Protein & Cell

Papers
(The median citation count of Protein & Cell 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
“Always learn today, stand ready to act tomorrow”—Po Tien: A pioneer of Virology in China167
Pan Shuh: the founding figure of modern Chinese psychology164
Anthrax lethal toxin and tumor necrosis factor-α synergize on intestinal epithelia to induce mouse death77
Spatially-resolved expression landscape and gene-regulatory network of human gastric corpus epithelium74
Gut microbial methionine impacts circadian clock gene expression and reactive oxygen species level in host gastrointestinal tract72
Withdrawn as Duplicate: Remembering the Scholar Ding Ying: The Father of Chinese Rice-Farming Science67
Unfolding HBx for an epigenetic switch of HBV cccDNA minichromosome62
DCK confers sensitivity of DCTD-positive cancer cells to oxidized methylcytidines61
One step, two functions: the mechanism of the ABCH class of transporter serving barrier construction and detoxification in insects51
Single-nucleus transcriptomics reveals a gatekeeper role for FOXP1 in primate cardiac aging47
ARID1A IDR targets EWS-FLI1 condensates and finetunes chromatin remodeling46
JMJD1C forms condensate to facilitate a RUNX1-dependent gene expression program shared by multiple types of AML cells41
An improved method for the detection of double-stranded RNA suitable for quality control of mRNA vaccines35
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane remodeling by targeting reticulon-4 induces pyroptosis to facilitate antitumor immune34
Microbiome research outlook: past, present, and future32
Architecture of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus31
Gene print-based cell subtypes annotation of human disease across heterogeneous datasets with gPRINT31
Dynamin 1-mediated endocytic recycling of glycosylated N-cadherin sustains the plastic mesenchymal state to promote ovarian cancer metastasis30
Cryo-EM structures of Nipah virus polymerase complex reveal highly varied interactions between L and P proteins among paramyxoviruses30
Strategies for generating mouse model resources of human disease27
An ultrapotent pan-β-coronavirus lineage B (β-CoV-B) neutralizing antibody locks the receptor-binding domain in closed conformation by targeting its conserved epitope25
Efficient CRISPR-based gene activation using combinatorial human transcription activation domains24
Inheritance and advancement in biochemistry: the pioneering research of Szu-Chih Liu24
Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain and their delicate balance between ACE2 affinity and antibody evasion23
A long non-coding RNA LncSync regulates mouse cardiomyocyte homeostasis and cardiac hypertrophy through coordination of miRNA actions22
A hnRNPA2B1 agonist effectively inhibits HBV and SARS-CoV-2 omicronin vivo22
Correction to: Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies synthetic lethality between DOCK1 inhibition and metformin in liver cancer22
Immune rebalancing at the maternal-fetal interface of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during early pregnancy21
An orally-available monovalent SMAC mimetic compound as a broad-spectrum antiviral20
Pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila promotes GP2 expression in microfold cells and facilitates Salmonella infection20
Correction to: SIRT7 antagonizes human stem cell aging as a heterochromatin stabilizer18
A tribute to Professor Yong Zhao18
High-throughput screening of SARS-CoV-2 main and papain-like protease inhibitors17
Microbial sensing in the intestine17
Oxidative phosphorylation safeguards pluripotency via UDP-N-acetylglucosamine17
Long-term in vivo chimeric cells tracking in non-human primate17
Proteomic analysis of ferroptosis pathways reveals a role of CEPT1 in suppressing ferroptosis17
Advances in gene and cellular therapeutic approaches for Huntington’s disease16
Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing in cancer: molecular mechanisms and downstream targets16
Accumulation of newly synthesized docosahexaenoic acid plays an essential role in heart regeneration16
Hunting out the repeat expansion in Huntington’s pigs15
Radiation injury and gut microbiota-based treatment15
Glutamine signaling specifically activates c-Myc and Mcl-1 to facilitate cancer cell proliferation and survival14
Secreted proteins in treating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: from bench towards bedside14
Endosomal catabolism of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate is fundamental in building resilience against pathogens14
Modeling hepatoblastoma development with human fetal liver organoids reveals YAP1 activation is sufficient for tumorigenesis14
SMURF1: a promising target for colon cancer therapy14
The microbiota–gut–brain axis and neurodevelopmental disorders13
Single transmembrane GPCR modulating proteins: neither single nor simple13
Correction to: Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing in cancer: molecular mechanisms and downstream targets13
Systematicidentification of CRISPR off-target effects by CROss-seq13
Boundless love: a German Professor Uli Schwarz in China12
Systematic characterization of full-length RNA isoforms in human colorectal cancer at single-cell resolution12
