Developmental Cell

Papers
(The median citation count of Developmental Cell is 9. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Epithelial cells adapt to curvature induction via transient active osmotic swelling315
Diet suppresses glioblastoma initiation in mice by maintaining quiescence of mutation-bearing neural stem cells287
Partial closure of the γ-tubulin ring complex by CDK5RAP2 activates microtubule nucleation211
Spatial patterning controls neuron numbers in the Drosophila visual system168
Therapeutic modulation of GSTO activity rescues FUS-associated neurotoxicity via deglutathionylation in ALS disease models163
Restoration of cone-circuit functionality in the regenerating adult zebrafish retina152
Bifunctional transcription factor GhMYB4 orchestrates transition from elongation to secondary cell wall synthesis trade-off in cotton fiber142
StBPA1 attenuates surface receptor activation and finely regulates immune responses against bacterial and oomycete pathogens in potato140
HOPX-associated molecular programs control cardiomyocyte cell states underpinning cardiac structure and function139
Control of poly(A)-tail length and translation in vertebrate oocytes and early embryos139
A pathological role of O-GlcNAcylation-driven TR11B production and function in lung adenocarcinoma131
Maternal and embryonic signals cause functional differentiation of luminal epithelial cells and receptivity establishment130
Astrocyte-induced mGluR1 activates human lung cancer brain metastasis via glutamate-dependent stabilization of EGFR129
A feedback loop between lamellipodial extension and HGF-ERK signaling specifies leader cells during collective cell migration124
Damage-responsive neuro-glial clusters coordinate the recruitment of dormant neural stem cells in Drosophila117
SMARCA5 reprograms AKR1B1-mediated fructose metabolism to control leukemogenesis106
Mechanisms of ferroptosis sensitization and resistance101
A human breast atlas integrating single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics95
Decomposing a deterministic path to mesenchymal niche formation by two intersecting morphogen gradients93
E3 ubiquitin ligase IPI1 controls rice immunity and flowering via both E3 ligase-dependent and -independent pathways92
Radially patterned morphogenesis of murine hair follicle placodes ensures robust epithelial budding92
Slc25a3-dependent copper transport controls flickering-induced Opa1 processing for mitochondrial safeguard91
A transcriptional and regulatory map of mouse somite maturation89
Epithelial tissue confinement inhibits cell growth and leads to volume-reducing divisions88
Rim aperture of yeast autophagic membranes balances cargo inclusion with vesicle maturation88
Mechanics of spindle orientation in human mitotic cells is determined by pulling forces on astral microtubules and clustering of cortical dynein88
Organoids from pluripotent stem cells and human tissues: When two cultures meet each other84
Stepping on the molecular brake: Slowing down proliferation to allow differentiation83
How structural interactions and receptor phosphorylation shape strigolactone signaling in rice79
Setting up cAMP in plants79
Nuclear lamina phase separation orchestrates stress-induced transcriptional responses in plants76
SLAM-ITseq identifies that Nrf2 induces liver regeneration through the pentose phosphate pathway76
Fibrous periosteum repairs bone fracture and maintains the healed bone throughout mouse adulthood75
Temperature-responsive N-acetylcytidine mRNA modification controls thermosensory flowering in Arabidopsis75
Vimentin intermediate filaments coordinate actin stress fibers and podosomes to determine the extracellular matrix degradation by macrophages73
Mannose controls mesoderm specification and symmetry breaking in mouse gastruloids70
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis highlights specific cell types manipulated by Fusarium head blight fungus leading to wheat susceptibility66
Nitric oxide controls stomatal development and stress responses by inhibiting MPK6 phosphorylation via S-nitrosylation in Arabidopsis64
A condensates-to-VPS41-associated phagic vacuoles conversion pathway controls autophagy degradation in plants64
