Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is 20. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Publisher Correction: Structure and activation of the RING E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM72 on the membrane503
Author Correction: Polλ promotes microhomology-mediated end-joining296
Author Correction: Structure of the human K2P13.1 channel reveals a hydrophilic pore restriction and lipid cofactor site213
Celebrating Nature Structural & Molecular Biology’s 30th anniversary145
30 years of structural and molecular biology and counting141
Towards a molecular and structural definition of cell death139
Tau modification by the norepinephrine metabolite DOPEGAL stimulates its pathology and propagation120
Structural insights into metazoan pretargeting GET complexes105
Accessible technology for diploid high-order 3D human genome analysis102
Surviving under stress conditions98
TRIM37 prevents ectopic spindle pole assembly by peptide motif recognition and substrate-dependent oligomerization97
Dissecting the mechanism of CRISPR–Cas technologies to design efficient biotechnologies91
Structural basis of branching during RNA splicing87
Exploration of novel αβ-protein folds through de novo design86
Structure of the HCV glycoprotein86
Cryo-EM analysis of complement C3 reveals a reversible major opening of the macroglobulin ring83
Structures of aberrant spliceosome intermediates on their way to disassembly83
Isoform-resolved mRNA profiling of ribosome load defines interplay of HIF and mTOR dysregulation in kidney cancer82
Alternative splicing of CARM1 regulated by LincGET-guided paraspeckles biases the first cell fate in mammalian early embryos81
ACAD10 and ACAD11 enable mammalian 4-hydroxy acid lipid catabolism77
Protein import into mitochondria — a new path through the membranes74
Constitutive activation mechanism of a class C GPCR73
Tropomyosin 1-I/C coordinates kinesin-1 and dynein motors during oskar mRNA transport71
Transcription directionality is licensed by Integrator at active human promoters70
Structural basis for pre-tRNA recognition and processing by the human tRNA splicing endonuclease complex70
Endocrine resistance and breast cancer plasticity are controlled by CoREST70
A novel class of inhibitors that disrupts the stability of integrin heterodimers identified by CRISPR-tiling-instructed genetic screens68
Shifting our perspective on orphan G protein-coupled receptors68
Uncovering protein glycosylation dynamics and heterogeneity using deep quantitative glycoprofiling (DQGlyco)68
Structural insights into translocation and tailored synthesis of hyaluronan66
Reduction of DHHC5-mediated beclin 1 S-palmitoylation underlies autophagy decline in aging64
Structural basis of tRNA recognition by the m3C RNA methyltransferase METTL6 in complex with SerRS seryl-tRNA synthetase64
A heterotrimeric protein complex assembles the metazoan V-ATPase upon dissipation of proton gradients63
A PKA inhibitor motif within SMOOTHENED controls Hedgehog signal transduction62
Current challenges in understanding the role of enhancers in disease60
Snapshots of actin and tubulin folding inside the TRiC chaperonin60
The Ruminococcus bromii amylosome protein Sas6 binds single and double helical α-glucan structures in starch60
Ensemble cryo-EM reveals conformational states of the nsp13 helicase in the SARS-CoV-2 helicase replication–transcription complex60
PARylated PDHE1α generates acetyl-CoA for local chromatin acetylation and DNA damage repair59
P-type ATPase magnesium transporter MgtA acts as a dimer59
Binding NEMO: Liquid–liquid phase separation captures immune regulator58
Studying the impact of the nuclear topography on gene function58
Author Correction: Cryo-EM structure of an active central apparatus57
Cohesin closes the door on coexpression57
Author Correction: Structural basis of the histone ubiquitination read–write mechanism of RYBP–PRC157
Autoinhibition of a clamp-loader ATPase revealed by deep mutagenesis and cryo-EM57
THEMIS is a substrate and allosteric activator of SHP1, playing dual roles during T cell development56
Transcription start site choice diversifies mRNA isoforms and defines cancer cell behavior56
A personal perspective of the voltage-gated potassium channel studies56
Chemical modifications, ions and water molecules in the sub-2 Å resolution structure of the human 80S ribosome55
Phase separation drives X-chromosome inactivation55
Better SIFI than sorry55
Understanding ubiquitination in neurodevelopment by integrating insights across space and time54
Rhodopsin-bestrophin fusion proteins from unicellular algae form gigantic pentameric ion channels54
Addendum: Retinoic acid signaling is critical during the totipotency window in early mammalian development53
Structures of transcription preinitiation complex engaged with the +1 nucleosome53
Author Correction: Structural basis of tRNA recognition by the m3C RNA methyltransferase METTL6 in complex with SerRS seryl-tRNA synthetase53
Comprehensive analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae intron structures in vivo53
Cryo-EM structure of an active central apparatus52