Tanjun Tong: a pioneer of cellular senescence and aging mechanism research in China11
Synergistic innovation in organ-on-a-chip and organoid technologies: Reshaping the future of disease modeling, drug development and precision medicine11
Sung Shu Chien: The founder of modern Chinese botany11
Aberrant outputs of cerebellar nuclei and targeted rescue of social deficits in an autism mouse model11
Single-cell profiling reveals a potent role of quercetin in promoting hair regeneration11
Correction to: The nucleocapsid protein of rice stripe virus in cell nuclei of vector insect regulates viral replication11
Correction to: Endothelial-to-Osteoblast Conversion maintains bone homeostasis through Kindlin-2/Piezo1/TGFβ/Runx2 axis10
Syn3, a newly developed cyclic peptide and BDNF signaling enhancer, ameliorates retinal ganglion cell degeneration in diabetic retinopathy10
Degeneration Directory: a multi-omics web resource for degenerative diseases10
Single-nucleus transcriptomics uncovers a geroprotective role of YAP in primate gingival aging10
Structural studies promote vaccine development: lessons from African swine fever virus10
The chordata olfactory receptor database9
Epigenetic integrity of paternal imprints enhances the developmental potential of androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells9
Virological research history in China: a century of profiling virologists’ contributions and virological innovations9
A molecular brake that modulates spliceosome pausing at detained introns contributes to neurodegeneration9
Join the club: ORP8 is a lipophagy receptor9
mTORC2/RICTOR exerts differential levels of metabolic control in human embryonic, mesenchymal and neural stem cells8
Platelet RNA enables accurate detection of ovarian cancer: an intercontinental, biomarker identification study8
Human ESC-derived vascular cells promote vascular regeneration in a HIF-1α dependent manner8
Governing glutaminolysis by regulation of glutaminase succinylation8
PINK1 kinase dysfunction triggers neurodegeneration in the primate brain without impacting mitochondrial homeostasis8
Cryo-EM structure of human κ-opioid receptor-Gi complex bound to an endogenous agonist dynorphin A8
The role of parkin in monkey7
Gut dysbiosis impairs intestinal renewal and lipid absorption in Scarb2 deficiency-associated neurodegeneration7
Bardoxolone methyl blocks the efflux of Zn2+ by targeting hZnT1 to inhibit the proliferation and metastasis of cervical cancer7
Structural basis of INTAC-regulated transcription7
Whole-exome sequencing identifies ECPAS as a novel potentially pathogenic gene in multiple hereditary families with nonsyndromic orofacial cleft7
Single-nucleus profiling unveils a geroprotective role of the FOXO3 in primate skeletal muscle aging7
RNA helicase MTR4 drives tumorigenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by regulating the expression of key cell cycle genes7
A minimally invasive, fast on/off “odorgenetic” method to manipulate physiology6
Ergothioneine and its congeners: anti-ageing mechanisms and pharmacophore biosynthesis6
The p15 protein is a promising immunogen for developing protective immunity against African swine fever virus6
A novel loop-structure-based bispecific CAR that targets CD19 and CD22 with enhanced therapeutic efficacy against B-cell malignancies6
The chemical reprogramming of unipotent adult germ cells towards authentic pluripotency and de novo establishment of imprinting6
Macrophages suppress cardiac reprogramming of fibroblasts in vivo via IFN-mediated intercellular self-stimulating circuit6
Platelet RNA signature independently predicts ovarian cancer prognosis by deep learning neural network model6
MultiKano: an automatic cell type annotation tool for single-cell multi-omics data based on Kolmogorov–Arnold network and data augmentation6
Noncoding RNA Terc-53 and hyaluronan receptor Hmmr regulate aging in mice6
An engineered xCas12i with high activity, high specificity and broad PAM range6
BiFC and FACS-based CRISPR screening revealed that QKI promotes PABPN1 LLPS in colorectal cancer cells6
PDHX acetylation facilitates tumor progression by disrupting PDC assembly and activating lactylation-mediated gene expression6
Genome-wide investigation of transcription factor occupancy and dynamics using cFOOT-seq6
Optimized derivation and culture system of human naïve pluripotent stem cells with enhanced DNA methylation status and genomic stability6
Structural basis for polyuridine tract recognition by SARS-CoV-2 Nsp155
YME1L overexpression exerts pro-tumorigenic activity in glioma by promoting Gαi1 expression and Akt activation5
Setd2 overexpression rescues bivalent gene expression during SCNT-mediated ZGA5
Stress granules and organelles: coordinating cellular responses in health and disease5
IL-24 promotes atopic dermatitis-like inflammation through driving MRSA-induced allergic responses5
Drug repurposing screening and mechanism analysis based on human colorectal cancer organoids5
Human 8-cell embryos enable efficient induction of disease-preventive mutations without off-target effect by cytosine base editor5
Single-dose AAV-based vaccine induces a high level of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques5
