Cell Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Cell Metabolism is 49. 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 secret life of lactate: A novel cell-cycle regulatory mechanism844
Cap CASP, not SCAP, to fight steatohepatitis526
The Achilles heel of TNBCs: Ferroptosis heterogeneity504
The search for thermoregulatory neurons is heating up450
Lysine acetyltransferase 6A maintains CD4+ T cell response via epigenetic reprogramming of glucose metabolism in autoimmunity446
Sex- and timing-specific effects of fasting and caloric restriction393
Unveiling adipose populations linked to metabolic health in obesity392
Association of genetic risk, lifestyle, and their interaction with obesity and obesity-related morbidities392
Development of a functional beige fat cell line uncovers independent subclasses of cells expressing UCP1 and the futile creatine cycle363
The Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge Portal: An open access genetic resource dedicated to type 2 diabetes and related traits343
“Sweet death”: Fructose as a metabolic toxin that targets the gut-liver axis342
Dopaminylation of endothelial TPI1 suppresses ferroptotic angiocrine signals to promote lung regeneration over fibrosis329
Time-restricted eating and exercise training improve HbA1c and body composition in women with overweight/obesity: A randomized controlled trial323
DMHPpp1r17 neurons regulate aging and lifespan in mice through hypothalamic-adipose inter-tissue communication318
Sex and genetic background define the metabolic, physiologic, and molecular response to protein restriction306
Lactate homeostasis is maintained through regulation of glycolysis and lipolysis295
Glucagon promotes increased hepatic mitochondrial oxidation and pyruvate carboxylase flux in humans with fatty liver disease294
Metabolic switch regulates lineage plasticity and induces synthetic lethality in triple-negative breast cancer294
Adipocyte iron levels impinge on a fat-gut crosstalk to regulate intestinal lipid absorption and mediate protection from obesity278
Spatial regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism by hepatic insulin signaling241
Microvessels enhance vascularization and function of transplanted insulin-producing cells234
Supercharging cancer-fighting T cells with lithium carbonate229
Sugar addiction: An Achilles’ heel of auto-immune diseases?218
Kir2.1 channel: Macrophage plasticity in tumor microenvironment212
Metabolic regulation of the glioblastoma stem cell epitranscriptome by malate dehydrogenase 2207
Dynamic scRNA-seq of live human pancreatic slices reveals functional endocrine cell neogenesis through an intermediate ducto-acinar stage206
A hierarchical hepatic de novo lipogenesis substrate supply network utilizing pyruvate, acetate, and ketones202
The integrated stress response fine-tunes stem cell fate decisions upon serine deprivation and tissue injury201
PHLDA2-mediated phosphatidic acid peroxidation triggers a distinct ferroptotic response during tumor suppression198
Mitochondrial cristae-remodeling protein OPA1 in POMC neurons couples Ca2+ homeostasis with adipose tissue lipolysis194
The cephalic phase of insulin release is modulated by IL-1β194
Isolation of extracellular fluids reveals novel secreted bioactive proteins from muscle and fat tissues189
PHGDH-mediated endothelial metabolism drives glioblastoma resistance to chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy175
Metabolic adaptation supports enhanced macrophage efferocytosis in limited-oxygen environments172
Sphingolipid metabolism controls mammalian heart regeneration172
Adhesion-mediated mechanosignaling forces mitohormesis169
mTOR takes charge: Relaying uncharged tRNA levels by mTOR ubiquitination167
A novel protein CYTB-187AA encoded by the mitochondrial gene CYTB modulates mammalian early development163
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is a nonenzymatic safety valve that curtails AKT activation to prevent insulin hyperresponsiveness160
FXR activation protects against NAFLD via bile-acid-dependent reductions in lipid absorption158
STING orchestrates the crosstalk between polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and inflammatory responses155
A microbial metabolite inhibits the HIF-2α-ceramide pathway to mediate the beneficial effects of time-restricted feeding on MASH154
Mitochondrial membrane lipids in the regulation of bioenergetic flux154
Excess pancreatic elastase alters acinar-β cell communication by impairing the mechano-signaling and the PAR2 pathways150
EHBP1 suppresses liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis147
Testing the carbohydrate-insulin model: Short-term metabolic responses to consumption of meals with varying glycemic index in healthy adults147
Di-methylation of CD147-K234 Promotes the Progression of NSCLC by Enhancing Lactate Export146
Understanding the metabolism of infants using whole-body metabolic models145