Pollen-stigma incompatibility within and between species: Tread lightly, sedate the dogs, and don’t wake the guards!63
Lysosomal catabolic activity promotes the exit of murine totipotent 2-cell state by silencing early-embryonic retrotransposons63
Can’t smell the virus: SARS-CoV-2, chromatin organization, and anosmia63
Axon guidance in central nervous system regeneration63
SUMO style defense: How post-translational modification via SUMO conjugation promotes plant defense63
Neuronal-epithelial cross-talk drives acinar specification via NRG1-ERBB3-mTORC2 signaling62
Nucleolar protein PEXF controls ribosomal RNA synthesis and pluripotency exit62
MAP9/MAPH-9 supports axonemal microtubule doublets and modulates motor movement62
Traveling to the left: A story of PKD1L1-containing vesicles62
The endophilin curvature-sensitive motif requires electrostatic guidance to recycle synaptic vesicles in vivo61
Single-cell exploration of gonadal somatic cell lineage specification during human sex determination61
YAP1 and PRDM14 converge to promote cell survival and tumorigenesis59
Bidirectional activation of stem-like programs between metastatic cancer and alveolar type 2 cells within the niche59
Don’t fear the reaper: The role of regulated cell death in tumorigenesis and BH3-mimetics for cancer therapy59
Biophysics of organoids58
Nuclear receptor Nr5a2 promotes diverse connective tissue fates in the jaw58
Spatiotemporal mapping of gene expression landscapes and developmental trajectories during zebrafish embryogenesis57
The miR-430 locus with extreme promoter density forms a transcription body during the minor wave of zygotic genome activation56
BMP-gated cell-cycle progression drives anoikis during mesenchymal collective migration56
KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular coupling56
The microtubular preprophase band recruits Myosin XI to the cortical division site to guide phragmoplast expansion during plant cytokinesis55
Dynamic control of H2A.Zub and H3K27me3 by ambient temperature during cell fate determination in Arabidopsis55
Human yolk sac-derived innate lymphoid-biased multipotent progenitors emerge prior to hematopoietic stem cell formation55
Seamless knockins in Drosophila via CRISPR-triggered single-strand annealing54
Xyloglucan side chains enable polysaccharide secretion to the plant cell wall52
Genetic variation associated with condensate dysregulation in disease52
Maternal CENP-C restores centromere symmetry in mammalian zygotes to ensure proper chromosome segregation51
Prerequisite endocardial-mesenchymal transition for murine cardiac trabecular angiogenesis51
Integrated transcriptomics of human blood vessels defines a spatially controlled niche for early mesenchymal progenitor cells51
Proteomic profiling of centrosomes across multiple mammalian cell and tissue types by an affinity capture method50
A single-cell census of mouse limb development identifies complex spatiotemporal dynamics of skeleton formation49
Assembly of tight junction belts by ZO1 surface condensation and local actin polymerization49
Adhesion tunes speed and persistence by coordinating protrusions and extracellular matrix remodeling48
TDRD1 phase separation drives intermitochondrial cement assembly to promote piRNA biogenesis and fertility48
The BAS chromatin remodeler determines brassinosteroid-induced transcriptional activation and plant growth in Arabidopsis47
Septins regulate border cell surface geometry, shape, and motility downstream of Rho in Drosophila47
Epidermal hydrodynamics controls water homeostasis of shoot meristems for plant adaptation to terrestrial environments47
Spatially resolved proteomics of the Arabidopsis stomatal lineage identifies polarity complexes for cell divisions and stomatal pores46
Pten, PI3K, and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 dynamics control pulsatile actin branching in Drosophila retina morphogenesis46
CLMP is a tumor suppressor that determines all-trans retinoic acid response in colorectal cancer46
Optogenetic manipulation identifies the roles of ERK and AKT dynamics in controlling mouse embryonic stem cell exit from pluripotency46
Chromatin remodeling of prostaglandin signaling in smooth muscle enables mouse embryo passage through the female reproductive tract46
