Nature Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Cell Biology is 5. 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
Pushing chromatin to totipotency798
STING and fat crosstalk548
Enhancing T cell therapy422
Unravelling the endoplasmic reticulum–Golgi intermediate compartment in plant cells314
Keeping membraneless organelles apart243
tRNA flux and consistency in differentiation240
COPIng with senescence214
Restoring placental methylome204
Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments199
Hepatocellular senescence induces multi-organ senescence and dysfunction via TGFβ195
Atlas of amnion development during the first trimester of human pregnancy184
ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription171
Finding a chaperone for TDP-43164
Spatial and functional separation of mTORC1 signalling in response to different amino acid sources163
Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived salivary gland organoids model SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication157
Dynamic regulation of integrin β1 phosphorylation supports invasion of breast cancer cells157
ETV2 functions as a pioneer factor to regulate and reprogram the endothelial lineage155
The guinea pig serves as an alternative model to study human preimplantation development152
RIPK1 and RIPK3 form mosaic necrosomes150
ER-associated RNA silencing promotes ER quality control149
A guideline on the molecular ecosystem regulating ferroptosis144
Mechanical forces across compartments coordinate cell shape and fate transitions to generate tissue architecture143
Criteria for the standardization of stem-cell-based embryo models143
Telomere dysfunction in ageing and age-related diseases142
Creatine kinase B suppresses ferroptosis by phosphorylating GPX4 through a moonlighting function140
How a ribosomal protein avoids mixed signals139
Cysteine oxidation of copper transporter CTR1 drives VEGFR2 signalling and angiogenesis139
Regenerating the academic pipeline137
Metabolic regulation of chemoresistance and immuno-surveillance in AML by SHP-1134
A serendipitous discovery of a family of membrane remodelling proteins129
Synthetic ZFTA fusions pinpoint disordered protein domain acquisition as a mechanism of brain tumorigenesis127
Nuclear class 3 PI3K coactivates circadian clock127
Implementing sustainable science in the lab126
PRC2 shields the potency of human stem cells121
HSF1 renders NK cells too stressed to respond116
TCF3, TCF12 and distinct enhancers regulate oocyte transcription115
Lymphotoxin-β promotes breast cancer bone metastasis colonization and osteolytic outgrowth113
Hyaluronic acid–GPRC5C signalling promotes dormancy in haematopoietic stem cells112
A lysosomal surveillance response to stress extends healthspan110
STAM and Hrs interact sequentially with IFN-α Receptor to control spatiotemporal JAK–STAT endosomal activation110
MAPL regulates gasdermin-mediated release of mtDNA from lysosomes to drive pyroptotic cell death109
Dapl1 controls NFATc2 activation to regulate CD8+ T cell exhaustion and responses in chronic infection and cancer108
The nuclear periphery confers repression on H3K9me2-marked genes and transposons to shape cell fate106
The Polycomb system sustains promoters in a deep OFF state by limiting pre-initiation complex formation to counteract transcription106
Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification105
Nuclear proteasomes buffer cytoplasmic proteins during autophagy compromise105
Ras suppression potentiates rear actomyosin contractility-driven cell polarization and migration104
Real-time and programmable transcriptome sequencing with PROFIT-seq104
IL-2 delivery by engineered mesenchymal stem cells re-invigorates CD8+ T cells to overcome immunotherapy resistance in cancer103
Spermidine is essential for fasting-mediated autophagy and longevity99
Host extracellular vesicles confer cytosolic access to systemic LPS licensing non-canonical inflammasome sensing and pyroptosis97
Membranes regulate biomolecular condensates97
EZH2 noncanonically binds cMyc and p300 through a cryptic transactivation domain to mediate gene activation and promote oncogenesis94
The MARCHF6 E3 ubiquitin ligase acts as an NADPH sensor for the regulation of ferroptosis93
VAMP2 chaperones α-synuclein in synaptic vesicle co-condensates93
Deep-learning for microscopy91
A cell biological perspective on Singapore’s scientific growth90
Xist seeds X inactivation88
Telomeres are a life-extending gift87
Waste management and cell death in T cells86
p300 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling underlies mTORC1 hyperactivation in Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome84
A model for propagation of RNA structural memory through biomolecular condensates84
It started with a western83
Intron-encoded cistronic transcripts for minimally invasive monitoring of coding and non-coding RNAs82
Caveolin-1 dolines form a distinct and rapid caveolae-independent mechanoadaptation system81
p16-dependent increase of PD-L1 stability regulates immunosurveillance of senescent cells80