Signal-induced enhancer activation requires Ku70 to read topoisomerase1–DNA covalent complexes52
EGOC inhibits TOROID polymerization by structurally activating TORC151
Dynamic PRC1–CBX8 stabilizes a porous structure of chromatin condensates51
MiOS, an integrated imaging and computational strategy to model gene folding with nucleosome resolution51
Telomeric 8-oxo-guanine drives rapid premature senescence in the absence of telomere shortening49
Smc5/6 silences episomal transcription by a three-step function49
cBAF generates subnucleosomes that expand OCT4 binding and function beyond DNA motifs at enhancers49
Deadenylation kinetics of mixed poly(A) tails at single-nucleotide resolution49
A conserved coupling of transcriptional ON and OFF periods underlies bursting dynamics49
Structure of adenylyl cyclase 5 in complex with Gβγ offers insights into ADCY5-related dyskinesia48
Lineage regulators TFAP2C and NR5A2 function as bipotency activators in totipotent embryos48
Microtubule-binding-induced allostery triggers LIS1 dissociation from dynein prior to cargo transport48
Cryogenic electron microscopy structures reveal how ATP and DNA binding in MutS coordinates sequential steps of DNA mismatch repair47
Structure and activation of the human autophagy-initiating ULK1C:PI3KC3-C1 supercomplex47
DNA methylation restricts coordinated germline and neural fates in embryonic stem cell differentiation47
The conformational landscape of human transthyretin revealed by cryo-EM46
Transcriptional repression upon S phase entry protects genome integrity in pluripotent cells46
SCAF1 drives the compositional diversity of mammalian respirasomes46
Cryo-EM structure of the NDH–PSI–LHCI supercomplex from Spinacia oleracea45
Perfect match: PET ligand fits snugly into folded Tau filaments45
Control of transcription elongation and DNA repair by alarmone ppGpp45
Virtual screen raises hit rate44
Na+-V-ATPase inhibitor curbs VRE growth and unveils Na+ pathway structure44
Transcription and replication meet the silent X chromosome territory44
All roads lead to MRN regulation at telomeres: different paths to one solution44
Thirty years of structural changes44
TALEDs complete the toolkit for editing human mitochondrial DNA43
Mechanistic basis for PYROXD1-mediated protection of the human tRNA ligase complex against oxidative inactivation43
ZBTB16/PLZF regulates juvenile spermatogonial stem cell development through an extensive transcription factor poising network43
STING to the lysosome’s rescue43
Dynamics of microcompartment formation at the mitosis-to-G1 transition42
Structure and interactions of the endogenous human Commander complex42
Finding and recycling stalled spliceosomes42
Functional epigenomics: chromatin complexity untangled42
Pioneer factor Pax7 initiates two-step cell-cycle-dependent chromatin opening41
Structural basis for the dynamic chaperoning of disordered clients by Hsp9041
Structural basis of hepatitis B virus receptor binding41
Condensation of ZFP207 and U1 snRNP promotes spliceosome assembly40
Structural plasticity of bacterial ESCRT-III protein PspA in higher-order assemblies40
Guidelines for minimal reporting requirements, design and interpretation of experiments involving the use of eukaryotic dual gene expression reporters (MINDR)40
Start codon-associated ribosomal frameshifting mediates nutrient stress adaptation40
Excited-state observation of active K-Ras reveals differential structural dynamics of wild-type versus oncogenic G12D and G12C mutants39
Architects of the membrane: structures of eukaryotic choline phosphotransferase 1 and choline/ethanolamine phosphotransferase 139
The coupling mechanism of mammalian mitochondrial complex I38
The complexin C-terminal amphipathic helix stabilizes the fusion pore open state by sculpting membranes38
Transport mechanism of presynaptic high-affinity choline uptake by CHT138
Transcription modulates chromatin dynamics and locus configuration sampling38
Diverse activation mechanisms of PI3Ks37
CENP-N promotes the compaction of centromeric chromatin37
Structural basis of circularly permuted group II intron self-splicing37
Looking back at 202137
Structure and function of the human mitochondrial MRS2 channel37
DNA replication at high res37
Evolution of a histone variant involved in compartmental regulation of NAD metabolism37
RNA polymerase II depletion from the inactive X chromosome territory is not mediated by physical compartmentalization37
Structural clues about bridge-mediated lipid transfer36
A PAR6–aPKC–LGL structure reveals how LGL antagonizes aPKC36
Mesoscale regulation of microtubule-organizing centers by the E3 ligase TRIM3736
Cryptic elements of the heat-shock response36
Cooperation of chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complex and pioneer factor AP-1 shapes 3D enhancer landscapes35
MacroH2A1.1 has evolved to let PARP1 do more by loosening its grip on PAR35
Two dynamically competing factors determine the translation start site35
Structural mechanism for the selective phosphorylation of DNA-loaded MCM double hexamers by the Dbf4-dependent kinase35
Structural basis of MALAT1 RNA maturation and mascRNA biogenesis35