Extracellular matrix assembly stress initiates Drosophila central nervous system morphogenesis45
VAMP2 controls murine epidermal differentiation and carcinogenesis by regulation of nucleophagy45
Investigating morphogen and patterning dynamics with optogenetic control of morphogen production45
Developmental landscape of human forebrain at a single-cell level identifies early waves of oligodendrogenesis44
Allelic transcriptomic profiling identifies the role of PRD-like homeobox genes in human embryonic-cleavage-stage arrest44
RNA N6-methyladenosine modification promotes auxin biosynthesis required for male meiosis in rice44
Understanding the cell fate and behavior of progenitors at the origin of the mouse cardiac mitral valve43
An antisense RNA forms R-loop to facilitate the transcription of CBF genes and plant cold acclimation43
Immune mechanisms shape the clonal landscape during early progression of prostate cancer43
Seriously cilia: A tiny organelle illuminates evolution, disease, and intercellular communication43
Parallel CRISPR-Cas9 screens identify mechanisms of PLIN2 and lipid droplet regulation42
Plant glutamate receptors mediate a bet-hedging strategy between regeneration and defense41
Localized glucose import, glycolytic processing, and mitochondria generate a focused ATP burst to power basement-membrane invasion41
Mesodermal fibronectin controls cell shape, polarity, and mechanotransduction in the second heart field during cardiac outflow tract development41
Large-scale chromatin reorganization reactivates placenta-specific genes that drive cellular aging40
ΔNp63/p73 drive metastatic colonization by controlling a regenerative epithelial stem cell program in quasi-mesenchymal cancer stem cells40
Mechanical regulation of substrate adhesion and de-adhesion drives a cell-contractile wave during Drosophila tissue morphogenesis40
Vasculature is getting Hip(po): Hippo signaling in vascular development and disease40
Sweat gland development requires an eccrine dermal niche and couples two epidermal programs39
A translation control module coordinates germline stem cell differentiation with ribosome biogenesis during Drosophila oogenesis39
Welcoming new Developmental Cell advisors39
Stress delays the bloom: ROS sustains condensates to protect the tomato meristem39
Smooth muscle contributes to the development and function of a layered intestinal stem cell niche39
A matter of selectivity: ER-phagy suppression at the onset of pancreatic cancer38
GLRs: Mediating a defense-regeneration tradeoff in plants38
Nucleoporin Seh1 controls murine neocortical development via transcriptional repression of p21 in neural stem cells38
ZINC FINGER PROTEIN2 suppresses funiculus lignification to ensure seed loading efficiency in Arabidopsis38
Distinct p53 isoforms code for opposing transcriptional outcomes38
Inflammation accelerates metastasis: Medulloblastoma leptomeningeal dissemination37
PRC2-mediated repression of PIF4 targets beyond the on/off switch of gene expression37
Checking in with EPLIN: EPLINα as a regulator of integrin trafficking36
Extracellular carriers control lipid-dependent secretion, delivery, and activity of WNT morphogens36
Actomyosin contractility in olfactory placode neurons opens the skin epithelium to form the zebrafish nostril36
A ROS-dependent mechanism promotes CDK2 phosphorylation to drive progression through S phase36
Identification of Greb1l as a genetic determinant of crisscross heart in mice showing torsion of the heart tube by shortage of progenitor cells36
Deceleration of the cell cycle underpins a switch from proliferative to terminal divisions in plant stomatal lineage36
ISL2 is a putative tumor suppressor whose epigenetic silencing reprograms the metabolism of pancreatic cancer35
Collective oscillatory signaling in Dictyostelium discoideum acts as a developmental timer initiated by weak coupling of a noisy pulsatile signal35
Asymmetric partitioning of persistent paternal mitochondria during cell divisions safeguards embryo development and mitochondrial inheritance35
A dual enhancer-attenuator element ensures transient Cdx2 expression during mouse posterior body formation35
Integration of vascular progenitors into functional blood vessels represents a distinct mechanism of vascular growth35
