Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology is 2. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
The translation m(o)TOR that propels regeneration2342
When senescence generates pluripotent stem cells1281
Tightening the epithelium to control signalling1255
Transfection reflections: fit-for-purpose delivery of nucleic acids1249
A dynamic culture system that models the intricacy of the mammary gland1056
From trans-splicing discovery and onwards, trypanosomes lead the way986
Re-sizing of nuclear pores776
Histone H1 deamidation regulates DNA double-strand break repair774
Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways754
Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids599
Mechanisms of substrate processing during ER-associated protein degradation594
The aetiology and molecular landscape of insulin resistance549
Understanding mechanisms of antioxidant action in health and disease528
Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation518
Exploiting cell cycle-dependent dephosphorylation for mitosis-specific protein recruitment490
Publisher Correction: Plant hormone regulation of abiotic stress responses433
Resilience through selective translation421
The phosphoinositide PI5P inhibits the Hippo pathway effector YAP398
How proteins sense their cellular environment398
N-glycan-dependent protein maturation and quality control in the ER387
Decoding the Ca2+ signal for salt tolerance375
Mechanism and regulation of kinesin motors372
The emerging mechanisms and functions of microautophagy356
New insights into activation and function of the AMPK342
Establishment of H3K9-methylated heterochromatin and its functions in tissue differentiation and maintenance341
The healing role of gasdermin B in IBD338
Rise and SINE: roles of transcription factors and retrotransposons in zygotic genome activation333
CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research332
C-degron mimicry confers E3 ligase selectivity331
Silencing centromeres with age318
Bookmarking pluripotency genes318
Voices of the new generation: open science is good for science (and for you)304
The discovery of oncogene-induced senescence299
Regulation, functions and transmission of bivalent chromatin during mammalian development298
Telomere function and regulation from mouse models to human ageing and disease294
Nucleosomes as blueprints of genome architecture291
Biology and therapeutic targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A289
Studying lysosomal function and dysfunction using LysoIP284
Mechanisms and roles of podosomes and invadopodia276
Regulation of membrane protein structure and function by their lipid nano-environment275
Curvature-mediated endocytosis274
Structures and functions of coronavirus replication–transcription complexes and their relevance for SARS-CoV-2 drug design274
Big cells, small potential268
Publisher Correction: Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI- interacting RNAs249
Molecular tools for analysing in vivo senescence245
A quick guide to (transmembrane) planar cell polarity mouse strains236
Science Twitter — navigating change in science communication233
Migrasomes promote angiogenesis225
Improving chemical reprogramming strategies207
The prospects and opportunities of protein structure prediction with AI205
Why novel mRNA modifications are so challenging and what we can do about it205
The RNA world ‘hypothesis’203
Revolutionizing DNA repair research and cancer therapy with CRISPR–Cas screens200
Context-dependent TGFβ family signalling in cell fate regulation197
Splicing regulation through biomolecular condensates and membraneless organelles195
Circadian clock communication during homeostasis and ageing194
Molecular mechanisms and consequences of mitochondrial permeability transition193
A guide to the biogenesis and functions of endogenous small non-coding RNAs in animals193
FOXO transcription factors as mediators of stress adaptation192
Machinery, regulation and pathophysiological implications of autophagosome maturation183
Transposons: catch them if you can176
RNA binding — a useful third wheel in transcription168
New tool for MAPping microtubule dynamics167
Energy-driven genome regulation by ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers166
Activation of human endogenous retroviruses and its physiological consequences161
Mechanisms of mitochondrial respiratory adaptation158
Context-specific regulation and function of mRNA alternative polyadenylation158
Does species-specific alternative splicing make us human?157
Integrated biophysical imaging of cell interactions with 3D extracellular matrices153
Regulation and function of insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptor signalling147
Apical–basal polarity and the control of epithelial form and function144
Mechanisms of autophagy–lysosome dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases141
How ancient RNA survives and what we can learn from it139
Targeted protein degradation: from mechanisms to clinic138
Transcriptional control of energy metabolism by nuclear receptors135
Revisiting small RNA movement in plants133
A guide to cell death pathways129
Cold-induced longevity through proteasome boosting127
