Biology Open

Papers
(The median citation count of Biology Open is 1. 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
First person – Amy Irving38
First person – Rajeshwari B. R.35
First person – Kelly Diamond28
First person – Yuta Koui28
Gene expression and DNA methylation changes in response to hypoxia in toxicant-adapted Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus)24
First person – Flavie Ader21
Knee position affects medial gastrocnemius and soleus activation during dynamic plantarflexion: no evidence for an inter-muscle compensation in healthy young adults21
Three functional polymorphisms in CCDC170 were associated with osteoporosis phenotype20
Regulation of NANOG and SOX2 expression by activin A and a canonical WNT agonist in bovine embryonic stem cells and blastocysts20
Cellular signalling protrusions enable dynamic distant contacts in spinal cord neurogenesis19
First person – Kayla Mills19
Correction: IL-31 plays dual roles in lung inflammation in an OVA-induced murine asthma model19
First person – Hungtang Ko18
First person – Francesca Mastropasqua and Marika Oksanen17
First person – Kazuko Okamoto17
First person – Sophie Johnson16
First person – Brandon Hastings16
First person – Emily Harders16
First person – Wanyue Xu15
Sox8: a multifaceted transcription factor in development and disease15
First person – Phuong Le and Jeanne Quinn14
Short- and long-term exposure to high glucose induces unique transcriptional changes in osteoblasts in vitro14
Progressive Palaeontology 2024 conference report14
Locomotor kinematics on sand versus vinyl flooring in the sidewinder rattlesnake Crotalus cerastes14
Exploring stem cell frontiers: definitions, challenges, and perspectives for regenerative medicine12
Tight junction stabilization prevents HepaRG cell death in drug-induced intrahepatic cholestasis12
Cdc48 and its co-factor Ufd1 extract CENP-A from centromeric chromatin and can induce chromosome elimination in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe12
Data transformation and model selection in bivariate allometry12
Auxin treatment increases lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans12
Spectral scanning and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) enable separation and characterization of C. elegans autofluorescence in the cuticle and gut12
Pudgy mouse rib deformities emanate from abnormal paravertebral longitudinal cartilage/bone accumulations12
Intracellular dynamics of ubiquitin-like 3 visualized using an inducible fluorescent timer expression system11
Glutaraldehyde-enhanced autofluorescence as a general tool for 3D morphological imaging11
Oo-site: A dashboard to visualize gene expression during Drosophila oogenesis suggests meiotic entry is regulated post-transcriptionally11
Over-expressing NadA quinolinate synthase inEscherichia colienhances the bioelectrochemistry in microbial fuel cells11
Transgenic force sensors and software to measure force transmission across the mammalian nuclear envelope in vivo11
Alpha-T-catenin is expressed in peripheral nerves as a constituent of Schwann cell adherens junctions11
Developmental expression patterns of toolkit genes in male accessory gland ofDrosophilaparallels those of mammalian prostate11
Divalent metal content in diet affects severity of manganese toxicity in Drosophila11
Vitamin A cycle byproducts explain retinal damage and molecular changes thought to initiate retinal degeneration11
An alternative and effective method for extracting skeletal organic matrix adapted to the red coral Corallium rubrum10
A year at the forefront of plasmodesmal biology10
Reevaluating the relationship between EGL-43 (EVI1) and LIN-12 (Notch) during C. elegans anchor cell invasion10
Defective COX1 expression in aging mice liver10
Plpp3, a novel regulator of pluripotency exit and endodermal differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells10
Exploiting the potential of lung stem cells to develop pro-regenerative therapies10
Glucose to lactate shift reprograms CDK-dependent mitotic decisions and its communication with MAPK Sty1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe9
The transcriptional landscape of the cultured murine middle ear epithelium in vitro9
Chromosomal organization of multigene families and meiotic analysis in species of Loricariidae (Siluriformes) from Brazilian Amazon, with description of a new cytotype for genus Spatuloricaria9
10th European Calcium Society symposium: The Ca2+-signaling toolkit in cell function, health and disease9
Optimization of an in situ liver perfusion method to evaluate hepatic function of juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)9
Influence of visual perception on movement decisions by an ungulate prey species9
Visualization of the biphasic calcium wave during fertilization in Caenorhabditis elegans using a genetically encoded calcium indicator9
