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(The median citation count of Science Signaling is 3. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
A PKCη missense mutation enhances Golgi-localized signaling and is associated with recessively inherited familial Alzheimer’s disease120
TGF-β uncouples glycolysis and inflammation in macrophages and controls survival during sepsis95
Pathogenic putrescine88
Mutations in protein kinase Cγ promote spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 by impairing kinase autoinhibition87
Signaling dynamics distinguish high- and low-priority neutrophil chemoattractant receptors84
Migration mediated by the oxysterol receptor GPR183 depends on arrestin coupling but not receptor internalization83
Structural analysis of TrkA mutations in patients with congenital insensitivity to pain reveals PLCγ as an analgesic drug target72
Shining a light on rhodopsin signaling71
Avoiding conflict with strigolactones69
VPS34-dependent control of apical membrane function of proximal tubule cells and nutrient recovery by the kidney69
SERINC proteins potentiate antiviral type I IFN production and proinflammatory signaling pathways68
ChREBP-mediated up-regulation of Them1 coordinates thermogenesis with glycolysis and lipogenesis in response to chronic stress64
CISH attenuates homeostatic cytokine signaling to promote lung-specific macrophage programming and function64
Transporting leptin to its targets60
Editorial expression of concern57
IFNAR1 and IFNAR2 play distinct roles in initiating type I interferon–induced JAK-STAT signaling and activating STATs56
Lymphatic-specific intracellular modulation of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling improves lymphatic growth and function56
Intrapore lipids hydrophobically gate pannexin-1 channels54
Aging and age-related disorders, cell by cell53
Nuclear pore decoys fool viruses51
TRPM7 kinase activity induces amyloid-β degradation to reverse synaptic and cognitive deficits in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease45
Turning a negative into a positive44
The heavy subunit of ferritin stimulates NLRP3 inflammasomes in hepatic stellate cells through ICAM-1 to drive hepatic inflammation44
A sensitive biosensor of endogenous Gα i activity enables the accurate characterization of endogenous GPCR agonist responses42
Insulin and T reg cells42
Ring around the mitochondria42
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein–induced cell fusion activates the cGAS-STING pathway and the interferon response40
Degradation of HDAC10 by autophagy promotes IRF3-mediated antiviral innate immune responses39
Lipid drops in on Alzheimer’s disease38
Characterization of TGF-β signaling in a human organotypic skin model reveals that loss of TGF-βRII induces invasive tissue growth37
IL-33–ST2 signaling promotes stemness in subtypes of myeloid leukemia cells through the Wnt and Notch pathways37
Metabolic pressure from sensory neurons37
Metabolite activation of tumorigenic signaling pathways in the tumor microenvironment37
The PdeK-PdeR two-component system promotes unipolar localization of FimX and pilus extension in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola37
ASB4 modulates central melanocortinergic neurons and calcitonin signaling to control satiety and glucose homeostasis37
The drug efflux pump MDR1 promotes intrinsic and acquired resistance to PROTACs in cancer cells36
Cation flux through SUR1-TRPM4 and NCX1 in astrocyte endfeet induces water influx through AQP4 and brain swelling after ischemic stroke36
Targeting AML at the intersection of epigenetics and signaling35
Telomeres to go33
Gut bugs on drugs33
cAMPing up cancer immunotherapy32
A metabolic regulator for parietal cells32
The fragile state of opioid withdrawal32
SARS-CoV-2 airway infection results in the development of somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model31
DNA-PKcs interacts with and phosphorylates Fis1 to induce mitochondrial fragmentation in tubular cells during acute kidney injury31
Innate depression31
ID2 inhibits innate antiviral immunity by blocking TBK1- and IKKε-induced activation of IRF330
Modulation by macrocyclic peptides30
Castration-resistant prostate cancer is resensitized to androgen deprivation by autophagy-dependent apoptosis induced by blocking SKP230
Rounding out cyclic dinucleotide signaling in Clostridioides difficile: A role and a mechanism for c-di-AMP30