Mapping the dynamics of epigenetic adaptation in S. pombe during heterochromatin misregulation35
An exception to the rule? Regeneration of the injured spinal cord in the spiny mouse35
Mitochondrial GTP metabolism controls reproductive aging in C. elegans35
Concerted changes in Epithelium and Stroma: a multi-scale, multi-omics analysis of progression from Barrett’s Esophagus to adenocarcinoma34
Notochord segmentation in zebrafish controlled by iterative mechanical signaling34
PITTching in for lysosome repair34
S-nitrosylation coordinates stomatal development and functions34
Hepatocytic lipocalin-2 controls HDL metabolism and atherosclerosis via Nedd4-1-SR-BI axis in mice34
ZNFX-1 keeps RNAi in the loop34
The Hitchhiker’s Guide across a Waddington’s landscape of melanoma34
YAP regulates an SGK1/mTORC1/SREBP-dependent lipogenic program to support proliferation and tissue growth34
Pancreas agenesis mutations disrupt a lead enhancer controlling a developmental enhancer cluster34
Persistent cell contacts enable E-cadherin/HMR-1- and PAR-3-based symmetry breaking within a developing C. elegans epithelium34
Building a kidney tree: Functional collecting duct from human pluripotent stem cells34
A Scribble/Cdep/Rac pathway controls follower-cell crawling and cluster cohesion during collective border-cell migration33
4D reconstruction of murine developmental trajectories using spherical harmonics33
Quantitative proteomic profiling identifies global protein network dynamics in murine embryonic heart development33
Fate mapping in mouse demonstrates early secretory differentiation directly from Lgr5+ intestinal stem cells33
Aging-induced changes in lymphatic muscle cell transcriptomes are associated with reduced pumping of peripheral collecting lymphatic vessels in mice32
TAF1 is required for fetal but not adult hematopoiesis in mice32
Dual states of murine Bmi1-expressing intestinal stem cells drive epithelial development utilizing non-canonical Wnt signaling32
Antagonistic systemin receptors integrate the activation and attenuation of systemic wound signaling in tomato32
Wnt signaling couples G2 phase control with differentiation during hematopoiesis in Drosophila32
In the mouse cortex, oligodendrocytes regain a plastic capacity, transforming into astrocytes after acute injury31
Gene module reconstruction identifies cellular differentiation processes and the regulatory logic of specialized secretion in zebrafish31
Activity-dependent local protection and lateral inhibition control synaptic competition in developing mitral cells in mice31
Evolutionarily conserved midbody remodeling precedes ring canal formation during gametogenesis30
Long noncoding RNA ARTA controls ABA response through MYB7 nuclear trafficking in Arabidopsis30
Cell death: Revisiting the roads to ruin30
Morphogenesis and regeneration share a conserved core transition cell state program that controls lung epithelial cell fate30
A subset of neutrophils activates anti-tumor immunity and inhibits non-small-cell lung cancer progression30
How meningeal macrophages control medulloblastoma induction29
Mending microtubules enhances cell polarity29
Human yolk sac-derived innate lymphoid-biased multipotent progenitors emerge prior to hematopoietic stem cell formation29
Single-cell chromatin accessibility identifies enhancer networks driving gene expression during spinal cord development in mouse29
Local synthesis of the phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate lipid drives focal adhesion turnover29
A chromatin code for limb segment identity in axolotl limb regeneration29
TMK-PIN1 drives a short self-organizing circuit for auxin export and signaling in Arabidopsis29
Self-extinguishing relay waves enable homeostatic control of human neutrophil swarming29
Marsupial single-cell transcriptomics identifies temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programs29
The mechanical state of pre-tumoral epithelia controls subsequent Drosophila tumor aggressiveness29
An integrated approach identifies the molecular underpinnings of murine anterior visceral endoderm migration29
TaANK-TPR1 enhances wheat resistance against stripe rust via controlling gene expression and protein activity of NLR protein TaRPP13L128
