Nature Chemical Biology

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(The median citation count of Nature Chemical 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Say yes to the NOS214
Peering into the cellular cycle190
Preserving the barrier183
Plasma membrane-associated ARAF condensates fuel RAS-related cancer drug resistance180
Turning down the heat177
Small molecules deliver big171
An engineered trafficking biosensor reveals a role for DNAJC13 in DOR downregulation163
Genes and crystals are not so separate159
Avoiding arm contact158
A versatile offense141
Protecting with PROTAC135
Cyclic signature135
Seeing the retention133
Spatiotemporally controlled generation of NTPs for single-molecule studies130
Programming cell-surface signaling by phase-separation-controlled compartmentalization128
Long-term super-resolution inner mitochondrial membrane imaging with a lipid probe124
Small molecule probes for targeting autophagy109
Converting non-neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies into broad-spectrum inhibitors108
Linked to death104
Metal to the pedal102
Your gut on steroids102
Cryptic enzymatic assembly of peptides armed with β-lactone warheads98
Plasmodesmata mediate cell-to-cell transport of brassinosteroid hormones97
Building light-activated synthetic cells that induce gene expression in bacteria via quorum sensing96
Rolling toward circular solutions95
Expanding the molecular grammar of polar residues and arginine in FUS phase separation93
Persistent activation of TRPM4 triggers necrotic cell death characterized by sodium overload89
Drugging viral factories86
Go with the FLOE86
Cutting the tail85
A Wittig combination85
A viscous switch85
Identifying p53-independent apoptosis85
A sulfate amuse-bouche82
Development of cyclic peptides that can be administered orally to inhibit disease targets79
Degradable living plastics programmed by engineered spores77
The ‘Big Bang’ of the chemical universe77
A selective small-molecule STAT5 PROTAC degrader capable of achieving tumor regression in vivo77
Identification and mechanism of G protein-biased ligands for chemokine receptor CCR176
Anti-aggregate activity75
Probiotic hat trick75
Breaking down taurine75
Ancient defensive terpene biosynthetic gene clusters in the soft corals75
Catalysis under stress75
Proximity-inducing pharmacology74
The acyl carrier protein dance74
Flipping the polarity switch73
Altering the cap72
A vicious cycle72
Choosing the junk71
Sensing the air70
Bacteria lose a pep in their step69
Accelerating enzyme evolution68
Surviving salt stress68
State of play68
The first step of hypusination67
Ub or not Ub66
Sterol homeostasis in yeast66
The landscape of targets and lead molecules for remyelination66
Systematic identification of biomarker-driven drug combinations to overcome resistance65
Monoterpene metabolism unmasked64
Author Correction: Hypercompact adenine base editors based on a Cas12f variant guided by engineered RNA64
Synergistic protection of nascent DNA at stalled forks by MSANTD4 and BRCA1/2–RAD5163
Traffic control63
Lifetime of ground conformational state determines the activity of structured RNA62
PROTAR Vaccine 2.0 generates influenza vaccines by degrading multiple viral proteins62
xrRNAs adopt a long-lived conformation that prevents exonuclease activity61
E2–Ub-R74G strategy reveals E2-specific ubiquitin conjugation profiles in live cells61
Lights on for lipid metabolism60
Programmable solid-state condensates for spatiotemporal control of mammalian gene expression60
A place to dock60
An RNA aptamer that shifts the reduction potential of metabolic cofactors59
Structure and mechanism of the methyltransferase ribozyme MTR158
20 years of Nature Chemical Biology57
Structure and mechanism of a methyltransferase ribozyme56
Target deconvolution of HDAC pharmacopoeia reveals MBLAC2 as common off-target56
Recording calcium concentrations55
An E. coli display method for characterization of peptide–sensor kinase interactions53
Partitioning of a 2-bit hash function across 66 communicating cells53
Macroscopic quorum sensing sustains differentiating embryonic stem cells53
Cas1 mediates the interference stage in a phage-encoded CRISPR–Cas system53
Coaching LSD1 to ignore acetylation53
Author Correction: Balancing G protein selectivity and efficacy in the adenosine A2A receptor52
Nonmonotone invasion landscape by noise-aware control of metastasis activator levels52
Mining microbial metabolism52
Evolutionary balance between foldability and functionality of a glucose transporter51
Detecting features of antibody structure through their mediator-accessible redox activities51
A new road to STING activation51