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors can activate the NLRP3 inflammasome in myeloid cells through lysosomal damage and cell lysis29
The dominant-negative mitochondrial calcium uniporter subunit MCUb drives macrophage polarization during skeletal muscle regeneration29
Mechanosensing by Piezo1 in gastric ghrelin cells contributes to hepatic lipid homeostasis in mice28
Osmotic stress activates RIPK3/MLKL-mediated necroptosis by increasing cytosolic pH through a plasma membrane Na + /H + exchanger28
A message for microglia from microbiota28
The kinase PLK1 promotes Hedgehog signaling–dependent resistance to the antiandrogen enzalutamide in metastatic prostate cancer27
Capturing conformational transitions of full-length PDK1 that dictate kinase substrate selectivity27
Fibrous stroma: Driver and passenger in cancer development26
Structural and functional effects of phosphopriming and scaffolding in the kinase GSK-3β26
Structural insights into the high basal activity and inverse agonism of the orphan receptor GPR6 implicated in Parkinson’s disease26
Glia are powerhouses for sleep26
Themis is indispensable for IL-2 and IL-15 signaling in T cells25
Adhesion to laminin-1 and collagen IV induces the formation of Ca 2+ microdomains that sensitize mouse T cells for activation25
The Helicobacter pylori CagA oncoprotein disrupts Wnt/PCP signaling and promotes hyperproliferation of pyloric gland base cells25
Stressed Hippo kinase turns to autophagy25
Data-driven design of orthogonal protein-protein interactions25
A boost in learning by removing nuclear phosphodiesterases and enhancing nuclear cAMP signaling25
Tales from the cryptic pocket24
Chemokines form complex signals during inflammation and disease that can be decoded by extracellular matrix proteoglycans24
The early bird catches the IL-2 in C-type lectin receptor–dependent activation of dendritic cells24
A savory way to gain weight24
Stress with ketamine tackles depression24
The glucocorticoid receptor associates with RAS complexes to inhibit cell proliferation and tumor growth24
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B regulates miR-208b-argonaute 2 association and thyroid hormone responsiveness in cardiac hypertrophy23
A spartin approach to lipophagy23
STAT3-YAP/TAZ signaling in endothelial cells promotes tumor angiogenesis23
Sleep and longevity tied to glia22
Tyrosine phosphorylation of NLRP3 by the Src family kinase Lyn suppresses the activity of the NLRP3 inflammasome22
Sustained Gα s signaling mediated by vasopressin type 2 receptors is ligand dependent but endocytosis and β-arrestin independent22
An ion channel’s high five22
Blockade of ROS production inhibits oncogenic signaling in acute myeloid leukemia and amplifies response to precision therapies22
Protein-PAINT: Superresolution microscopy with signaling proteins21
Adenosine signaling activates ATP-sensitive K + channels in endothelial cells and pericytes in CNS capillaries21
Obesity and antitumor immunity21
A spatiotemporal Notch interaction map from plasma membrane to nucleus21
An antibody that inhibits TGF-β1 release from latent extracellular matrix complexes attenuates the progression of renal fibrosis20
Siah3 acts as a physiological mitophagy suppressor that facilitates axonal degeneration20
Macrophage ACE2 is necessary for SARS-CoV-2 replication and subsequent cytokine responses that restrict continued virion release20
A gut punch for PCOS20
Binding of CaMKII to the NMDA receptor is sufficient for long-term potentiation20
IL-6 drives hepatocyte dedifferentiation20
THEMIS increases TCR signaling in CD4 + CD8 + thymocytes by inhibiting the activity of the tyrosine phosphatase SHP120
Quantal leaps in understanding Ca 2+ signaling: A “Taylored” approach20
An in vivo screen identifies diverse domains that can act as force-dependent proteolytic switches for Notch activation20
Yap and Taz promote osteogenesis and prevent chondrogenesis in neural crest cells in vitro and in vivo19
THEMIS enhances the magnitude of normal and neuroinflammatory type 1 immune responses by promoting TCR-independent signals19
The SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease suppresses type I interferon responses by deubiquitinating STING19
Phosphorylation patterns in the AT1R C-terminal tail specify distinct downstream signaling pathways19