Malonyl-CoA is a conserved endogenous ATP-competitive mTORC1 inhibitor79
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 functions as a protein phosphatase to dephosphorylate histone H3 and suppresses PPARα-regulated gene transcription and tumour growth78
Atypical nuclear envelope condensates linked to neurological disorders reveal nucleoporin-directed chaperone activities76
Label-free multiplexed microtomography of endogenous subcellular dynamics using generalizable deep learning75
Identification of a retinoic acid-dependent haemogenic endothelial progenitor from human pluripotent stem cells74
ETV4 is a mechanical transducer linking cell crowding dynamics to lineage specification73
Time for lipid cell biology73
A single-cell atlas of non-haematopoietic cells in human lymph nodes and lymphoma reveals a landscape of stromal remodelling72
N6-methyladenosine regulates maternal RNA maintenance in oocytes and timely RNA decay during mouse maternal-to-zygotic transition71
Sequential enhancer state remodelling defines human germline competence and specification70
Tissue memory relies on stem cell priming in distal undamaged areas70
The role of PINK1–Parkin in mitochondrial quality control69
A quantitative ultrastructural timeline of nuclear autophagy reveals a role for dynamin-like protein 1 at the nuclear envelope68
Single-cell spatial transcriptomics68
Solid tumour-induced systemic immunosuppression involves dichotomous myeloid–B cell interactions68
SHP-1 inhibition targets leukaemia stem cells to restore immunosurveillance and enhance chemosensitivity by metabolic reprogramming67
The transcription factor GABPA is a master regulator of naive pluripotency67
Trafficking circuit of CD8+ T cells between the intestine and bone marrow governs antitumour immunity66
Endogenous aldehyde-induced DNA–protein crosslinks are resolved by transcription-coupled repair66
FSP1-mediated lipid droplet quality control prevents neutral lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis64
Cell-intrinsic and microenvironmental determinants of metastatic colonization64
Coupling of cell shape, matrix and tissue dynamics ensures embryonic patterning robustness64
XRCC1 protects transcription from toxic PARP1 activity during DNA base excision repair64
SEL1L–HRD1 endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation controls STING-mediated innate immunity by limiting the size of the activable STING pool64
Proliferation-driven mechanical compression induces signalling centre formation during mammalian organ development63
CTCF–CTCF loops and intra-TAD interactions show differential dependence on cohesin ring integrity63
MFSD1 with its accessory subunit GLMP functions as a general dipeptide uniporter in lysosomes63
Stromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing63
Phase separation of EB1 guides microtubule plus-end dynamics62
Mitochondrial fission links ECM mechanotransduction to metabolic redox homeostasis and metastatic chemotherapy resistance62
Author Correction: Elongator stabilizes microtubules to control central spindle asymmetry and polarized trafficking of cell fate determinants61
Author Correction: Aberrant chromatin landscape following loss of the H3.3 chaperone Daxx in haematopoietic precursors leads to Pu.1-mediated neutrophilia and inflammation61
Keeping up with the Rag GTPases61
ER-to-Golgi trafficking through a dynamic intermediate cis-Golgi tubular network in Arabidopsis60
A topographic atlas defines developmental origins of cell heterogeneity in the human embryonic lung60
Loss of WIPI4 in neurodegeneration causes autophagy-independent ferroptosis60
Mitochondrial YME1L1 governs unoccupied protein translocase channels59
A group 3 medulloblastoma stem cell program is maintained by OTX2-mediated alternative splicing59
Retraction Note: Tumour microenvironment programming by an RNA–RNA-binding protein complex creates a druggable vulnerability in IDH-wild-type glioblastoma58
Phase separation of initiation hubs on cargo is a trigger switch for selective autophagy58
Publisher Correction: m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency58
CAF heterogeneity and dynamics58
CD63 sorts cholesterol into endosomes for storage and distribution via exosomes57
Author Correction: Single-nucleus multi-omics of human stem cell-derived islets identifies deficiencies in lineage specification57
Multiplexed genome regulation in vivo with hyper-efficient Cas12a57
Curved adhesions mediate cell attachment to soft matrix fibres in three dimensions57
The intrinsically disordered regions of organellophagy receptors are interchangeable and control organelle fragmentation, ER-phagy and mitophagy flux57
Revealing the order of chromatin reorganization events with Dam&ChIC56
The molecular basis of human transcription-coupled DNA repair55
Polarized branched Actin modulates cortical mechanics to produce unequal-size daughters during asymmetric division54
Cell type ontologies of the Human Cell Atlas54
Peripheral neural stem cells from the neural tube contribute to multi-organ neurogenesis54