Structural insights into the decoding capability of isoleucine tRNAs with lysidine and agmatidine34
Orchestrating nucleic acid–protein interactions at chromosome ends: telomerase mechanisms come into focus34
High-resolution structures of the SARS-CoV-2 N7-methyltransferase inform therapeutic development34
cGAMP-activated cGAS–STING signaling: its bacterial origins and evolutionary adaptation by metazoans34
Cryo-EM structures of human RNA polymerase I34
Structural insights into the iron nitrogenase complex34
Hallucination of closed repeat proteins containing central pockets34
Regulatory activity is the default DNA state in eukaryotes34
Heritable maintenance of chromatin modifications confers transcriptional memory of interferon-γ signaling34
Molting mitochondria33
Structure of a volume-regulated heteromeric LRRC8A/C channel33
Structure of RAS signaling regulator complex reveals mechanism33
Remodeling of maternal mRNA through poly(A) tail orchestrates human oocyte-to-embryo transition33
Mechanisms for licensing origins of DNA replication in eukaryotic cells32
A tweak and a peek: How Cas9 pries open double-stranded DNA to check its sequence32
A chromatin mesh model for compaction of chromatin by PRC1 in condensates32
Ferlin structures32
Cryo-EM structure of the human CST–Polα/primase complex in a recruitment state32
De novo design of obligate ABC-type heterotrimeric proteins32
PARP1 and HPF1 team up to flag down DNA-repair machinery32
Looking back at 30 years of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology32
Glycerol mediates crosstalk between metabolism and trafficking through the golgin Imh131
Distinct tau filament folds in human MAPT mutants P301L and P301T31
The yeast genome is globally accessible in living cells31
The structure of the NuA4–Tip60 complex reveals the mechanism and importance of long-range chromatin modification31
Structure and function of a broad-range thermal receptor in myriapods31
Parkinson’s disease risk protein TMEM175 keeps lysosomes running on a proton leak31
Conformational coupling of redox-driven Na+-translocation in Vibrio cholerae NADH:quinone oxidoreductase31
Mechanical disengagement of the cohesin ring31
Remote on–off switching of protein activity by intrinsically disordered region30
Time-course remodeling and pathology intervention of α-synuclein amyloid fibril by heparin and heparin-like oligosaccharides30
Author Correction: The active site of O-GlcNAc transferase imposes constraints on substrate sequence30
A nanobody-based therapeutic targeting Nipah virus limits viral escape30
Structural basis of pH-dependent activation in a CLC transporter30
A rare genetic variant biases maternal meiotic recombination toward risk of pregnancy loss30
Catalytic and noncatalytic functions of DNA polymerase κ in translesion DNA synthesis30
Author Correction: Smc5/6 silences episomal transcription by a three-step function30
Molecular basis of the TRAP complex function in ER protein biogenesis30
Actin up: shifting chromosomes toward repair, but also translocations29
Menopause age and cancer risk is influenced by rare genetic variants29
Replication licensing during S phase: breaking the law to prevent breaking DNA29
Returning home to navigate challenges and meet potential in Poland29
Fatty acid transporter MFSD2A is a multifunctional gatekeeper in brain and placenta29
Author Correction: Structural basis for antibody-mediated NMDA receptor clustering and endocytosis in autoimmune encephalitis29
Author Correction: Phase separation drives the self-assembly of mitochondrial nucleoids for transcriptional modulation29
Mechanism and modeling of human disease-associated near-exon intronic variants that perturb RNA splicing28
Structural inventory of cotranslational protein folding by the eukaryotic RAC complex28
H4K16ac activates the transcription of transposable elements and contributes to their cis-regulatory function28
Tau filaments with the Alzheimer fold in human MAPT mutants V337M and R406W28
Molecular basis for the regulation of human glycogen synthase by phosphorylation and glucose-6-phosphate28
Tubulin acetyltransferases access and modify the microtubule luminal K40 residue through anchors in taxane-binding pockets28
The structure of the human 80S ribosome at 1.9 Å resolution reveals the molecular role of chemical modifications and ions in RNA28
Mapping the conformational landscape of the stimulatory heterotrimeric G protein28
Regulation of kinesin-2 motility by its β-hairpin motif28
CRISPR–ChIP reveals selective regulation of H3K79me2 by Menin in MLL leukemia28
TMEM170 proteins are lipid scramblases associated with bridge-type lipid transporters BLTP1/Csf128
Kinetic control of mammalian transcription elongation28
The subcortical maternal complex safeguards mouse oocyte-to-embryo transition by preventing nuclear entry of SPIN127
Cryo-EM structures of the Spo11 core complex bound to DNA27
Towards a structurally resolved human protein interaction network27
Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA27
Genome dilution by cell growth drives starvation-like proteome remodeling in mammalian and yeast cells27