Restraining neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease18
HSP90 inhibition in the mouse spinal cord enhances opioid signaling by suppressing an AMPK-mediated negative feedback loop18
Get moving to clear β-amyloid18
Uniting the divergent Wolfram syndrome–linked proteins WFS1 and CISD2 as modulators of Ca2+signaling18
Convergent activation of Ca 2+ permeability in two-pore channel 2 through distinct molecular routes18
Stress granules plug holes18
Integrin-dependent recruitment of Src to ROS-producing endosomes in osteoarthritic cartilage18
Decoding cocaine-induced proteomic adaptations in the mouse nucleus accumbens18
Tweaking synaptic plasticity: Deciphering the role of WWC1 in memory opens new therapeutic horizons17
Brain aging by gut AGE17
Exploiting lysosomal advantage in tumors17
Thyroid hormone signaling promotes hepatic lipogenesis through the transcription factor ChREBP17
Retraction17
TYK2 on tau17
Compartmentalized prions17
The adaptor SH2B1 and the phosphatase PTP4A1 regulate the phosphorylation of cytohesin-2 in myelinating Schwann cells in mice16
Induction of IL19 expression through JNK and cGAS-STING modulates DNA damage–induced cytokine production16
Systems approach reveals distinct and shared signaling networks of the four PGE 2 receptors in T cells16
Evolution of growth factor signaling to the TSC complex to regulate mTORC116
c-di-AMP signaling is required for bile salt resistance, osmotolerance, and long-term host colonization by Clostridioides difficile16
The adrenal stress response is an essential host response against therapy-induced lethal immune activation16
Quantitative assessment of constitutive G protein–coupled receptor activity with BRET-based G protein biosensors16
The activation of the adaptor protein STING depends on its interactions with the phospholipid PI4P15
Sleep loss is a metabolic disorder15
Insights into the intramembrane protease SPPL2b and its substrates: Functions and disease implications15
Sustained chromosomal passenger complex activity preserves the pluripotency of human embryonic carcinoma cells15
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor shapes monocyte transcriptional responses to interleukin-4 by prolonging STAT6 binding to promoters15
The host protease KLK5 primes and activates spike proteins to promote human betacoronavirus replication and lung inflammation15
Blocking lipid synthesis induces DNA damage in prostate cancer and increases cell death caused by PARP inhibition15
Amyloid-β oligomers trigger sex-dependent inhibition of GIRK channel activity in hippocampal neurons in mice15
IRF1 cooperates with ISGF3 or GAF to form innate immune de novo enhancers in macrophages15
Neurodevelopmental disorder–associated mutations in TAOK1 reveal its function as a plasma membrane remodeling kinase15
Expand, push, break, release, repair: A unique way to secrete macromolecules15
Rebuilding duct work from the gallbladder14
A lupus-derived autoantibody that binds to intracellular RNA activates cGAS-mediated tumor immunity and can deliver RNA into cells14
Charting metastasis14
Aging from adipose accumulation of antibodies14
Interferon with ovarian cancer14
The E3/E4 ubiquitin ligase UFD-2 suppresses normal and oncogenic signaling mediated by a Raf ortholog in Caenorhabditis elegans14
The lactate wasteland14
A drug that induces the microRNA miR-124 enables differentiation of retinoic acid–resistant neuroblastoma cells14
Taking down tumors takes atypical integrins13
Blebby survivors13
Redox-active endosomes mediate α5β1 integrin signaling and promote chondrocyte matrix metalloproteinase production in osteoarthritis13
Dissecting the biology of mTORC1 beyond rapamycin13
K v 1.3-induced hyperpolarization is required for efficient Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus lytic replication13
Proximity proteomic analysis of the NRF family reveals the Parkinson’s disease protein ZNF746/PARIS as a co-complexed repressor of NRF213
The lncRNA PILA promotes NF-κB signaling in osteoarthritis by stimulating the activity of the protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT113
The cancer risk of repeat RNAs13
Redox-dependent internalization of the purinergic P2Y 6 receptor limits colitis progression13
The polarizing nature of fructose13
Aberrant Ca 2+ signaling by IP 3 Rs in adipocytes links inflammation to metabolic dysregulation in obesity13
The biology of addiction13