Single target acuity for moving targets in the common sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)9
The LRRK2 signaling network converges on a centriolar phospho-Rab10/RILPL1 complex to cause deficits in centrosome cohesion and cell polarization9
FRS2-independent GRB2 interaction with FGFR2 is not required for embryonic development9
Manipulation of the nuclear envelope-associated protein SLAP during mammalian brain development affects cortical lamination and exploratory behavior9
Mummichog gill and operculum exhibit functionally consistent claudin-10 paralog profiles and Claudin-10c hypersaline response8
Early-career researchers: answering the most important scientific questions of our time8
Apoptosis is a generator of Wnt-dependent regeneration and homeostatic cell renewal in the ascidian Ciona8
Variations in oxidative stress and antioxidant defense level during different phases of hibernation in common Asian toad,Duttaphrynus melanostictus8
Sequential events during the quiescence to proliferation transition establish patterns of follicle cell differentiation in the Drosophila ovary8
miR-8b is involved in brain and eye regeneration ofDugesia japonicain head regeneration8
Assessing metabolic rates in zebrafish using a 3D-printed intermittent-flow respirometer and swim tunnel system8
Beyond barriers, towards diversity: how hybrid student conferences can drive accessibility8
Short-range homing in camels: displacement experiments8
Saccharomyces cerevisiae deficient in the early anaphase release of Cdc14 can traverse anaphase I without ribosomal DNA disjunction and successfully complete meiosis8
Quantitative analysis of signaling responses during mouse primordial germ cell specification8
The dorsal blastopore lip is a source of signals inducing planar cell polarity in the Xenopus neural plate8
Macrophages allocate before apoptosis initiation and produce reactive oxygen species during interdigital phagocytosis8
PatternJ: an ImageJ toolset for the automated and quantitative analysis of regular spatial patterns found in sarcomeres, axons, somites, and more8
Zebrafish embryos hatch early in response to chemical and mechanical indicators of predation risk, resulting in underdeveloped swimming ability of hatchling larvae8
Local adaptation in thermal tolerance for a tropical butterfly across ecotone and rainforest habitats7
Unpredictable aggressive defence of the venomous snake, Crotalus ravus, towards predators and humans7
The threat of a non-native oligochaete species in Iran's freshwater: Assessment of the diversity and origin of Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny, 1826) and its response to climate change7
Local differences in robustness to ocean acidification7
exTREEmaTIME: a method for incorporating uncertainty into divergence time estimates7
Presynaptic HCN channels constrain GABAergic synaptic transmission in pyramidal cells of the medial prefrontal cortex7
First person – Daisy Pineda-Suazo7
The extracellular matrix controls stem cell specification and crypt morphology in the developing and adult mouse gut7
Patterns of variations in dorsal colouration of the Italian wall lizard Podarcis siculus7
First person – Soyam Gupta7
A hypomorphic mutation in Pold1 disrupts the coordination of embryo size expansion and morphogenesis during gastrulation7
First person – Jon Bell7
Antibodies targeting the European lobster (Palinurus elephas) vitellogenin developed by mRNA isolation and in-silico-designed antigenic peptides7
The matrix in focus: new directions in extracellular matrix research from the 2021 ASMB hybrid meeting7
Robust assembly of the aldehyde dehydrogenase Ald4p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae7
Fast & Fair peer review: a bold experiment in scientific publishing7
Connecting different heart diseases through intercellular communication7
Older 6-9-month-old spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus) have delayed and spatially heterogenous ear wound regeneration6
Population-level antagonism between FGF and BMP signaling steers mesoderm differentiation in embryonic stem cells6
First person – Justin Varholick6
Deciphering the flapping frequency allometry: unveiling the role of sustained body attitude in the aerodynamic scaling of normal hovering animals6
The story of Biology Open: a conversation with past and present Editors-in-Chief6
First person – Yixing Wu and Ying Bai6
Future leader to watch – Gregory Redpath6
First person – Ming-Hsuan Wen6
Correction: IRS-1 increases TAZ expression and promotes osteogenic differentiation in rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells6
First person – Taisa Bohdanovych6
First person – Franziska Hacker6
Promyelocytic leukemia nuclear body-like structures can assemble in mouse oocytes6