In search of chemical rationales50
Flipping the switch50
Sinking the carrier49
Artificial intelligence uncovers carcinogenic human metabolites49
Toying with reductive stress49
Chemical targeting of amyloids49
Change can be SCARI48
Targeting lipid–protein interaction to treat Syk-mediated acute myeloid leukemia48
The role of G protein conformation in receptor–G protein selectivity47
Depletion of creatine phosphagen energetics with a covalent creatine kinase inhibitor47
CRISP(e)R drug discovery47
Making a 6mA demethylase46
Discovery of VH domains that allosterically inhibit ENPP146
Immobilized enzyme cascade for targeted glycosylation46
Sampling the rainbow46
Bump-hole ZDHHCs45
Addendum: Designing microbial consortia with defined social interactions45
Motif-dependent binding on the intervening domain regulates O-GlcNAc transferase45
The protein universe in 3D45
Author Correction: ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway45
A chemical probe targeting the PWWP domain alters NSD2 nucleolar localization44
Rationally seeded computational protein design of ɑ-helical barrels43
Controllable genome editing with split-engineered base editors42
Publisher Correction: Accelerated RNA detection using tandem CRISPR nucleases42
Rapid generation of potent antibodies by autonomous hypermutation in yeast42
Enzymatic assembly of the salinosporamide γ-lactam-β-lactone anticancer warhead42
Lysosome-targeting chimeras evolve42
A roadmap to creating ferroptosis-based medicines42
Channeling kynurenine42
Aiming for the pocket41
Author Correction: Making a 6mA demethylase40
Ribosome stalling during selenoprotein translation exposes a ferroptosis vulnerability39
Context-based sensing of orthosomycin antibiotics by the translating ribosome39
Chemical genomics with pyrvinium identifies C1orf115 as a regulator of drug efflux39
Author Correction: Genome-wide screens uncover KDM2B as a modifier of protein binding to heparan sulfate39
Caught in the act39
Discovery and biosynthesis of cyclic plant peptides via autocatalytic cyclases39
Author Correction: Selective inhibitors of JAK1 targeting an isoform-restricted allosteric cysteine39
Author Correction: Structure and mechanism of a methyltransferase ribozyme39
Author Correction: O-GlcNAc forces an α-synuclein amyloid strain with notably diminished seeding and pathology38
To TnpB or not TnpB? Cas12 is the answer37
Antibody discovery identifies regulatory mechanisms of protein arginine deiminase 437
Structure and catalytic activity of the SAM-utilizing ribozyme SAMURI36
Determining the role of peroxidation of subcellular lipid membranes in ferroptosis36
Engineering covalent small molecule–RNA complexes in living cells36
Design of amyloidogenic peptide traps36
Molecular mechanisms of inverse agonism via κ-opioid receptor–G protein complexes36
Calcium-gated potassium channel blockade via membrane-facing fenestrations36
Paenilamicins bind to a unique site on the ribosome to inhibit protein synthesis35
Assembly-activated aggregation35
Balancing G protein selectivity and efficacy in the adenosine A2A receptor35
Hydrogel-based biocontainment of bacteria for continuous sensing and computation35
Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries35
Protein Degradation in Focus34
Fast and sensitive CRISPR detection by minimized interference of target amplification34
Molecular basis of threonine ADP-ribosylation of ubiquitin by bacterial ARTs34
Biocatalytic cyclization of small macrolactams by a penicillin-binding protein-type thioesterase34
Velcrin-induced selective cleavage of tRNALeu(TAA) by SLFN12 causes cancer cell death33
A brief guideline for studies of phase-separated biomolecular condensates33
Macrolones target bacterial ribosomes and DNA gyrase and can evade resistance mechanisms33
A class of anti-inflammatory lipids decrease with aging in the central nervous system33
Quantitative profiling of pseudouridylation landscape in the human transcriptome32
Adaptive mechanisms of plant specialized metabolism connecting chemistry to function32
Characterization of a patient-derived variant of GPX4 for precision therapy32
Programmable living assembly of materials by bacterial adhesion32
MNK2 deficiency potentiates β-cell regeneration via translational regulation31
Artificial intelligence foundation for therapeutic science31
A helical fulcrum in eIF2B coordinates allosteric regulation of stress signaling31
Capturing copper to inhibit inflammation31
Inter-kingdom electromechanical communication31
Endogenous cell membrane interactome mapping for the GLP-1 receptor in different cell types31
Antibodies expand the scope of angiotensin receptor pharmacology31