Defend or reproduce? Muscle-derived glutamate determines an immune-reproductive energetic tradeoff144
Paraventricular glia drive circuit function to control metabolism140
Focus on diet and exercise139
Targeting PDAC metabolism: Environment determines what has GOT2 give139
The crosstalk between bone remodeling and energy metabolism: A translational perspective139
MGAT2 inhibitor decreases liver fibrosis and inflammation in murine NASH models and reduces body weight in human adults with obesity136
Maternal circadian rhythms during pregnancy dictate metabolic plasticity in offspring132
Organ-specific fuel rewiring in acute and chronic hypoxia redistributes glucose and fatty acid metabolism130
Glutamate metabolism directs energetic trade-offs to shape host-pathogen susceptibility in Drosophila129
The past, present, and future physiology and pharmacology of glucagon128
Early prediction of incident liver disease using conventional risk factors and gut-microbiome-augmented gradient boosting126
Evaluating human genetic support for hypothesized metabolic disease genes125
PDIA3 defines a novel subset of adipose macrophages to exacerbate the development of obesity and metabolic disorders124
Effect of alternate day fasting combined with aerobic exercise on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized controlled trial123
Molecular mechanisms of snoRNA-IL-15 crosstalk in adipocyte lipolysis and NK cell rejuvenation122
Exosomes as mediators of intercellular crosstalk in metabolism119
Amino acid is a major carbon source for hepatic lipogenesis119
Exosomal miR-302b rejuvenates aging mice by reversing the proliferative arrest of senescent cells118
Aerobic glycolysis promotes tumor immune evasion by hexokinase2-mediated phosphorylation of IκBα118
Response to Paik et al. on the disease burden of NAFLD117
Bone marrow immune cells respond to fluctuating nutritional stress to constrain weight regain117
Biting into a union of oncology and metabolism through leukemic stem cells116
Famsin and fasting adaptation: A glucagon connection116
Liver microbes controlling immunity: Facts and pitfalls114
“Shunt-ing” down obesity with novel endogenous metabolites114
Dietary-timing-induced gut microbiota diurnal oscillations modulate inflammatory rhythms in rheumatoid arthritis114
Anti-seizure effects of norepinephrine-induced free fatty acid release113
A key role of PIEZO2 mechanosensitive ion channel in adipose sensory innervation113
Microglial lipid droplet accumulation in tauopathy brain is regulated by neuronal AMPK110
Microbiome-derived metabolites counteract tumor-induced immunosuppression and boost immune checkpoint blockade109
Obesity-associated microglial inflammatory activation paradoxically improves glucose tolerance104
Effects on weight loss and glycemic control with SAR441255, a potent unimolecular peptide GLP-1/GIP/GCG receptor triagonist102
Cancer cells co-opt nociceptive nerves to thrive in nutrient-poor environments and upon nutrient-starvation therapies102
Single-cell transcriptomic and spatial landscapes of the developing human pancreas99
Defects in a liver-bone axis contribute to hepatic osteodystrophy disease progression99
Psychological stress-induced microbial metabolite indole-3-acetate disrupts intestinal cell lineage commitment98
Linoleic acid potentiates CD8+ T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor immunity98
Selenium mediates exercise-induced adult neurogenesis and reverses learning deficits induced by hippocampal injury and aging98
Cardiometabolic health improvements upon dietary intervention are driven by tissue-specific insulin resistance phenotype: A precision nutrition trial98
Cardiovascular disease in diabetes, beyond glucose97
Tumor-associated macrophages are shaped by intratumoral high potassium via Kir2.196
Emerging therapies in cancer metabolism93
Glycometabolic reprogramming-induced XRCC1 lactylation confers therapeutic resistance in ALDH1A3-overexpressing glioblastoma93
Understanding the variation in exercise responses to guide personalized physical activity prescriptions93
Lactobacillus plantarum-derived indole-3-lactic acid ameliorates colorectal tumorigenesis via epigenetic regulation of CD8+ T cell immunity92
Extracellular vesicles in fatty liver promote a metastatic tumor microenvironment92
Targeting gut microbial nitrogen recycling and cellular uptake of ammonium to improve bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma91
Acetate enables metabolic fitness and cognitive performance during sleep disruption91
Deciphering the metabolic heterogeneity of hematopoietic stem cells with single-cell resolution88
Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity88
Beggars banquet: Metabolism in the tumor immune microenvironment and cancer therapy88
Fueling metabolic disruption via FMD to boost chemotherapy in TNBC87
The Gro3p factor: Restoring NAD+/NADH homeostasis to ameliorate mitochondrial disease86