Inhibiting Hippo pathway kinases releases WWC1 to promote AMPAR-dependent synaptic plasticity and long-term memory in mice13
Activation of gp130 signaling in T cells drives T H 17-mediated multi-organ autoimmunity13
Poor sleep for pass-out drunks12
Nonself RNA rewires IFN-β signaling: A mathematical model of the innate immune response12
Multiple cancers escape from multiple MAPK pathway inhibitors and use DNA replication stress signaling to tolerate aberrant cell cycles12
A mammalian-specific Alex3/Gα q protein complex regulates mitochondrial trafficking, dendritic complexity, and neuronal survival12
The actin-binding protein CAP1 represses MRTF-SRF–dependent gene expression in mouse cerebral cortex12
Revealed at last: Structure of the antibody-receptor complex common to all IgE-mediated allergic hypersensitivity reactions12
Mechanisms of biased agonism by Gα i/o -biased stapled peptide agonists of the relaxin-3 receptor12
Stroke of DNA12
PD-1 inhibits T cell actin remodeling at the immunological synapse independently of its signaling motifs12
Improving IL-2 for T cell therapy12
Stress signaling boosts interferon-induced gene transcription in macrophages12
Glucosylceramide accumulation in microglia triggers STING-dependent neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in mice12
Re-epithelialization of cancer cells increases autophagy and DNA damage: Implications for breast cancer dormancy and relapse12
Neuronal-glioma cross-talk12
Neuropilin-1 interacts with VE-cadherin and TGFBR2 to stabilize adherens junctions and prevent activation of endothelium under flow12
The phosphate-induced small RNA EsrL promotes E. coli virulence, biofilm formation, and intestinal colonization12
A twist in β-arrestin’s tail12
Pin1-catalyzed conformational regulation after phosphorylation: A distinct checkpoint in cell signaling and drug discovery12
Loss of STIM2, but not of STIM1, drives colorectal cancer metastasis through metabolic reprogramming and the ATF4 ER stress pathway12
A pancreatic pause in breast cancer11
MICU1 regulates mitochondrial cristae structure and function independently of the mitochondrial Ca 2+ uniporter channel11
STING and arthritis11
The lncRNA MIR99AHG directs alternative splicing of SMARCA1 by PTBP1 to enable invadopodia formation in colorectal cancer cells11
Formate for tumor progression11
Catalytic site mutations confer multiple states of G protein activation11
The dual-function chemokine receptor CCR2 drives migration and chemokine scavenging through distinct mechanisms11
Erratum for the Research Article “IKKβ–NF-κB signaling in adult chondrocytes promotes the onset of age-related osteoarthritis in mice” by S. E. Catheline et al .11
Simultaneous substrate and ubiquitin modification recognition by bispecific antibodies enables detection of ubiquitinated RIP1 and RIP211
Complement-ary immunity to lung cancer11
Acetylation makes a drug-resistant BRAF11
Exploring protein-protein interactions for the development of new analgesics10
The proliferation of human mucosal-associated invariant T cells requires a MYC-SLC7A5-glycolysis metabolic axis10
In lonely mice, astrocytes turn inhibitory10
An orally active, small-molecule TNF inhibitor that disrupts the homotrimerization interface improves inflammatory arthritis in mice10
G protein peptidomimetics reveal allosteric effects and stepwise interactions in ghrelin receptor–G protein coupling10
JMJD8 reduces cancer’s STING10
E-cadherin mechanotransduction activates EGFR-ERK signaling in epithelial monolayers by inducing ADAM-mediated ligand shedding10
TSLP shapes the pathogenic responses of memory CD4 + T cells in eosinophilic esophagitis9
Mechanosensing by TRPV4 mediates stiffness-induced foreign body response and giant cell formation9
Targeting c-MYC and gain-of-function p53 through inhibition or degradation of the kinase LZK suppresses the growth of HNSCC tumors9
Extracellular vesicles as central regulators of blood vessel function in cancer9
Erratum for the Research Article “Matrix rigidity controls endothelial differentiation and morphogenesis of cardiac precursors” by Kshitiz et al .9
Clustering of phosphatase RPTPα promotes Src signaling and the arthritogenic action of synovial fibroblasts9
The kinase PLK1 promotes the development of Kras / Tp53 -mutant lung adenocarcinoma through transcriptional activation of the receptor RET9
