific cortex features49
Endothelin signalling drives dermal sheath smooth muscle contraction for hair follicle regression49
A nucleolar mechanism suppresses organismal proteostasis by modulating TGFβ/ERK signalling49
Dissecting melanocytes to predict melanoma48
Publisher Correction: POLθ-mediated end joining is restricted by RAD52 and BRCA2 until the onset of mitosis48
Mapping T cell landscapes in B cell lymphomas48
Cell origin of BRCA2-mutant breast cancer48
Long life depends on open communication47
Conference accessibility should be a universal concern46
Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contacts are prime hotspots of phospholipid peroxidation driving ferroptosis46
Dynamic transcriptional reprogramming leads to immunotherapeutic vulnerabilities in myeloma46
Shaping the composition of the mitochondrial outer membrane46
Rear traction forces drive adherent tissue migration in vivo45
Differentiation, ageing and leukaemia alter the metabolic profile of human bone marrow haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells45
Spermidine mediates acetylhypusination of RIPK1 to suppress diabetes onset and progression44
TRIM15 and CYLD regulate ERK activation via lysine-63-linked polyubiquitination44
Heat-shock chaperone HSPB1 regulates cytoplasmic TDP-43 phase separation and liquid-to-gel transition44
ADSL-generated fumarate binds and inhibits STING to promote tumour immune evasion44
VCAM1 confers innate immune tolerance on haematopoietic and leukaemic stem cells44
Drosophila TMEM63 and mouse TMEM63A are lysosomal mechanosensory ion channels44
Spatial transcriptomic characterization of a Carnegie stage 7 human embryo44
Nuclear and cytoplasmic spatial protein quality control is coordinated by nuclear–vacuolar junctions and perinuclear ESCRT43
Perturbing TET2 condensation promotes aberrant genome-wide DNA methylation and curtails leukaemia cell growth43
Multimodal and spatially resolved profiling identifies distinct patterns of T cell infiltration in nodal B cell lymphoma entities43
Worrying through the ECM42
Diet and longevity42
Mapping paths through the nuclear pore complex42
Harnessing introns to monitor gene expression42
Ribophagy relies on Rpl1241
Author Correction: A Rag GTPase dimer code defines the regulation of mTORC1 by amino acids41
Navigating human embryogenesis through tailored model selection41
Author Correction: Reversible amyloids of pyruvate kinase couple cell metabolism and stress granule disassembly40
Author Correction: Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth40
m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency40
Metabolites in tumour interstitial fluid directly suppress T cells40
C-to-G editing generates double-strand breaks causing deletion, transversion and translocation39
RNA sequestration in P-bodies sustains myeloid leukaemia39
NANOG prion-like assembly mediates DNA bridging to facilitate chromatin reorganization and activation of pluripotency39
OASL phase condensation induces amyloid-like fibrillation of RIPK3 to promote virus-induced necroptosis39
Pan-cancer pervasive upregulation of 3′ UTR splicing drives tumourigenesis38
A bridge-like lipid transport protein controls plasma membrane lipid composition and fluidity38
Evidence for widespread cytoplasmic structuring into mesoscale condensates38
Astrocyte-induced Cdk5 expedites breast cancer brain metastasis by suppressing MHC-I expression to evade immune recognition38
Arginyl-tRNA synthetase in inflammation38
An expanding repertoire of E3 ligases in membrane Atg8ylation38
In situ architecture of the human prohibitin complex38
Adherens junctions organize size-selective proteolytic hotspots critical for Notch signalling37
The spectrin cytoskeleton integrates endothelial mechanoresponses37
METTL3 restrains autoimmunity in β-cells37
A chosen STING with a PERKy trail37
The glutathione S-transferase Gstt1 drives survival and dissemination in metastases37
Order and disorder in clathrin-mediated endocytosis37
FUS maintains TAZ fluidity and function37
Mitochondrial shape alteration by metabolites37
Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth37
Modelling SARS-CoV-2 CNS infection37
Pausing pluripotency via RNA methylation37
Breaking up translation condensates in cancer36
CellComm infers cellular crosstalk that drives haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell development36
Ex vivo imaging reveals the spatiotemporal control of ovulation36
Nuclear pores safeguard the integrity of the nuclear envelope36
Identification of aberrant luminal progenitors and mTORC1 as a potential breast cancer prevention target in BRCA2 mutation carriers36
Lipidomes define immune cell identity36