Meningeal macrophages inhibit chemokine signaling in pre-tumor cells to suppress mouse medulloblastoma initiation28
EYA protein complex is required for Wntless retrograde trafficking from endosomes to Golgi28
Molecular and spatial landmarks of early mouse skin development28
Controlling pyroptosis through post-translational modifications of gasdermin D28
Replication stress triggered by nucleotide pool imbalance drives DNA damage and cGAS-STING pathway activation in NAFLD28
Reshaping of the tumor microenvironment by cellular senescence: An opportunity for senotherapies28
SigmaR1 shapes rough endoplasmic reticulum membrane sheets28
A postsynaptic GPR158-PLCXD2 complex controls spine apparatus abundance and dendritic spine maturation28
DDX20 is required for cell-cycle reentry of prospermatogonia and establishment of spermatogonial stem cell pool during testicular development in mice28
ATG5 provides host protection acting as a switch in the atg8ylation cascade between autophagy and secretion28
Lineage-tracing hematopoietic stem cell origins in vivo to efficiently make human HLF+ HOXA+ hematopoietic progenitors from pluripotent stem cells28
Glutamine-dependent signaling controls pluripotent stem cell fate28
Identification of a non-canonical planar cell polarity pathway triggered by light in the developing mouse retina27
DNGR-1-tracing marks an ependymal cell subset with damage-responsive neural stem cell potential27
A bridge too far: Identification of bridge cell states as drivers of plasticity in neuroblastoma27
Cytoskeletal crosstalk in macrophages: Vimentin drives ECM remodeling in tumor invasion and tissue plasticity27
Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites are segregated for secretion based on cargo size27
Microtubule-associated protein MAP7 promotes tubulin posttranslational modifications and cargo transport to enable osmotic adaptation27
Novel bacterial strategy to hijack plant immunity through metabolic manipulation27
A limb bud morphogen bites the dust27
Mammalian autophagosomes form from finger-like phagophores26
Mast cells proliferate in the peri-hippocampal space during early development and modulate local and peripheral immune cells26
The elusive pulmonary neuroendocrine cell: How rare diseases may help solving common diseases26
From nuclear to extracellular PTEN: Multiple roles in tumor suppression and immune modulation26
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 controls the formation of mitochondria-derived pre-peroxisomes25
Hippo pathway and Bonus control developmental cell fate decisions in the Drosophila eye25
Targeted search for scaling genes reveals matrix metalloproteinase 3 as a scaler of the dorsal-ventral pattern in Xenopus laevis embryos25
Plasticity in airway smooth muscle differentiation during mouse lung development25
Differential condensation of sister chromatids acts with Cdc6 to ensure asynchronous S-phase entry in Drosophila male germline stem cell lineage25
The Drosophila adult midgut progenitor cells arise from asymmetric divisions of neuroblast-like cells25
Caveolae sense oxidative stress through membrane lipid peroxidation and cytosolic release of CAVIN1 to regulate NRF225
Jpx RNA controls Xist induction through spatial reorganization of the mouse X-inactivation center25
Type I gamma phosphatidylinositol phosphate 5-kinase i5 controls cell sensitivity to interferon25
An SLC12A9-dependent ion transport mechanism maintains lysosomal osmolarity25
Self-organization of vascular strands drives their patterning in the Arabidopsis shoot apex25
Heart regeneration: 20 years of progress and renewed optimism24
New adventures in spatial transcriptomics24
Remodeling of cadherin contacts in embryonic mesenchymal tissues during differential cell migration24
A morphogenetic wave in the chick embryo lateral mesoderm generates mesenchymal-epithelial transition through a 3D-rosette intermediate24
Regulation of reverse electron transfer at mitochondrial complex I by unconventional Notch action in cancer stem cells24
A SOX9-B7x axis safeguards dedifferentiated tumor cells from immune surveillance to drive breast cancer progression24
Identifying cross-lineage dependencies of cell-type-specific regulators in mouse gastruloids24