Loss-of-function Gα s rare disease variants exert mutation-specific effects on GPCR signaling9
Nanobody pharmacology9
Structures of human pannexin-1 in nanodiscs reveal gating mediated by dynamic movement of the N terminus and phospholipids9
A hepatokine derived from the ER protein CREBH promotes triglyceride metabolism by stimulating lipoprotein lipase activity9
The dimeric form of CXCL12 binds to atypical chemokine receptor 19
Plant MDL proteins synergize with the cytokine MIF at CXCR2 and CXCR4 receptors in human cells9
Lymph node colonization and metastasis9
The GABA B receptor mediates neuroprotection by coupling to G 139
The E3 ligase HERC5 promotes antimycobacterial responses in macrophages by ISGylating the phosphatase PTEN9
Biotin mitigates the development of manganese-induced, Parkinson’s disease–related neurotoxicity in Drosophila and human neurons9
Osteoarthritis and chronic pain: Interleukin-6 as a common denominator and therapeutic target8
Fetal macrophages assist in the repair of ruptured amnion through the induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition8
Transcriptomics-inferred dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with host epithelial cells8
Membrane-proximal motifs encode differences in signaling strength between type I and III interferon receptors8
Cleanup on IL-28
Neural control of gut repair8
Stressful memories8
Cholesterol sensing goes vegetarian8
Multivalent, asymmetric IL-2–Fc fusions show enhanced selectivity for regulatory T cells8
Dynamic variability in SHP-1 abundance determines natural killer cell responsiveness8
Macrophages de liver growth8
Reciprocal regulation of mTORC1 signaling and ribosomal biosynthesis determines cell cycle progression in activated T cells8
Vasodilators activate the anion channel TMEM16A in endothelial cells to reduce blood pressure8
The NF-κB signaling system in the immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease7
CD9 mediates the uptake of extracellular vesicles from cancer-associated fibroblasts that promote pancreatic cancer cell aggressiveness7
WNT stimulation induces dynamic conformational changes in the Frizzled-Dishevelled interaction7
Rewiring the logic board of IFN signaling7
Paving the way for metastasis7
The kinase ITK controls a Ca 2+ -mediated switch that balances T H 17 and T reg cell differenti7
Repurposing colforsin daropate to treat MYC-driven high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas7
Keeping brown fat brown7
B cell responses to membrane-presented antigens require the function of the mechanosensitive cation channel Piezo17
Emerging roles of PLCγ1 in endothelial biology7
Arrestin-dependent nuclear export of phosphodiesterase 4D promotes GPCR-induced nuclear cAMP signaling required for learning and memory7
A BRET Ca 2+ sensor enables high-throughput screening in the presence of background fluorescence7
Glucose-oxygen deprivation constrains HMGCR function and Rac1 prenylation and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome in human monocytes6
Erratum for the Research Article “Spatial bias in cAMP generation determines biological responses to PTH type 1 receptor activation” by A. D White, K. A. Peña, L. J. Clark, C. Santa Maria, S. Liu, F. 6
ALOX5 drives the pyroptosis of CD4 + T cells and tissue inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis6
RHOA drivers take alternate routes in gastric cancer6
The long-lasting effects of NO6
USP47 deubiquitylates Groucho/TLE to promote Wnt–β-catenin signaling6
Hitching a ride in macrophages6
Bring in the B team6
Astrocytic RIPK3 exerts protective anti-inflammatory activity in mice with viral encephalitis by transcriptional induction of serpins6
Reporter-based screening identifies RAS-RAF mutations as drivers of resistance to active-state RAS inhibitors in colorectal cancer6
Actin’ off: PD-1 suppresses F-actin rearrangement and degranulation at the immunological synapse6
Bypassing ACE26
Protecting the liver with PKD16
Bacteria benefit tumor cells6
Oct1 cooperates with the Smad family of transcription factors to promote mesodermal lineage specification6
The induction of SHP-1 degradation by TAOK3 ensures the responsiveness of T cells to TCR stimulation6
Treating neuroinflammation through the nose6
Protocatechuic acid boosts continual efferocytosis in macrophages by derepressing KLF4 to transcriptionally activate MerTK6
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