Celebrating 25 years of cell biology36
Intrinsically disordered CO2 sensors36
Crossover patterning through condensation and coarsening of pro-crossover factors36
Neutrophil-derived migrasomes are an essential part of the coagulation system35
H3K27 dimethylation dynamics reveal stepwise establishment of facultative heterochromatin in early mouse embryos35
Transcription-coupled DNA–protein crosslink repair by CSB and CRL4CSA-mediated degradation35
H3K9me selectively blocks transcription factor activity and ensures differentiated tissue integrity35
Cancer-cell-derived GABA promotes β-catenin-mediated tumour growth and immunosuppression35
A beta cell subset with enhanced insulin secretion and glucose metabolism is reduced in type 2 diabetes35
Lysosome lipid signalling from the periphery to neurons regulates longevity34
Single-cell analysis reveals transcriptomic and epigenomic impacts on the maternal–fetal interface following SARS-CoV-2 infection34
Human neural tube morphogenesis in a dish34
Boosting cargo turnover with receptor mobility33
Sugar unmasking for trafficking33
Gender equity: toward redefining values33
A general approach to identify cell-permeable and synthetic anti-CRISPR small molecules33
A new cell in an old tactile sensory organ33
Sperm bud mitochondria to adjust the numbers33
Softening redox homeostasis in cancer cells32
Non-canonical MLL1 activity regulates centromeric phase separation and genome stability32
Harnessing lysohormesis for healthy ageing32
Biomolecular condensation orchestrates clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants31
Combinatorial selective ER-phagy remodels the ER during neurogenesis31
RNA scaffolds the Golgi ribbon by forming condensates with GM13031
Kinase-independent synthesis of 3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides by a phosphotransferase31
Massively parallel genomic perturbations with multi-target CRISPR interrogates Cas9 activity and DNA repair at endogenous sites30
Targeting a key disulfide linkage to regulate RIG-I condensation and cytosolic RNA-sensing30
Polycomb repressive complex 2 shields naïve human pluripotent cells from trophectoderm differentiation30
FGFR-inhibitor-mediated dismissal of SWI/SNF complexes from YAP-dependent enhancers induces adaptive therapeutic resistance30
How cell biology can save the planet30
NAD+ regulates nucleotide metabolism and genomic DNA replication30
Retinoic acid induces human gastruloids with posterior embryo-like structures30
Lessons from infrastructure and research advocacy in India29
Author Correction: Defining E3 ligase–substrate relationships through multiplex CRISPR screening29
Cytoplasmic control of spindle architecture29
Leucyl-tRNA synthetase is a tumour suppressor in breast cancer and regulates codon-dependent translation dynamics29
Biases in machine-learning models of human single-cell data29
Stress response regulates cancer fibroblasts29
Grow up, beta cells29
Disulfidptosis meets antitumour immunity29
Now is the greatest time to be in it29
PTEN checkMAITs type-17 innate-like T cells29
Author Correction: Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived acetate promotes pancreatic cancer development by altering polyamine metabolism via the ACSS2–SP1–SAT1 axis29
Cohesin regulates homology search during recombinational DNA repair28
A maternally programmed intergenerational mechanism enables male offspring to make piRNAs from Y-linked precursor RNAs in Drosophila28
A non-canonical cGAS–STING–PERK pathway facilitates the translational program critical for senescence and organ fibrosis28
ADAR1 downregulation by autophagy drives senescence independently of RNA editing by enhancing p16INK4a levels28
Pseudouridine-modified tRNA fragments repress aberrant protein synthesis and predict leukaemic progression in myelodysplastic syndrome28
Profiling cell death in COVID-19 pathology28
Author Correction: Polycomb CBX7 has a unifying role in cellular lifespan28
Temporal and spatial topography of cell proliferation in cancer28
Architecture and dynamics of a desmosome–endoplasmic reticulum complex28
Host protection by two memory-like MAIT subsets27
Oncogenic Kras induces spatiotemporally specific tissue deformation through converting pulsatile into sustained ERK activation27
CLICing on endocytic cargoes for cancer invasion27
Publisher Correction: o8G modifications rewire tumoral microRNAs27
Stem cell progeny liaisons in regeneration27
STING signalling is terminated through ESCRT-dependent microautophagy of vesicles originating from recycling endosomes26
Mentoring the next generation of cell biologists26
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