Human genetics identify convergent signals in mitochondrial LACTB-mediated lipid metabolism in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome85
SLC25A48 controls mitochondrial choline import and metabolism85
Diabetic retinopathy is a ceramidopathy reversible by anti-ceramide immunotherapy85
Does sweet turn sour? How aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis in a preclinical model84
The tRNA-GCN2-FBXO22-axis-mediated mTOR ubiquitination senses amino acid insufficiency82
Integrative genetic analysis identifies FLVCR1 as a plasma-membrane choline transporter in mammals82
Intracellular infection and immune system cues rewire adipocytes to acquire immune function81
Vps37a regulates hepatic glucose production by controlling glucagon receptor localization to endosomes80
Top-down control of conditioned overconsumption is mediated by insular cortex Nos1 neurons78
Molecular aspects of fructose metabolism and metabolic disease78
GDF15 enhances body weight and adiposity reduction in obese mice by leveraging the leptin pathway78
Adipocyte-derived glutathione promotes obesity-related breast cancer by regulating the SCARB2-ARF1-mTORC1 complex78
Glycerate from intestinal fructose metabolism induces islet cell damage and glucose intolerance78
Dietary timing enhances exercise by modulating fat-muscle crosstalk via adipocyte AMPKα2 signaling76
FGF21 suppresses alcohol consumption through an amygdalo-striatal circuit76
Multi-organ transcriptome atlas of a mouse model of relative energy deficiency in sport76
Hierarchical tricarboxylic acid cycle regulation by hepatocyte arginase 2 links the urea cycle to oxidative metabolism76
Combined glucocorticoid resistance and hyperlactatemia contributes to lethal shock in sepsis75
A nutrigeroscience approach: Dietary macronutrients and cellular senescence74
Urea cycle activation triggered by host-microbiota maladaptation driving colorectal tumorigenesis74
Hepatic malonyl-CoA synthesis restrains gluconeogenesis by suppressing fat oxidation, pyruvate carboxylation, and amino acid availability73
The intersection of frailty and metabolism73
OMA1-mediated integrated stress response protects against ferroptosis in mitochondrial cardiomyopathy73
Preventing metabolic disease: Part I72
T cells critically depend on pyruvate oxidation71
Intermittent fasting boosts sexual behavior by limiting the central availability of tryptophan and serotonin71
Pyruvate kinase M2 activation reprograms mitochondria in CD8 T cells, enhancing effector functions and efficacy of anti-PD1 therapy71
Timed feeding aligns the adipocyte clock to optimize thermogenesis when eating a high-fat diet71
Downregulation of the kidney glucagon receptor, essential for renal function and systemic homeostasis, contributes to chronic kidney disease71
The therapeutic promises of NAD+ boosters70
Hepatocyte CHRNA4 mediates the MASH-promotive effects of immune cell-produced acetylcholine and smoking exposure in mice and humans69
Not so neutral lipids: Metabolic regulation of the pre-metastatic niche69
Vive la resistant starch: A potential treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis69
Integrating multiplex immunofluorescent and mass spectrometry imaging to map myeloid heterogeneity in its metabolic and cellular context69
Branching out beyond canonical brown adipocyte function69
Two independent respiratory chains adapt OXPHOS performance to glycolytic switch68
Deoxyhypusine synthase promotes a pro-inflammatory macrophage phenotype68
Liver mitochondrial cristae organizing protein MIC19 promotes energy expenditure and pedestrian locomotion by altering nucleotide metabolism68
Cytosolic pH is a direct nexus in linking environmental cues with insulin processing and secretion in pancreatic β cells67
FGF21 reverses MASH through coordinated actions on the CNS and liver67
The thermogenic activity of adjacent adipocytes fuels the progression of ccRCC and compromises anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy66
LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: From discovery to clinical proof of concept66
Metabolic programs tailor T cell immunity in viral infection, cancer, and aging66
Extracellular vesicles mediate the communication of adipose tissue with brain and promote cognitive impairment associated with insulin resistance65
Isthmin-1 is an adipokine that promotes glucose uptake and improves glucose tolerance and hepatic steatosis65
SARS-CoV-2 infects human pancreatic β cells and elicits β cell impairment65
Age-related ciliopathy: Obesogenic shortening of melanocortin-4 receptor-bearing neuronal primary cilia65
Microbiota-gut-brain axis drives overeating disorders65
Realigned transsulfuration drives BRAF-V600E-targeted therapy resistance in melanoma65
NRF2 activation induces NADH-reductive stress, providing a metabolic vulnerability in lung cancer64
Unlocking the power of postbiotics: A revolutionary approach to nutrition for humans and animals64