A milestone in epithelial–mesenchymal transition54
Unchecked oxidative stress in skeletal muscle prevents outgrowth of disseminated tumour cells53
Autophagy-targeted NBR1–p62/SQSTM1 complexes promote breast cancer metastasis by sequestering ITCH53
Lysate-based pipeline to characterize microtubule-associated proteins uncovers unique microtubule behaviours53
CoCo-ST detects global and local biological structures in spatial transcriptomics datasets53
RBFOX2 recognizes N6-methyladenosine to suppress transcription and block myeloid leukaemia differentiation52
A single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the lungs of patients with COVID-1952
Species-specific cortex features52
Shaping the composition of the mitochondrial outer membrane51
From phage genetics to chromosomes as mechanical objects51
Endothelin signalling drives dermal sheath smooth muscle contraction for hair follicle regression51
COVID-19 lung atlas51
Mapping T cell landscapes in B cell lymphomas50
Conference accessibility should be a universal concern50
Heat-shock chaperone HSPB1 regulates cytoplasmic TDP-43 phase separation and liquid-to-gel transition49
Spermidine mediates acetylhypusination of RIPK1 to suppress diabetes onset and progression49
Multimodal and spatially resolved profiling identifies distinct patterns of T cell infiltration in nodal B cell lymphoma entities49
VCAM1 confers innate immune tolerance on haematopoietic and leukaemic stem cells48
Author Correction: Reprogramming of H3K9me3-dependent heterochromatin during mammalian embryo development48
Cell origin of BRCA2-mutant breast cancer48
Long life depends on open communication48
Spatial transcriptomic characterization of a Carnegie stage 7 human embryo48
ERCC6L2–CtIP condensation tunes end resection48
Drosophila TMEM63 and mouse TMEM63A are lysosomal mechanosensory ion channels47
Perturbing TET2 condensation promotes aberrant genome-wide DNA methylation and curtails leukaemia cell growth47
Rear traction forces drive adherent tissue migration in vivo47
Nuclear and cytoplasmic spatial protein quality control is coordinated by nuclear–vacuolar junctions and perinuclear ESCRT47
ADSL-generated fumarate binds and inhibits STING to promote tumour immune evasion47
A nucleolar mechanism suppresses organismal proteostasis by modulating TGFβ/ERK signalling47
Differentiation, ageing and leukaemia alter the metabolic profile of human bone marrow haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells47
Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contacts are prime hotspots of phospholipid peroxidation driving ferroptosis46
Harnessing introns to monitor gene expression46
Diet and longevity46
Mapping paths through the nuclear pore complex45
Arginyl-tRNA synthetase in inflammation45
Navigating human embryogenesis through tailored model selection45
Worrying through the ECM45
Ribophagy relies on Rpl1245
Metabolites in tumour interstitial fluid directly suppress T cells45
Author Correction: Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth45
Author Correction: A Rag GTPase dimer code defines the regulation of mTORC1 by amino acids45
The spectrin cytoskeleton integrates endothelial mechanoresponses45
C-to-G editing generates double-strand breaks causing deletion, transversion and translocation44
Nuclear mechanics as a determinant of nuclear pore complex plasticity44
In situ architecture of the human prohibitin complex44
The glutathione S-transferase Gstt1 drives survival and dissemination in metastases44
CD160 dictates anti-PD-1 immunotherapy resistance by regulating CD8+ T cell exhaustion in colorectal cancer44
A bridge-like lipid transport protein controls plasma membrane lipid composition and fluidity42
Adherens junctions organize size-selective proteolytic hotspots critical for Notch signalling42
Pan-cancer pervasive upregulation of 3′ UTR splicing drives tumourigenesis42
NANOG prion-like assembly mediates DNA bridging to facilitate chromatin reorganization and activation of pluripotency42
Cracking glioblastoma core regulatory codes41
Astrocyte-induced Cdk5 expedites breast cancer brain metastasis by suppressing MHC-I expression to evade immune recognition41
An expanding repertoire of E3 ligases in membrane Atg8ylation41
Evidence for widespread cytoplasmic structuring into mesoscale condensates41
RNA sequestration in P-bodies sustains myeloid leukaemia41
m6A RNA methylation orchestrates transcriptional dormancy during paused pluripotency41
Pausing pluripotency via RNA methylation40
METTL3 restrains autoimmunity in β-cells40
Order and disorder in clathrin-mediated endocytosis40
Intrinsically disordered CO2 sensors40
Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth40
OASL phase condensation induces amyloid-like fibrillation of RIPK3 to promote virus-induced necroptosis40
Lipidomes define immune cell identity39
FUS maintains TAZ fluidity and function39
Neutrophil-derived migrasomes are an essential part of the coagulation system39
Celebrating 25 years of cell biology39