Genetic-code-expanded cell-based therapy for treating diabetes in mice31
Unlocking saponin biosynthesis in soapwort31
Ubiquitin-specific proximity labeling for the identification of E3 ligase substrates30
De novo design of buttressed loops for sculpting protein functions30
Sensitive fluorescent biosensor reveals differential subcellular regulation of PKC30
Programming cell-free biosensors with DNA strand displacement circuits30
The HaloTag as a general scaffold for far-red tunable chemigenetic indicators29
Genome-wide screens uncover KDM2B as a modifier of protein binding to heparan sulfate29
Chemigenetic indicators based on synthetic chelators and green fluorescent protein29
A structural basis for prion strain diversity29
PAFAH2 suppresses synchronized ferroptosis to ameliorate acute kidney injury29
Learning from CoQ10 history29
CRISPR–dCas12a-mediated genetic circuit cascades for multiplexed pathway optimization28
An anti-biofilm cyclic peptide targets a secreted aminopeptidase from P. aeruginosa28
PRMT inhibition induces a viral mimicry response in triple-negative breast cancer28
Lysine l-lactylation is the dominant lactylation isomer induced by glycolysis28
Strategies for monitoring cell–cell interactions28
Engineered LwaCas13a with enhanced collateral activity for nucleic acid detection28
Micropolarity governs the structural organization of biomolecular condensates28
De novo designed peptides for cellular delivery and subcellular localisation28
Controlling sulfation27
Scrambling viral infection27
Cascading conjugates27
Cyclic nucleotides in for the kill27
Seismic shift27
One-site ‘-omics’27
Shape matching27
Put another ring on it27
Changing plates27
Molecular mechanism of allosteric modulation for the cannabinoid receptor CB127
Untying knots with force27
Translating repair27
Mucin tuning26
Efficiency by location26
Compromised autophagy26
A chilling effect26
A new entry point26
TIRs on my pillow26
Picking off persisters26
Clearing the path26
A molecular shape-shifter26
Adjusting the spikes26
An antibacterial glove25
Molecular conversations25
Brake disposal25
Badminton at nanoscale25
Discovering new biology with drug-resistance alleles25
Running through the blocks25
It’s in the blood25
Small-molecule trapping of an RNA-binding protein blocks cancer cell growth25
Proteins dance to the tune of light24
The chemical language of protein glycation24
Phasing out death24
Bridging the gap in protein targeting24
How nature ties peptide knots24
Cobalamin in charge24
Seeing α-synuclein fibrils24
Molecular glue modulates mitochondria24
The core of the matter24
The impact of library size and scale of testing on virtual screening24
An intramolecular macrocyclase in plant ribosomal peptide biosynthesis23
LIS1 (Pac1) binding slows dissociation of dynein from microtubules23
Small molecule inhibits KCNQ channels with a non-blocking mechanism23
Putting peptides on display23
Catalytic-independent functions of the Integrator–PP2A complex (INTAC) confer sensitivity to BET inhibition23
Aerobic glycolysis comes with an enzyme cost but robustness gain23
Stress it up23
Trapping the helicase23
A new RNA performs old chemistry23
Time-resolved HT-SAXS discovers allosteric chemotypes for redox target AIF23
Simultaneous multi-site editing of individual genomes using retron arrays22
Sentinel cells programmed to respond to environmental DNA including human sequences22
Engineering CAR-T cells to activate small-molecule drugs in situ22
CAR-T cells SEAK help from enzymes22
Brassinosteroids en route22
Programmed RNA editing with an evolved bacterial adenosine deaminase22
Site-specific encoding of photoactivity and photoreactivity into antibody fragments22
Spatiotemporal dynamics of focal adhesion kinase22
Monitoring lysosomal acidity21
Protein-based bandpass filters for controlling cellular signaling with chemical inputs21
Author Correction: Histone tyrosine sulfation by SULT1B1 regulates H4R3me2a and gene transcription21
Molecular basis for the selective G protein signaling of somatostatin receptors21
Structural insight into selectivity of amylin and calcitonin receptor agonists21
The eRF1 degrader SRI-41315 acts as a molecular glue at the ribosomal decoding center21
Tuned out21
Endosome positioning coordinates spatially selective GPCR signaling21
A high-throughput screening platform for enzymes active on mucin-type O-glycoproteins21
Distinct phases of cellular signaling revealed by time-resolved protein synthesis21
Accelerating the design of pili-enabled living materials using an integrative technological workflow21
A new twist to increase ion flow21
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