Myosin VI assists in fork protection127
New frontiers in quality control: the case of GPI-anchored proteins126
Author Correction: All the sites we cannot see: Sources and mitigation of false negatives in RNA modification studies125
The centromere as a tag of self-DNA125
Genomic regulation of transcription and RNA processing by the multitasking Integrator complex124
Resolution in super-resolution microscopy — definition, trade-offs and perspectives121
The molecular basis for cellular function of intrinsically disordered protein regions120
The technological landscape and applications of single-cell multi-omics116
DEI conversations: more than a box-ticking exercise115
Polarized endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contacts in cell migration114
Fat cells have long-lasting (epigenetic) memory110
Genome characteristics at the borders105
ATP and ROS signal cell extrusion102
Anticancer effects of zotatifin are mediated by RNA structure remodelling101
Author Correction: Regulation of membrane protein structure and function by their lipid nano-environment97
Microenvironmental determinants of endothelial cell heterogeneity92
Author Correction: Fibroblast and myofibroblast activation in normal tissue repair and fibrosis89
Author Correction: Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition89
Deep learning shapes single-cell data analysis88
Nuclear compartmentalization as a mechanism of quantitative control of gene expression88
Regulation of phospholipid distribution in the lipid bilayer by flippases and scramblases87
Interplay between mechanics and signalling in regulating cell fate86
The role and regulation of integrins in cell migration and invasion82
Ethylene — the lifeguard hormone80
Mechanisms of microtubule organization in differentiated animal cells80
Sleep tight thanks to Parp180
Roles of RIPK1 as a stress sentinel coordinating cell survival and immunogenic cell death80
Author Correction: Mechanisms of lncRNA biogenesis as revealed by nascent transcriptomics79
Unravelling oocyte ultrastructure76
Voices of the new generation: importance of emotional ‘match’ in mentoring relationships75
From shortening telomeres to replicative crisis73
The contribution of databases towards understanding the universe of long non-coding RNAs71
Transcription factors crossing the cell membrane70
Profiling the disordered proteome in cells using a chemical tag69
The many regulators of epithelial−mesenchymal transition66
Reassessing the relationship between mRNA levels and protein abundance in exercised skeletal muscles65
How green is your science? The race to make laboratories sustainable65
The molecular principles of gene regulation by Polycomb repressive complexes65
All the sites we cannot see: Sources and mitigation of false negatives in RNA modification studies64
Karyopherin-mediated nucleocytoplasmic transport62
Exercise metabolism and adaptation in skeletal muscle60
Fibroblast and myofibroblast activation in normal tissue repair and fibrosis59
Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells57
Mechanisms and regulation of substrate degradation by the 26S proteasome57
EV signalling in the haematopoietic niche56
Cellular role of TETs in early embryos55
Translation feedback control in the brain54
Author Correction: The role of the haematopoietic stem cell niche in development and ageing52
Cellular and molecular control of vertebrate somitogenesis51
Following the electric current51
The senescence-associated secretory phenotype and its physiological and pathological implications51
The birth of evo-devo50
Deciphering ADP-ribosylation signalling44
SWI/SNF chromatin remodellers persist through mitosis44
Calcium connects lysosomal damage to stress granule formation42
Mechanisms and regulation of DNA end resection in the maintenance of genome stability41
The bystander effect of pyroptosis41
The bioethics of synthetic cells40
Collective migration modes in development, tissue repair and cancer36
Publisher Correction: Generation of nanoscopic membrane curvature for membrane trafficking33
Mediat(or)ing adult stem cells by XIST33
Keeping oocytes young33
Voices of the new generation: my unconventional way to stay in academia33
Harnessing fluorescent probes to unveil dynamic membrane mechanics32
ERMES — from myths to molecules31
Functions and therapeutic applications of pseudouridylation29
ncRNA regulation of mitochondrial transcription29
Spatiotemporal control over cell–matrix interactions using dynamic micropatterns27
Mechanical state transitions in the regulation of tissue form and function27
Present and future of synthetic cell development27
Proteins that assemble co-translationally lean on their partner for stability26
Signalling mechanisms and cellular functions of SUMO25
Internal-m7G-modified mRNAs quake under stress24
Local and systemic mechanisms that control the hair follicle stem cell niche24
Author Correction: Molecular mechanisms underlying nucleotide repeat expansion disorders24
Sorting membrane proteins by size in the Golgi23
Smelling your way to longevity23
Lasker Award for AlphaFold22
Epigenetic discovery by enzyme activity profiling22
Let’s talk about (biological) sex21
