Nature Chemical Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Chemical 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Flipping the polarity switch274
Altering the cap242
Sensing the air206
Sterol homeostasis in yeast202
A sulfate amuse-bouche189
Cyclic signature185
Surviving salt stress169
Making a 6mA demethylase169
Development of cyclic peptides that can be administered orally to inhibit disease targets164
Chemical targeting of amyloids139
To TnpB or not TnpB? Cas12 is the answer134
Channeling kynurenine132
A vicious cycle127
Bacteria lose a pep in their step118
Assembly-activated aggregation117
Seeing the retention113
Lysine l-lactylation is the dominant lactylation isomer induced by glycolysis112
A pseudoenzyme enables indole biosynthesis in eudicot plants112
Engineering eukaryotic transposon-encoded Fanzor2 system for genome editing in mammals111
ALFA nanobody-guided endogenous labeling110
The landscape of targets and lead molecules for remyelination106
Inter-kingdom electromechanical communication103
Calcium-gated potassium channel blockade via membrane-facing fenestrations103
Detecting features of antibody structure through their mediator-accessible redox activities100
E2–Ub-R74G strategy reveals E2-specific ubiquitin conjugation profiles in live cells95
Rationally seeded computational protein design of ɑ-helical barrels93
Ubiquitin-specific proximity labeling for the identification of E3 ligase substrates92
Small-molecule dissolution of stress granules by redox modulation benefits ALS models90
Artificial intelligence foundation for therapeutic science90
Chemigenetic indicators based on synthetic chelators and green fluorescent protein90
Macrolones target bacterial ribosomes and DNA gyrase and can evade resistance mechanisms89
Publisher Correction: Accelerated RNA detection using tandem CRISPR nucleases87
Determining the role of peroxidation of subcellular lipid membranes in ferroptosis86
Programmable living assembly of materials by bacterial adhesion86
An engineered trafficking biosensor reveals a role for DNAJC13 in DOR downregulation84
Author Correction: ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway82
Facile generation of drug-like conformational antibodies specific for amyloid fibrils81
A class of anti-inflammatory lipids decrease with aging in the central nervous system81
Chemical genomics with pyrvinium identifies C1orf115 as a regulator of drug efflux81
Ribosome stalling during selenoprotein translation exposes a ferroptosis vulnerability81
Small-molecule trapping of an RNA-binding protein blocks cancer cell growth80
Controlling sulfation80
Characterization of a patient-derived variant of GPX4 for precision therapy80
Seismic shift80
Open-ended molecular recording of sequential cellular events into DNA79
Endogenous currents in HEK 293 cells are inhibited by memantine78
A wrench in the motor78
Making transient complexes stick78
Small molecule inhibits KCNQ channels with a non-blocking mechanism77
SNAP-tag2 for faster and brighter protein labeling76
Visualizing drug effects over time in live animals using optical pharmacodynamics75
Functional profiling of serine, threonine and tyrosine sites75
Oncometabolite 5-IP7 inhibits inositol 5-phosphatase to license E-cadherin endocytosis75
Peptides hit the catalysis walk73
Badminton at nanoscale72
Tuned out72
M24B aminopeptidase inhibitors selectively activate the CARD8 inflammasome71
Autoinducer-fluorophore conjugates enable FRET in LuxR proteins in vitro and in cells70
Running through the blocks70
Brake disposal70
Discovery and molecular basis of subtype-selective cyclophilin inhibitors68
Programmed RNA editing with an evolved bacterial adenosine deaminase67
A high-throughput screening platform for enzymes active on mucin-type O-glycoproteins67
Small molecule targeting of chromatin writers in cancer66
An optimized bioluminescent substrate for non-invasive imaging in the brain66
Structure-based investigation of fluorogenic Pepper aptamer66
Site-specific encoding of photoactivity and photoreactivity into antibody fragments66
Development of an allosteric adhesion GPCR nanobody with therapeutic potential66
Etoposide promotes DNA loop trapping and barrier formation by topoisomerase II65
Affinity for both sides64
Engineering CAR-T cells to activate small-molecule drugs in situ64
Degrade the RNA63
Superbugs leave fingerprints63
Survival of the sweetest tooth62
Medicine from modified mRNA62
Direct methylation sequencing61
Engineering APOBEC3A deaminase for highly accurate and efficient base editing60
Protein evolution as a complex system60
The right angle59
An unbiased proteomic platform for ATE1-based arginylation profiling59
Lighting up kinase contacts in situ59
Waking sleeping viruses59
Rolling the RBP snowballs58
RNA-based programmable DNA cleavage58
Synthesizing cellular LOGIC58
NO signal57
Stepwise membrane binding of extended synaptotagmins revealed by optical tweezers57
All that glows is gold57
A home for orphans57