CellComm infers cellular crosstalk that drives haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell development38
Lysosome lipid signalling from the periphery to neurons regulates longevity38
Crossover patterning through condensation and coarsening of pro-crossover factors38
A chosen STING with a PERKy trail38
Morula-derived trophectoderm stem cells38
Single-cell analysis reveals transcriptomic and epigenomic impacts on the maternal–fetal interface following SARS-CoV-2 infection38
Forcing cell fate37
Mitochondrial shape alteration by metabolites37
Remote control of AMPK via extracellular adenosine controls tissue growth37
Transcription-coupled DNA–protein crosslink repair by CSB and CRL4CSA-mediated degradation37
Identification of aberrant luminal progenitors and mTORC1 as a potential breast cancer prevention target in BRCA2 mutation carriers37
H3K27 dimethylation dynamics reveal stepwise establishment of facultative heterochromatin in early mouse embryos36
H3K9me selectively blocks transcription factor activity and ensures differentiated tissue integrity36
A beta cell subset with enhanced insulin secretion and glucose metabolism is reduced in type 2 diabetes36
Nuclear pores safeguard the integrity of the nuclear envelope36
Ex vivo imaging reveals the spatiotemporal control of ovulation36
Cancer-cell-derived GABA promotes β-catenin-mediated tumour growth and immunosuppression35
Boosting cargo turnover with receptor mobility35
RNA scaffolds the Golgi ribbon by forming condensates with GM13035
Breaking up translation condensates in cancer35
Sugar unmasking for trafficking35
A new cell in an old tactile sensory organ35
Human neural tube morphogenesis in a dish35
Sperm bud mitochondria to adjust the numbers35
Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma34
A general approach to identify cell-permeable and synthetic anti-CRISPR small molecules34
TDP-43 skein-like inclusions are formed by BAG3- and HSP70-guided co-aggregation with actin-binding proteins34
Biomolecular condensation orchestrates clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants34
RNA-binding proteins pull in chromatin loops34
Polycomb repressive complex 2 shields naïve human pluripotent cells from trophectoderm differentiation34
Softening redox homeostasis in cancer cells34
Harnessing lysohormesis for healthy ageing33
Gender equity: toward redefining values33
FGFR-inhibitor-mediated dismissal of SWI/SNF complexes from YAP-dependent enhancers induces adaptive therapeutic resistance33
Combinatorial selective ER-phagy remodels the ER during neurogenesis33
NAD+ regulates nucleotide metabolism and genomic DNA replication33
Targeting a key disulfide linkage to regulate RIG-I condensation and cytosolic RNA-sensing33
Lessons from infrastructure and research advocacy in India32
Kinase-independent synthesis of 3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides by a phosphotransferase32
Retinoic acid induces human gastruloids with posterior embryo-like structures32
How cell biology can save the planet32
Massively parallel genomic perturbations with multi-target CRISPR interrogates Cas9 activity and DNA repair at endogenous sites32
A comprehensive tRNA pseudouridine map uncovers targets dependent on human stand-alone pseudouridine synthases32
Non-canonical MLL1 activity regulates centromeric phase separation and genome stability32
Author Correction: Polycomb CBX7 has a unifying role in cellular lifespan31
Grow up, beta cells31
Author Correction: Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived acetate promotes pancreatic cancer development by altering polyamine metabolism via the ACSS2–SP1–SAT1 axis31
PTEN checkMAITs type-17 innate-like T cells31
Host protection by two memory-like MAIT subsets31
Cytoplasmic control of spindle architecture31
A maternally programmed intergenerational mechanism enables male offspring to make piRNAs from Y-linked precursor RNAs in Drosophila30
Stress response regulates cancer fibroblasts30
Now is the greatest time to be in it30
Biases in machine-learning models of human single-cell data30
Metaboverse enables automated discovery and visualization of diverse metabolic regulatory patterns30
Author Correction: Defining E3 ligase–substrate relationships through multiplex CRISPR screening30
Temporal and spatial topography of cell proliferation in cancer30
Profiling cell death in COVID-19 pathology30
Brain-enriched RagB isoforms regulate the dynamics of mTORC1 activity through GATOR1 inhibition29
Publisher Correction: o8G modifications rewire tumoral microRNAs29
Reaffirming the value of model organisms in training scientific minds29
A placental model of SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals ACE2-dependent susceptibility and differentiation impairment in syncytiotrophoblasts29
Cholesterol sensing by the SCAP–FAM134B complex regulates ER-phagy and STING innate immunity29
Haematopoietic ageing in health and lifespan29
Retrospective and multifactorial single-cell profiling reveals sequential chromatin reorganization during X inactivation29
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