Decoding the interactions and functions of non-coding RNA with artificial intelligence21
Blebbisomes are one bleb away from a functional cell21
The nuance in DNA and transcription factor interactions20
A nuclear morphology-based machine learning algorithm for senescence detection20
Cracking genetic codes of longevity19
Early insights into co-translational assembly of protein complexes18
The birth of stable introns17
Size matters17
Translating the midbody for cytokinesis17
Enabling RNA-compatible synthetic receptors through RNA editing16
Cellular functions of the protein kinase ATM and their relevance to human disease16
Control of satellite cell function in muscle regeneration and its disruption in ageing15
Translational control of stem cell function15
Cellular functions of eukaryotic RNA helicases and their links to human diseases14
Mapping organelle supply chains13
The discovery of cyclin-dependent kinases13
Mitochondrial ROS drive cell cycle progression13
BCL-2 proteins in senescence: beyond a simple target for senolysis?12
5mC: what goes on must come off12
New imprinting control-like regions12
Mechanistic insights into gasdermin-mediated pyroptosis11
Genome control by SMC complexes10
Mechanisms and regulation of human mitochondrial transcription10
Viruses show the way10
Pioneer factors as master regulators of the epigenome and cell fate10
Author Correction: Fundamentals of redox regulation in biology9
Gene regulation in time and space during X-chromosome inactivation9
Single-cell lipidomics reveals the organizing principle of cell fate decision9
Goodbye, senescent cells: CAR-T cells unleashed to fight ageing8
Effects of aneuploidy on cell behaviour and function8
Shaping epithelial tissues by stem cell mechanics in development and cancer8
The role of ordered cooperative assembly in biomolecular condensates8
Paleoproteomics sheds light on million-year-old fossils8
Monitoring subcellular protein localization at scale in live cells8
The role of the haematopoietic stem cell niche in development and ageing7
A novel photosystem assembly line worker7
Cell–extracellular matrix mechanotransduction in 3D7
Returning to the lab after a career break7
oskar stands on solid ground for translation7
Uncovering mRNA sequences that control translation initiation7
The double-edged sword of bivalency7
Exploring the uncharted landscape of truncated mRNAs7
Key challenges and recommendations for defining organelle membrane contact sites6
Mechanics and functional consequences of nuclear deformations6
Modelling human brain development and disease with organoids6
Protrusion-derived vesicles: new subtype of EVs?6
Modes of Notch signalling in development and disease6
The lipotype hypothesis6
Condensates trail the nucleus5
Enhancer selectivity in space and time: from enhancer–promoter interactions to promoter activation5
Probing cytoskeletal remodelling by cutting and marking filaments5
Compression as a driver of hair loss5
Principles and dynamics of spindle assembly checkpoint signalling5
A catalytic function for mammalian Argonautes5
BERing transcriptional noise for cell plasticity5
How embryos sort themselves out4
The memory of viscosity4
Molecular machineries shaping the mitochondrial inner membrane4
A histone code controls positional identity in limb regeneration4
Regulation of microtubule dynamics, mechanics and function through the growing tip4
DNA modifications walk a fine line between epigenetics and mutagenesis4
Challenges and opportunities in macromolecular structure determination4
Regulation and functions of non-m6A mRNA modifications4
MYC in TOP shape3
Base editing of organellar DNA with programmable deaminases3
Mechanisms of mechanotransduction and physiological roles of PIEZO channels3
Author Correction: The roles of Polycomb repressive complexes in mammalian development and cancer3
Senescent cells support limb regeneration3
Regulation of and challenges in targeting NAD+ metabolism3
A guide to machine learning for biologists3
Genome doubling — twice the same is not the same3
The prompt to discover senolytics3
The neuronal epigenome is special3
Cell cycle control in cancer2
The multiple links between actin and mitochondria2
Control of stem cell renewal and fate by YAP and TAZ2
Neurons whisper, tissues respond: neurons as orchestrators of stress responses2
Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations2
A code within the genetic code2
Good neighbours transfer nucleotides2
Cytosol-to-nucleus journey of a novel histone PTM2
Profiling cell identity and tissue architecture with single-cell and spatial transcriptomics2
RNA polymerase II transcription compartments: from multivalent chromatin binding to liquid droplet formation?2
Fat accumulation in middle-aged male animals2
A SOX9 switch from regeneration to fibrosis2
Cell quiescence sends argonaute-2 to transposons2
Plant hormone regulation of abiotic stress responses2
A guide to membraneless organelles and their various roles in gene regulation2
The diffraction limit of light taken by storm2
Slow cell death helps tissue repair2
First demonstration of miRNA-dependent mRNA decay2
Mechanisms of auxin action in plant growth and development2
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