Engineering a xylose fermenting yeast for lignocellulosic ethanol production55
Single-cell sensor analyses reveal signaling programs enabling Ras-G12C drug resistance55
Pharmacological targeting of BMAL1 modulates circadian and immune pathways55
Structure and mechanism of a neuropeptide-activated channel in the ENaC/DEG superfamily55
Molecular basis of β-arrestin coupling to the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGlu355
Functional targeting of membrane transporters and enzymes to peroxisomes53
ML-enhanced peroxisome capacity enables compartmentalization of multienzyme pathway53
Programmable RNA base editing via targeted modifications52
Hydroxytryptophan biosynthesis by a family of heme-dependent enzymes in bacteria52
Mucin O-glycans are natural inhibitors of Candida albicans pathogenicity51
Selective bioorthogonal probe for N-glycan hybrid structures51
Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii51
Condensation of SEUSS promotes hyperosmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis50
Structural basis of efficacy-driven ligand selectivity at GPCRs50
Direct mapping of tyrosine sulfation states in native peptides by nanopore49
Cas13d knockdown of lung protease Ctsl prevents and treats SARS-CoV-2 infection49
Providing inclusivity48
Catch in nucleus48
Sweet synthetic chaperones48
Switching off the stress response48
ALDH2-mediated GABA biosynthesis regulates hippocampal LTP and learning adaptability47
Prospering phase separation46
Chemical-based epigenetic reprogramming to advance pluripotency and totipotency46
Illuminating GPCR trafficking46
Interactions with tau’s microtubule-binding repeats modulate amyloid-β aggregation and toxicity46
A fat-fueled fatality45
Dissociation for living45
Chemically engineered antibodies for autophagy-based receptor degradation45
A single-component, light-assisted uncaging switch for endoproteolytic release44
Author Correction: Phage-assisted evolution of compact Cas9 variants targeting a simple NNG PAM44
Boric acid intercepts 80S ribosome migration from AUG-stop by stabilizing eRF144
A rapid chemical reprogramming system to generate human pluripotent stem cells44
Genome mining for unknown–unknown natural products44
A peptide dehydratase with core strength44
ENO1 promotes liver carcinogenesis through YAP1-dependent arachidonic acid metabolism43
Modulation of microbial community dynamics by spatial partitioning43
Phase in phase43
Signal peptide mimicry primes Sec61 for client-selective inhibition43
Dynamic basis for dA•dGTP and dA•d8OGTP misincorporation via Hoogsteen base pairs43
Inhibition of translation termination by the antimicrobial peptide Drosocin41
A CRISPR activation screen identifies FBXO22 supporting targeted protein degradation40
In-cell kinetic stability is an essential trait in metallo-β-lactamase evolution40
Site-selective protein editing by backbone extension acyl rearrangements40
The β-subunit of tryptophan synthase is a latent tyrosine synthase40
A dimeric proteomimetic prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection by dimerizing the spike protein40
Structural snapshots along K48-linked ubiquitin chain formation by the HECT E3 UBR540
Chemically inducible split protein regulators for mammalian cells40
Anti-infective bile acids bind and inactivate a Salmonella virulence regulator40
Capturing receptor states with glue39
Alzheimer’s disease–implicated protein tau puts the squeeze on microtubules39
Author Correction: An engineered hypercompact CRISPR-Cas12f system with boosted gene-editing activity39
Nanopore glycan profiling39
Size matters39
Enzyme assemblies on demand39
Lighting up DNA38
Chemical Decoding of Spatial Biology38
Under pressure38
Expanding beyond the capability of nature38
Disarming the pathogen38
Deep dive into a drug pump38
Publisher Correction: Polyvalent folate receptor-targeting chimeras for degradation of membrane proteins38
Spontaneously established syntrophic yeast communities improve bioproduction37
Molecular basis for ubiquitin/Fubi cross-reactivity in USP16 and USP3637
Structural basis of TRPV3 inhibition by an antagonist37
Imbuing peptide libraries with drug-likeness36
Hippo pathway regulation by phosphatidylinositol transfer protein and phosphoinositides36
Thoughts for the future36
Mechanism of nucleosomal H2A K13/15 monoubiquitination and adjacent dual monoubiquitination by RNF16836
Structural basis of AcrIF24 as an anti-CRISPR protein and transcriptional suppressor36
Rapid discovery of cyclic peptide protein aggregation inhibitors by continuous selection36
An allosteric redox switch involved in oxygen protection in a CO2 reductase36
A modification-centric assessment tool for the performance of chemoproteomic probes35
Melting KRAS resistance35
Dissolution of oncofusion transcription factor condensates for cancer therapy35
The realization of CRISPR gene therapy35
A PASS for protein secretion35
Convergent evolution of bacterial ceramide synthesis35
Forced rewiring of RTK signaling35
Lipoyl deglutarylation by ABHD11 regulates mitochondrial and T cell metabolism35