An arch worth revisiting: a study on the feline humeral supracondylar foramen and its evolutionary significance6
First person – J. Pablo Sánchez-Ovando6
Retraction: MicroRNA-96-5p promotes proliferation, invasion and EMT of oral carcinoma cells by directly targeting FOXF26
Expression of Concern: MicroRNA-96-5p promotes proliferation, invasion and EMT of oral carcinoma cells by directly targeting FOXF26
First person – Marjan Abbasi6
Correction: Stable atrogin-1 (Fbxo32) and MuRF1 (Trim63) gene expression is involved in the protective mechanism in soleus muscle of hibernating Daurian ground squirrels (<6
First person – Daniel V. Guebel6
Altered germline cyst formation and oogenesis in Tex14 mutant mice6
First person – Julia Loose6
Retraction: Overexpression of long non-coding RNA SBF2-AS1 promotes cell progression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) by repressing miR-494 to up-regulate PFN2 expression6
First person – Yao Xiao6
First person – Yoshikazu Haramoto6
Ccn2a acts downstream of cx43 to influence joint formation during zebrafish fin regeneration6
Shaping the future of male reproductive health: fostering talent at the 14th Network of Young Researchers in Andrology meeting6
Future leader to watch – Tania Martins-Marques6
Future leader to watch – Roman Zug6
midline represses Dpp signaling and target gene expression in Drosophila ventral leg development5
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 embryonic stem cells show decreased myogenic potential, increased CpG methylation at the DMPK locus and RNA mis-splicing5
A human stem cell resource to decipher the biochemical and cellular basis of neurodevelopmental defects in Lowe syndrome5
Novel protocol to observe the intestinal tuft cell using transmission electron microscopy5
Rhoptry kinase protein 39 (ROP39) is a novel factor that recruits host mitochondria to the parasitophorous vacuole of Toxoplasma gondii5
Drosophila CRISPR/Cas9 mutants as tools to analyse cardiac filamin function and pathogenicity of human FLNC variants5
Modest sexual size dimorphism and allometric growth: a study based on growth and gonad development in the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae)5
Clonal behaviour of myogenic precursor cells throughout the vertebrate lifespan5
Development of a cypovirus protein microcrystal-encapsulated Bacillus thuringiensis UV-tolerant and mosquitocidal δ-endotoxin5
Identification of a new allele of O-fucosyltransferase 1 involved in Drosophila intestinal stem cell regulation5
The genomic basis of host and vector specificity in non-pathogenic trypanosomatids5
Palmitoylated small GTPase ARL15 is translocated within Golgi network during adipogenesis5
Serotonin: an overlooked regulator of endocytosis and endosomal sorting?5
Suction feeding of West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens): An XROMM analysis of jaw mechanics, cranial kinesis, and hyoid mobility5
Cytoneme-like protrusion formation induced by LAR is promoted by receptor dimerization5
Odours of cancerous mouse congeners: detection and attractiveness5
Chk2-p53 and JNK in irradiation-induced cell death of hematopoietic progenitors and differentiated cells inDrosophilalarval lymph gland5
A nematode-derived, mitochondrial stress signaling-regulated peptide exhibits broad antibacterial activity5
Beyond bold versus shy: Zebrafish exploratory behavior falls into several behavioral clusters and is influenced by strain and sex5
shRNAs targeting mouseAdam10diminish cell response to proinflammatory stimuli independently ofAdam10silencing5
The population frequency of human mitochondrial DNA variants is highly dependent upon mutational bias5
NEDD1-S411 phosphorylation plays a critical function in the coordination of microtubule nucleation during mitosis5
First person – Alice Yuen5
An experimental test of chronic traffic noise exposure on parental behaviour and reproduction in zebra finches5
A deep-dive into fictive locomotion – a strategy to probe cellular activity during speed transitions in fictively swimming zebrafish larvae5
The importance of considering regulatory domains in genome-wide analyses – the nearest gene is often wrong!5
Expression levels and activities of energy-yielding ATPases in the oligohaline neritid snail Theodoxus fluviatilis under changing environmental salinities5
Inter- and intra-limb coordination during initial sprint acceleration5
Introducing Daniel Gorelick – a new Editor-in-Chief for Biology Open4
Young minds, deeper insights: a recap of the BMAS Summer School 2023, ranging from basic research to clinical implications of bone marrow adipose tissue4
BBQ methods: streamlined workflows for bacterial burden quantification in infected cells by confocal microscopy4
Mitochondrial metabolism in Drosophila macrophage-like cells regulates body growth via modulation of cytokine and insulin signaling4