True-atomic-resolution insights into the structure and functional role of linear chains and low-barrier hydrogen bonds in proteins27
Structural insights into TRPV2 modulation by probenecid27
Combinatorial quantification of 5mC and 5hmC at individual CpG dyads and the transcriptome in single cells reveals modulators of DNA methylation maintenance fidelity27
How one molecule senses light and temperature26
Structural insights into the regulation of Cas7-11 by TPR-CHAT26
Cryo-EM reveals how Hsp90 and FKBP immunophilins co-regulate the glucocorticoid receptor26
An egg-ceptional mechanism of acentrosomal spindle assembly26
A PRE loop at the dac locus acts as a topological chromatin structure that restricts and specifies enhancer–promoter communication26
Concerted SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase activities of TOPORS and RNF4 are essential for stress management and cell proliferation26
Exposing chromothripsis26
Space exploration: finding new protein conformations using AlphaFold226
Wide-ranging cellular functions of ion channels and lipid scramblases in the structurally related TMC, TMEM16 and TMEM63 families26
Building a molecular rotor26
Structural landscape of activation, desensitization and inhibition in the human TRPM4 channel25
Structures of complete extracellular receptor assemblies mediated by IL-12 and IL-2325
Structural basis for retron co-option of anti-phage ATPase-nuclease25
Structural basis for CaVα2δ:gabapentin binding25
Molecular basis for Gβγ-mediated activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ25
Resistance of estrogen receptor function to BET bromodomain inhibition is mediated by transcriptional coactivator cooperativity25
A conformational switch controlling the toxicity of the prion protein25
Structure reveals why genome folding is necessary for site-specific integration of foreign DNA into CRISPR arrays25
Plasticity in ligand recognition at somatostatin receptors25
Neuronal VPS13D loss drives microglial activation25
Structural insights into SV2A and the mechanism of racetam anticonvulsants24
The molecular basis of lamin-specific chromatin interactions24
From atoms to cells24
Ebola virus L–VP35 structure24
A fine balancing act: how epitranscriptome regulates dosage compensation in mammals24
Short poly(A) tails are protected from deadenylation by the LARP1–PABP complex24
MAVS deSUMOylation by SENP1 inhibits its aggregation and antagonizes IRF3 activation24
Computational design of sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins24
Cracking the case of m7G modification in human tRNAs24
Building up complexity in structural biology studies24
A unifying model for membrane protein biogenesis24
Structure of the γ-tubulin ring complex-capped microtubule24
Visualizing the repair of broken DNA in living cells reveals a new mechanism for DNA homology search24
Insights into stoichiometry and gating of heteromeric LRRC8A–LRRC8C volume-regulated anion channels24
Human primase hangs on the primer–template and Polα to facilitate primer termination24
Structural and mechanistic insights into Streptococcus pneumoniae NADPH oxidase23
DNA methyltransferases 3A and 3B target specific sequences during mouse gastrulation23
Structure of the preholoproteasome reveals late steps in proteasome core particle biogenesis23
Future opportunities in solute carrier structural biology23
Efficient selenium use by PRDX6 suppresses iron toxicity and ferroptosis23
A snapshot of proteostasis in human oocytes23
Caught in the act: how a brake on cell growth is anchored to lysosomes23
Natural selection finds a way, even under heavy constraints23
Reciprocal stabilization of CtBP and TRIM28 represses autophagy to promote metastasis23
The HMCES DNA-protein cross-link functions as an intermediate in DNA interstrand cross-link repair23
Molecular glues that inhibit deubiquitylase activity and inflammatory signaling23
Structural and functional mechanisms of anti-NMDAR autoimmune encephalitis22
Structural basis of the alkaline pH-dependent activation of insulin receptor-related receptor22
Structural basis of LRPPRC–SLIRP-dependent translation by the mitoribosome22
Initiation of ERAD by the bifunctional complex of Mnl1/Htm1 mannosidase and protein disulfide isomerase22
Structural basis of the histone ubiquitination read–write mechanism of RYBP–PRC122
Essential protein P116 extracts cholesterol and other indispensable lipids for Mycoplasmas22
Decoupling of degradation from deadenylation reshapes poly(A) tail length in yeast meiosis22
Architecture of the ESCPE-1 membrane coat21
The impact of DNA methylation on CTCF-mediated 3D genome organization21
ELL3 regulates spindle assembly to prevent maternally inherited aneuploidy and infertility21
The LexA–RecA* structure reveals a cryptic lock-and-key mechanism for SOS activation21
Membrane-embedded machines21
The essential functions of protein SUMOylation in cell proliferation21
AlphaFold3 takes a step toward decoding molecular behavior and biological computation21
The RNA world21
An in vivo platform to screen for regulators of Huntington’s disease21
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