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging64
Fight, flight, and freeze!64
Targeting p21Cip1 highly expressing cells in adipose tissue alleviates insulin resistance in obesity64
Bempedoic acid suppresses diet-induced hepatic steatosis independently of ATP-citrate lyase63
A dietary source of antibiotic tolerance63
A pattern emerges in chromatin aging: AP-1 steals the show63
Diabesity? No worries, FKBP11 to the rescue63
Thymidine kinase 1 drives hepatocellular carcinoma in enzyme-dependent and -independent manners62
Outrunning obesity with Lac-Phe?62
Krebs takes a turn at cell differentiation62
Ergothioneine improves healthspan of aged animals by enhancing cGPDH activity through CSE-dependent persulfidation61
Gut microbial alterations in arginine metabolism determine bone mechanical adaptation61
The NADPARK study: A randomized phase I trial of nicotinamide riboside supplementation in Parkinson’s disease59
Neutrophils resist ferroptosis and promote breast cancer metastasis through aconitate decarboxylase 159
A mechanosensitive lipolytic factor in the bone marrow promotes osteogenesis and lymphopoiesis58
Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming58
Itaconate transporter SLC13A3 confers immunotherapy resistance via alkylation-mediated stabilization of PD-L158
GLP-1/GIP/glucagon receptor triagonism gets its try in humans58
Comparative transcriptomics reveals circadian and pluripotency networks as two pillars of longevity regulation57
The neurocircuitry of fasting-induced glucocorticoid release57
Identification of a molecular resistor that controls UCP1-independent Ca2+ cycling thermogenesis in adipose tissue57
Synergistic role of gut-microbial L-ornithine in enhancing ustekinumab efficacy for Crohn’s disease57
Heterogenous impairment of α cell function in type 2 diabetes is linked to cell maturation state56
Inflammation and cholesterol at the crossroads of vascular risk56
Targeting metabolic circuitry to supercharge CD8+ T cell antitumor responses56
Leptin enhances the intracellular thyroid hormone activation in skeletal muscle to boost energy balance55
T-bet B or not T-bet B, is that the question in obesity-related metabolic disease?55
TOX4, an insulin receptor-independent regulator of hepatic glucose production, is activated in diabetic liver55
TM7SF3 controls TEAD1 splicing to prevent MASH-induced liver fibrosis54
Immunoediting instructs tumor metabolic reprogramming to support immune evasion54
A human omentum-specific mesothelial-like stromal population inhibits adipogenesis through IGFBP2 secretion54
Intermittent clearance of p21-highly-expressing cells extends lifespan and confers sustained benefits to health and physical function54
Short-term cold exposure induces persistent epigenomic memory in brown fat53
Region-specific transcriptomic responses to obesity and diabetes in macaque hypothalamus53
The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across rat tissues53
Carbon source availability drives nutrient utilization in CD8+ T cells53
First we eat, then we do everything else: The dynamic metabolic regulation of efferocytosis53
Mitochondrial isocitrate dehydrogenase impedes CAR T cell function by restraining antioxidant metabolism and histone acetylation53
Ketogenic diet promotes tumor ferroptosis but induces relative corticosterone deficiency that accelerates cachexia52
Mitochondrial metabolism coordinates stage-specific repair processes in macrophages during wound healing52
m6A mRNA methylation in brown fat regulates systemic insulin sensitivity via an inter-organ prostaglandin signaling axis independent of UCP152
Peter J. Roach (1948–2022)51
GDF15 analogs as obesity therapeutics51
Warburg-like metabolic transformation underlies neuronal degeneration in sporadic Alzheimer’s disease51
Elevated Hypothalamic TCPTP in Obesity Contributes to Cellular Leptin Resistance51
Hepatic FXR-FGF4 is required for bile acid homeostasis via an FGFR4-LRH-1 signal node under cholestatic stress51
Making a sPLAsh: The expanding repertoire of EV signaling50
A microbial metabolite inhibits the HIF-2α-ceramide pathway to mediate the beneficial effects of time-restricted feeding on MASH50
Exercise induces tissue-specific adaptations to enhance cardiometabolic health49
Non-invasive lipid panel of MASLD fibrosis transition underscores the role of lipoprotein sulfatides in hepatic immunomodulation49
Circulating glycerate predicts resilience to fructose-induced hepatic steatosis49
Transcriptomic, epigenomic, and spatial metabolomic cell profiling redefines regional human kidney anatomy49
Stress-induced β cell early senescence confers protection against type 1 diabetes49
Ergothioneine controls mitochondrial function and exercise performance via direct activation of MPST49
Eliminate or reformulate ultra-processed foods? Biological mechanisms matter49
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