Potentiating Vγ9Vδ2 T cell proliferation and assessing their cytotoxicity towards adherent cancer cells at the single cell level4
Focal sources of FGF-10 promote the buckling morphogenesis of the embryonic airway epithelium4
Microbiome transplants may not improve health and longevity in Drosophila melanogaster4
The relationship between locomotion and hindlimb morphology in the leopard (Panthera pardus) using a geometric morphometric approach4
EFEMP1 contributes to light-dependent ocular growth in zebrafish4
Tbx5 overexpression in embryoid bodies increases TAK1 expression but does not enhance the differentiation of sinoatrial node cardiomyocytes4
The Endosomal Sorting Complex, ESCRT, has diverse roles in blood progenitor maintenance, lineage choice and immune response4
Clearance rates of sand-burrowed and laterally pressed unburrowed Pismo clam Tivela stultorum (Mawe 1823) in a laboratory open-flow system4
NANOS3 suppresses premature spermatogonial differentiation to expand progenitors and fine-tunes spermatogenesis in mice4
Clutch may predict growth of hatchling Burmese pythons better than food availability or sex4
Energetics of whiskered bats in comparison to other bats of the family Vespertilionidae4
An ode to multidisciplinarity: the ‘Bacteria Orchestrate Life’ international meeting4
The lymphatic system favours survival of a unique T. brucei population4
Ac/Ds transposition for CRISPR/dCas9-SID4x epigenome modulation in zebrafish4
Air–liquid interface culture combined with differentiation factors reproducing intestinal cell structure formation in vitro4
The fission yeast SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase Slx8 functionally associates with clustered centromeres and the silent mating-type region at the nuclear periphery4
The influence of carbon dioxide on cerebral metabolism and oxygen consumption: combining multimodal monitoring with dynamic systems modelling4
Postnatal depletion of maternal cells biases T lymphocytes and natural killer cells’ profiles toward early activation in the spleen4
Neural stem cell research in Africa: current realities and future prospects4
An ethogram identifies behavioural markers of attention to humans in European herring gulls (Larus argentatus)4
Efficient genome editing using modified Cas9 proteins in zebrafish4
A Year at the Forefront of Gliding Locomotion4
Commentary on Thoral et al. (2024) ‘The relationship between mitochondrial respiration, resting metabolic rate and blood cell count in great tits’3
First person – Gonzalo Quiroga-Artigas3
Motion: enhancing signals and concealing cues3
First person – Niki Jalava3
First person – Bilal Akhtar3
First person – Tom Carruthers3
First person – Jonathon McPhetres3
Deficiency of the Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein U locus leads to delayed hindbrain neurogenesis3
Dirichlet process mixture models for single-cell RNA-seq clustering3
Manipulating mitochondrial reactive oxygen species alters survival in unexpected ways in a Drosophila Cdk5 model of neurodegeneration3
Empowering tomorrow's leaders: the impact of the 15th Network of Young Researchers in Andrology (NYRA) meeting on male reproductive health and interdisciplinary collaboration3
Trailblazers in cancer research: the next generation – the British Association of Cancer Research early-career conference3
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of the ubiquitin variant UbKEKS reveals a role in regulating nucleolar structures and composition3
First person – Daniel Lenthall3
Heart rate as a proxy for estimating oxygen consumption rates in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta)3
First person – Guy Oldrieve3
Ten years (and counting) of Biology Open3
Improved whole-mount immunofluorescence protocol for consistent and robust labeling of adult Drosophila melanogaster adipose tissue3
First person – Christina Walker3
First person – Avery Hinks3
Oviductal fluid counterbalances the negative effect of high temperature on sperm in an ectotherm model3
High-throughput detection of eukaryotic parasites and arboviruses in mosquitoes3
Theoretical model of impact mitigation mechanisms inherent to the North American bison skull3
Peripodial adherens junctions regulate Ajuba-Yorkie signaling to preserve fly eye morphology3
Demystification and feasibility of CRISPR technology and gene editing in African laboratories3
Patient-matched tumours, plasma, and cell lines reveal tumour microenvironment- and cell culture-specific microRNAs3
Melanistic coloration does not influence thermoregulation in the crepuscular gecko Eublepharis macularius3
First person – Mikaela Scheer3
A monoclonal antibody raised against human EZH2 cross-reacts with the RNA-binding protein SAFB3
ARL3 and ARL13B GTPases participate in distinct steps of INPP5E targeting to the ciliary membrane3
