Nature Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Metabolism is 26. 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
Aldolase A: the broker of glycolysis744
Asparagine deprivation enhances T cell antitumour response in patients via ROS-mediated metabolic and signal adaptations433
Targeting pancreatic β cells for diabetes treatment375
Asparagine restriction enhances CD8+ T cell metabolic fitness and antitumoral functionality through an NRF2-dependent stress response310
Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia285
Induction of a torpor-like hypothermic and hypometabolic state in rodents by ultrasound265
Proteogenomic links to human metabolic diseases264
Disrupting cholesterol homeostasis in T cells boosts antitumour responses253
Mitochondria transfer-based therapies reduce the morbidity and mortality of Leigh syndrome208
Glycolytic enzyme PFKL governs lipolysis by promoting lipid droplet–mitochondria tethering to enhance β-oxidation and tumor cell proliferation186
Cellular and organismal function of choline metabolism182
Multiplex genome editing eliminates lactate production without impacting growth rate in mammalian cells182
NUFIP1 integrates amino acid sensing and DNA damage response to maintain the intestinal homeostasis171
Author Correction: Intestinal TM6SF2 protects against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis through the gut–liver axis164
Intestinal plasticity and metabolism as regulators of organismal energy homeostasis160
Single-cell profiling of vascular endothelial cells reveals progressive organ-specific vulnerabilities during obesity145
Phagocytosis in the retina promotes local insulin production in the eye131
A subpopulation of lipogenic brown adipocytes drives thermogenic memory130
Microbial metabolite delta-valerobetaine is a diet-dependent obesogen128
Molecular consequences of SARS-CoV-2 liver tropism126
Loss of electrical β-cell to δ-cell coupling underlies impaired hypoglycaemia-induced glucagon secretion in type-1 diabetes123
Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterizes serine transport in cancer117
O-GlcNAc transferase regulates glycolytic metabolon formation on mitochondria to enhance ATP production113
Impaired cell surface expression of GLP1R variants determines T2D and obesity risk in humans112
Lipids reroute mitochondria111
Virtually unsocial106
Overlooked confounding in studies of metabolite salts105
Functional screening and rational design of compounds targeting GPR132 to treat diabetes103
Adipocyte IRE1α promotes PGC1α mRNA decay and restrains adaptive thermogenesis102
The transcription factor RFX5 coordinates antigen-presenting function and resistance to nutrient stress in synovial macrophages101
Quantitative flux analysis in mammals100
Science in times of conflict100
HDAC6 inhibition overcomes leptin resistance in obesity99
Systematic analysis of NDUFAF6 in complex I assembly and mitochondrial disease99
Malaria thriving on steroids98
There is more than one way to reach type 2 diabetes96
Synthetic metabolism without the TCA cycle95
ACBP orchestrates the metabolic phenotype in Cushing’s syndrome93
Author Correction: Branched-chain α-ketoacids aerobically activate HIF1α signalling in vascular cells93
The discovery of human agouti-induced obesity and its implication for genetic diagnosis93
How cells flex their PEX to fine-tune lipolysis in NAFLD92
Pentose phosphate pathway drives vascular maturation91
GAPDH redox redux—rewiring pentose phosphate flux91
A mitotic NADPH upsurge promotes chromosome segregation and tumour progression in aneuploid cancer cells90
Hypothalamus pre-optic area and metabolism regulation in humans88
A multi-omic trip through the human gut88
Colchicine—an old dog with new tricks88
Astrocytic GABA in LHA is an obesity ‘thermostat’86
Run to survive—how preoperative exercise could prevent major surgical complications85
Elevated dietary ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids induce reversible peripheral nerve dysfunction that exacerbates comorbid pain conditions84
Co-receptor regulation of insulin signaling83
Umami taste—a novel mechanism driving food intake and obesity83
Glia fuel neurons with locally synthesized ketone bodies to sustain memory under starvation83
Career pathways, part 683
Gut reaction: it’s not all about enzymes82
nicX-ing bad habits with your microbial friends82
Keeping ILCs in shape: PD-1 as a metabolic checkpoint81
Publisher Correction: Gut Parabacteroides merdae protects against cardiovascular damage by enhancing branched-chain amino acid catabolism81
Glycolysis modulates efferocytosis in a noncanonical manner80
MOF moves into mitochondria78
Reply to: revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis78
Linking neuropsychiatric disease to neuronal metabolism77
Big data and personalized nutrition: the key evidence gaps74
A gut bacterium tackles atherosclerosis73
Publisher Correction: Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome72
A call for accessible tools to unlock single-cell immunometabolism research71
Tissue-resident bacteria in metabolic diseases: emerging evidence and challenges71
The cell cycle loops UTP around CAD69
BCAT2–BCKDH metabolon maintains BCAA homeostasis69
Allosteric regulation of CAD modulates de novo pyrimidine synthesis during the cell cycle69
Cold-induced expression of a truncated adenylyl cyclase 3 acts as rheostat to brown fat function68
Sexual dimorphism and the multi-omic response to exercise training in rat subcutaneous white adipose tissue68