Jiangsen Mao: a pioneer in Chinese hepatitis A vaccine and interferon research, a virologist at the forefront of times5
Persisting lung pathogenesis and minimum residual virus in hamster after acute COVID-195
“Sentinel or accomplice”: gut microbiota and microglia crosstalk in disorders of gut–brain interaction5
Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease in complex with protease inhibitor PF-073213325
Specific Pathogen Free Ten Gene-Edited Donor Pigs for Xenotransplantation5
METTL14 is a chromatin regulator independent of its RNA N 6-methyladenosine methyltransferase activity4
Two antibodies show broad, synergistic neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants by inducing conformational change within the RBD4
Correction to: Metformin activates chaperone-mediated autophagy and improves disease pathologies in an Alzheimer disease mouse model4
Dietary pyruvate targets cytosolic phospholipase A2 to mitigate inflammation and obesity in mice4
Phosphorylation of NF2 at Serine-13 by MAP4K family kinases mediates pathological angiogenesis4
Lamin C conserves DNA replication factors via phase separation during oxidative stress for DNA replication recovery4
Metabolic cell death in cancer: ferroptosis, cuproptosis, disulfidptosis, and beyond4
Single-cell transcriptomic Atlas of mouse cochlear aging4
APOE-mediated suppression of the lncRNA MEG3 protects human cardiovascular cells from chronic inflammation4
Correction to: EGFR signaling augments TLR4 cell surface expression and function in macrophages via regulation of Rab5a activation4
Dual role of lipids for genome stability and pluripotency facilitates full potency of mouse embryonic stem cells4
CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A4
CRL3 E3 ligase regulates glutamine and cystine metabolisms4
Skin organoid transplantation promotes tissue repair with scarless in frostbite4
p21/Zbtb18 repress the expression of cKit to regulate the self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells4
Emerging roles of RNA N4-acetylcytidine modification in reproductive health3
Correction to: A world renowned psychophysiologist: Kaoliang Chow3
NDFIP1 limits cellular TAZ accumulation via exosomal sorting to inhibit NSCLC proliferation3
A promising clinical technique to rescue women’s ovarian aging: engineered stem cell-based therapy with the help of AI3
Face off: a metabolic enzyme becomes a protein phosphatase3
Correction to: ALKBH1 deficiency leads to loss of homeostasis in human diploid somatic cells3
RADICAL: a rationally designed ion channel activated by ligand for chemogenetics3
SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 does not function in the nucleus as a histone mimic3
EZH2 in non-cancerous diseases: expanding horizons3
Endothelial-to-Osteoblast Conversion maintains bone homeostasis through Kindlin-2/Piezo1/TGFβ/Runx2 axis3
Antiviral activity of lipoxygenase against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus3
Investigating regional-specific gut microbial distribution: an uncharted territory in disease therapeutics3
cGAS guards against chromosome end-to-end fusions during mitosis and facilitates replicative senescence3
Discovery of CCDC188 gene as a novel genetic target for human acephalic spermatozoa syndrome3
Correction to: Engineered extracellular vesicles enable high-efficient delivery of intracellular therapeutic proteins3
Correction to: Potentiating CD8+ T cell antitumor activity by inhibiting PCSK9 to promote LDLR-mediated TCR recycling and signaling3
Molecular architecture of mammalian pyruvate dehydrogenase complex3
A CRISPR activation screen identifies genes that enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection2
Restoration of FMRP expression in adult V1 neurons rescues visual deficits in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome2
Targeting IRG1 in tumor-associated macrophages for cancer therapy2
Professor Delong Su: a pioneer in Schistosomiasis Eradication in China2
Lentivirus-modified hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for advanced symptomatic juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy: a long-term follow-up pilot study2
RNA G-quadruplex (rG4) exacerbates cellular senescence by mediating ribosome pausing2
ORP8 acts as a lipophagy receptor to mediate lipid droplet turnover2
Asymmetric reconstruction of the aquareovirus core at near-atomic resolution and mechanism of transcription initiation2
The ubiquitin codes in cellular stress responses2
Structure, identification, and characterization of the RibD-enolase complex in Francisella2
Follicle stimulating hormone controls granulosa cell glutamine synthesis to regulate ovulation2
Zhu Xi: A Pioneer of Experimental Biology2
Comprehensive transcriptional atlas of human adenomyosis deciphered by the integration of single-cell RNA-sequencing and spatial transcriptomics2
Ko Kuei Chen: A Pioneer of Modern Pharmacological Research in China2
Structure-based engineering of the midnolin-proteasome pathway for targeted protein degradation2
In memory of the well-renowned Chinese cellular biologist Shien Sher-Pu2
Correction to: DJ-1 is dispensable for human stem cell homeostasis2
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