Structural basis for inhibition of the drug efflux pump NorA from Staphylococcus aureus35
Shackled ribosomes unleashed34
Redefining the off switch34
Structural mechanisms of TRPV2 modulation by endogenous and exogenous ligands34
CRISPR–Cas12a-mediated DNA clamping triggers target-strand cleavage34
Cross-kingdom warfare34
Genetically engineered synthetic cells activate cargo release upon temperature shift34
Sialic acid-containing glycolipids mediate binding and viral entry of SARS-CoV-234
Click, release, destroy34
Author Correction: Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries33
Bringing chemistry to medicine to redefine the undruggable33
Moonlighting in the membrane33
Engineering from evolution33
Basket of sweets32
Studying ATP synthesis in situ32
Evading resistance at the double32
Engineered bacterial swarm patterns as spatial records of environmental inputs32
An alternative mechanism for recruiting Cas2/3 in a phage-encoded CRISPR–Cas system32
Unbalanced response to growth variations reshapes the cell fate decision landscape31
A new class of macrocyclic peptides31
Enhancing RNA base editing on mammalian transcripts with small nuclear RNAs31
Chemical editing of proteoglycan architecture30
Author Correction: A cell-free biosensor signal amplification circuit with polymerase strand recycling30
A Ψ–Ψ codon–anticodon pairing in nonsense suppression and translational recoding30
Enzymatic synthesis of peptide therapeutics30
Structural basis of a small monomeric Clivia fluorogenic RNA with a large Stokes shift30
Auxin branches out30
A single sensor controls large variations in zinc quotas in a marine cyanobacterium30
Programming biological communication between distinct membraneless compartments29
Selective targeting of oncogenic hotspot mutations of the HER2 extracellular domain29
Small-molecule inhibition of the archetypal UbiB protein COQ829
De novo development of small cyclic peptides that are orally bioavailable29
Receptors from an ADAR trick29
Drug addiction unveils a repressive methylation ceiling in EZH2-mutant lymphoma29
Dynamic eIF3a O-GlcNAcylation controls translation reinitiation during nutrient stress29
Click biology highlights the opportunities from reliable biological reactions29
Shifting redox reaction equilibria on demand using an orthogonal redox cofactor28
In search of chemical rationales28
TMEM164 is an acyltransferase that forms ferroptotic C20:4 ether phospholipids28
Cutting the tail28
Building light-activated synthetic cells that induce gene expression in bacteria via quorum sensing27
Aiming for the pocket27
Insights into G-protein coupling preference from cryo-EM structures of Gq-bound PTH1R27
State of play27
Recording calcium concentrations27
The protein universe in 3D27
Traffic control27
Context-based sensing of orthosomycin antibiotics by the translating ribosome27
Catalysis under stress27
Learning from CoQ10 history26
GA-independent DELLA regulation by inositol pyrophosphate in a nonvascular land plant26
Non-heme iron enzymes step into the spotlight26
Depletion of creatine phosphagen energetics with a covalent creatine kinase inhibitor26
In silico prohormone processing26
Design principles imprinted by evolution26
Cryptic enzymatic assembly of peptides armed with β-lactone warheads26
Programmable solid-state condensates for spatiotemporal control of mammalian gene expression26
Discovery and biosynthesis of cyclic plant peptides via autocatalytic cyclases26
Mechanism of capsaicin entry into buried vanilloid sites in TRPV126
Proximity-inducing pharmacology26
Expanding the molecular grammar of polar residues and arginine in FUS phase separation25
Identifying p53-independent apoptosis25
Partitioning of a 2-bit hash function across 66 communicating cells25
Capturing copper to inhibit inflammation25
Artificial intelligence uncovers carcinogenic human metabolites25
PRMT inhibition induces a viral mimicry response in triple-negative breast cancer25
Antibodies expand the scope of angiotensin receptor pharmacology25
Long-term super-resolution inner mitochondrial membrane imaging with a lipid probe25
Combining CRISPRi and metabolomics for functional annotation of compound libraries25
Velcrin-induced selective cleavage of tRNALeu(TAA) by SLFN12 causes cancer cell death25
It’s in the blood24
One-carbon footprint in B cells24
H2B Lys34 Ubiquitination Induces Nucleosome Distortion to Stimulate Dot1L Activity24
Protein-based bandpass filters for controlling cellular signaling with chemical inputs24
Auto-inhibition and activation of a short Argonaute-associated TIR-APAZ defense system24
A complex struggle for direction24
Small molecule agonist of mitochondrial fusion repairs mitochondrial dysfunction24
Molecular glue modulates mitochondria24
Stress it up24
Transcriptional regulation of living materials via extracellular electron transfer24
Brassinosteroids en route24
The chemical language of protein glycation24
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