First person – Lara Cantarero3
An atlas of Brachypodium distachyon lateral root development3
First person – Yu Kurihara3
Sexual dimorphism and the impact of aging on ball rolling-associated locomotor behavior in Drosophila3
Correction: Chorismate synthase mediates cerebral malaria pathogenesis by eliciting salicylic acid-dependent autophagy response in parasite3
Dynamic shapes of the zygote and two-cell mouse and human3
Does swimming at the bottom serve as a hydraulic advantage for benthic fish Neogobius melanostomus Pallas (1814) in flowing water?3
Identification of proteins that bind extracellular microRNAs secreted by the parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis3
Loss of flrt2 gene leads to microphthalmia in zebrafish3
New K50R mutant mouse models reveal impaired hypusination of eif5a2 with alterations in cell metabolite landscape3
Geographic variation in bacterial assemblages on cane toad skin is influenced more by local environments than by evolved changes in host traits3
Characterization of human nasal organoids from chronic rhinosinusitis patients2
Correction: Polyphyllin II inhibits liver cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion through downregulated cofilin activity and the AKT/NF-κB pathway2
Establishment of a novel axon pruning model of Drosophila motor neuron2
A methodological approach for collecting simultaneous measures of muscle, aponeurosis, and tendon behaviour during dynamic contractions2
Alterations in brain glycogen levels influence life-history traits and reduce the lifespan in female Drosophila melanogaster2
Ocean acidification affects the expression of neuroplasticity and neuromodulation markers in seabream2
Modulation of retinoid-X-receptors differentially regulates expression of apolipoprotein genes apoc1 and apoeb by zebrafish microglia2
Winging it: hummingbirds alter flying kinematics during molt2
The C. elegans gene gvd-1 promotes late larval development and germ cell proliferation2
Individual-specific associations between warble song notes and body movements in budgerigar courtship displays2
Basement membrane dynamics and mechanics in tissue morphogenesis2
Morphological mechanism allowing a parasitic leech, Ozobranchus jantseanus (Rhynchobdellida: Ozobranchidae), to survive in ultra-low temperatures2
EphA1 receptor tyrosine kinase is localized to the nucleus in rhabdomyosarcoma from multiple species2
Vitamin D receptor absence does not enhance intestinal tumorigenesis in ApcPirc/+rats2
First person – Atsushi Taniguchi and Yukinori Nishigami2
Autism-associated CHD8 keeps proliferation of human neural progenitors in check by lengthening the G1 phase of the cell cycle2
Future leader to watch – Nathan Harmston2
DNMT1 is a negative regulator of osteogenesis2
Mechanisms of drug resistance in nutrient-depleted colorectal cancer cells: insights into lysosomal and mitochondrial drug sequestration2
Low colostrum intake results in potential accumulation of peroxisome lipid substrates in vaginal tissue of 3-week-old gilts2
Targeting NHE6 gene expression identifies lysosome and neurodevelopmental mechanisms in a haploid in vitro cell model2
Flavonols do not affect aphid load in green or senescing birch leaves but coincide with a decrease in Photosystem II functionality2
A larval zebrafish model of cardiac physiological recovery following cardiac arrest and myocardial hypoxic damage2
Metabolic FRET sensors in intact organs: Applying spectral unmixing to acquire reliable signals2
The next stage in Biology Open's support for early-career researchers2
PTP10D-mediated cell competition is not obligately required for elimination of polarity-deficient clones2
The prospect of genetically engineering natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy2
First person – Kazuki Omata2
Visual acuity of budgerigars for moving targets2
Fracture biomechanics influence local and systemic immune responses in a murine fracture-related infection model2
Hepatic leukemia factor-expressing paraxial mesoderm cells contribute to the developing brain vasculature2
Phenotype assessment for neurodegenerative murine models with ataxia and application to Niemann–Pick disease, type C12
Expression and function of four AAV-based constructs for dystrophin restoration in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy2
So long, and thanks for all the papers about fish (and other organisms too)2
Distinct roles of COMPASS subunits to Drosophila heart development2
Note on hydrostatic skeletons: muscles operating within a pressurized environment2
Evaluation of Octopus maya enzyme activity of the digestive gland and gastric juice2
A universal method for generating knockout mice in multiple genetic backgrounds using zygote electroporation2
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