Gliotransmission and adenosine signaling promote axon regeneration24
A single-cell transcriptomic census of mammalian olfactory epithelium aging24
Philip N. Benfey (1953–2023)24
Coordinated control of calcium signaling by CPK3 and CaM2 via CNGCs in response to cold stress in Arabidopsis24
“Fateful” encounter: Lineage tracing meets phylogeny to unravel mysteries of cancer progression24
Synthetic Notch receptors and their applications to study cell-cell contacts in vivo23
In vitro generation of mouse morula-like cells23
Functional heterogeneity of Wnt-responsive and Hedgehog-responsive neural stem cells in the murine adult hippocampus23
Decreased GATA3 levels cause changed mouse cutaneous innate lymphoid cell fate, facilitating hair follicle recycling23
ATG9 assists lipid replenishment for lysosome membrane repair23
NGN3 oscillatory expression controls the timing of human pancreatic endocrine differentiation23
Genome-wide analysis of pseudogenes reveals HBBP1’s human-specific essentiality in erythropoiesis and implication in β-thalassemia23
Waves of regulated protein expression and phosphorylation rewire the proteome to drive gametogenesis in budding yeast23
Tissue-resident macrophages specifically express Lactotransferrin and Vegfc during ear pinna regeneration in spiny mice22
Unlocking trophectoderm mysteries: In vivo and in vitro perspectives on human and mouse trophoblast fate induction22
Single-cell and spatial mapping Identify cell types and signaling Networks in the human ureter22
Outer mitochondrial membrane E3 Ub ligase MARCH5 controls de novo peroxisome biogenesis22
Directed cell invasion and asymmetric adhesion drive tissue elongation and turning in C. elegans gonad morphogenesis22
Functional genetic screen identifies ITPR3/calcium/RELB axis as a driver of colorectal cancer metastatic liver colonization22
The default and directed pathways of hepatoblast differentiation involve distinct epigenomic mechanisms22
Extracellular mechanical forces drive endocardial cell volume decrease during zebrafish cardiac valve morphogenesis22
Comparative single-cell multiome identifies evolutionary changes in neural progenitor cells during primate brain development22
Transport properties of canonical PIN-FORMED proteins from Arabidopsis and the role of the loop domain in auxin transport22
The spatial zonation of the murine placental vasculature is specified by epigenetic mechanisms22
An essential signaling cascade for avian auditory hair cell regeneration22
Differential growth is an emergent property of mechanochemical feedback mechanisms in curved plant organs22
Control of murine brown adipocyte development by GATA622
Eomes restricts Brachyury functions at the onset of mouse gastrulation22
Early human embryonic development: Blastocyst formation to gastrulation22
Restoration of CPEB4 prevents muscle stem cell senescence during aging22
TFEB triggers a matrix degradation and invasion program in triple-negative breast cancer cells upon mTORC1 repression21
EGFR-dependent actomyosin patterning coordinates morphogenetic movements between tissues in Drosophila melanogaster21
Villus myofibroblasts are developmental and adult progenitors of mammalian gut lymphatic musculature21
Unidirectional and phase-gated signaling synchronizes murine presomitic mesoderm cells21
Three-dimensional imaging studies in mice identify cellular dynamics of skeletal muscle regeneration21
Sensing plasma membrane pore formation induces chemokine production in survivors of regulated necrosis21
The regulatory landscape of 5′ UTRs in translational control during zebrafish embryogenesis21
ERK synchronizes embryonic cleavages in Drosophila21
γ-secretase promotes Drosophila postsynaptic development through the cleavage of a Wnt receptor21
The myogenesis program drives clonal selection and drug resistance in rhabdomyosarcoma21
Autophagy-dependent splicing control directs translation toward inflammation during senescence21
RNA degradation eliminates developmental transcripts during murine embryonic stem cell differentiation via CAPRIN1-XRN221
Photoregulatory protein kinases fine-tune plant photomorphogenesis by directing a bifunctional phospho-code on HY5 in Arabidopsis21
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