Branched-chain amino acid catabolism in muscle affects systemic BCAA levels but not insulin resistance67
The dance of gut microbes on the keto diet67
Methanol-tolerant yeast for biofuel production67
Adipose glutaminolysis resurfaces in metabolic disease67
Author Correction: An ATP-sensitive phosphoketolase regulates carbon fixation in cyanobacteria66
Human PERIOD3 variants lead to winter depression-like behaviours via glucocorticoid signalling66
The pressure not to eat65
Author Correction: PCYT2-regulated lipid biosynthesis is critical to muscle health and ageing65
Publisher Correction: Colchicine acts selectively in the liver to induce hepatokines that inhibit myeloid cell activation64
Author Correction: Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia64
Author Correction: PNPO–PLP axis senses prolonged hypoxia in macrophages by regulating lysosomal activity63
Publisher Correction: Reciprocal regulation of cellular mechanics and metabolism63
Publisher Correction: Host–microbe interactions rewire metabolism in a C. elegans model of leucine breakdown deficiency63
Enhanced branched-chain amino acid metabolism improves age-related reproduction in C. elegans63
Publisher Correction: A new foe in folate metabolism62
MYCL-mediated reprogramming expands pancreatic insulin-producing cells61
Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome60
PNPO–PLP axis senses prolonged hypoxia in macrophages by regulating lysosomal activity59
More protein in ultra-processed foods: no shortcut to eating less59
S-acylation of ATGL is required for lipid droplet homoeostasis in hepatocytes58
AI-driven framework to map the brain metabolome in three dimensions58
What is the most appropriate covariate in ANCOVA when analysing metabolic rate?58
Glycogen drives tumour initiation and progression in lung adenocarcinoma58
GTTs and ITTs: aim for shorter fasting times58
Vestibular nucleus mediation of motion sickness has implications for obesity control57
Orosomucoid 2 maintains hepatic lipid homeostasis through suppression of de novo lipogenesis57
Time of exercise differentially impacts bone growth in mice57
mPGES-2 blockade antagonizes β-cell senescence to ameliorate diabetes by acting on NR4A157
Methylmalonic acid: an age-related metabolite that drives tumour aggressiveness57
Broad-spectrum antibiotics disrupt homeostatic efferocytosis57
Autophagy regulator ATG5 preserves cerebellar function by safeguarding its glycolytic activity56
Acarbose enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy against solid tumours by modulating the gut microbiota55
Microviridae bacteriophages in the gut microbiome and food addiction in humans55
Aberrant NAD+ metabolism underlies Zika virus–induced microcephaly54
Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization54
Alkaline taste sensation through the alkaliphile chloride channel in Drosophila54
Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to the brain53
The cyclic metabolic switching theory of intermittent fasting52
Alleviating symptoms of neurodegenerative disorders by astrocyte-specific overexpression of TMEM164 in mice52
Improved polyketide production in C. glutamicum by preventing propionate-induced growth inhibition52
Distinct functional properties of murine perinatal and adult adipose progenitor subpopulations51
Independent phenotypic plasticity axes define distinct obesity sub-types51
Exploring pancreatic beta-cell subgroups and their connectivity51
Author Correction: Exercise hormone irisin is a critical regulator of cognitive function51
Reciprocal regulation of cellular mechanics and metabolism51
Targeted erasure of DNA methylation by TET3 drives adipogenic reprogramming and differentiation51
An ATP-sensitive phosphoketolase regulates carbon fixation in cyanobacteria51
Adipose cDC1s contribute to obesity-associated inflammation through STING-dependent IL-12 production51
Dual roles of hexokinase 2 in shaping microglial function by gating glycolytic flux and mitochondrial activity50
Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis50
Inhibition of the IL-17A axis in adipocytes suppresses diet-induced obesity and metabolic disorders in mice50
The liver-clock coordinates rhythmicity of peripheral tissues in response to feeding49
GLP-1 physiology in obesity and development of incretin-based drugs for chronic weight management48
Iron accumulation drives fibrosis, senescence and the senescence-associated secretory phenotype48
Cytosolic aldose metabolism contributes to progression from cirrhosis to hepatocarcinogenesis48
Metabolic Messengers: bile acids48
The rs1421085 variant within FTO promotes brown fat thermogenesis48
SIRT5 slows skeletal muscle ageing by alleviating inflammation48
Coordinated action of a gut–liver pathway drives alcohol detoxification and consumption48
Total parenteral nutrition impairs glucose metabolism by modifying the gut microbiome48
Peroxisomal β-oxidation acts as a sensor for intracellular fatty acids and regulates lipolysis47
Publisher Correction: The glucose transporter 2 regulates CD8+ T cell function via environment sensing47
Regulation of urea cycle by reversible high-stoichiometry lysine succinylation46
Histone butyrylation in the mouse intestine is mediated by the microbiota and associated with regulation of gene expression46
Dietary weight loss-induced improvements in metabolic function are enhanced by exercise in people with obesity and prediabetes46
Glycolysis-derived alanine from glia fuels neuronal mitochondria for memory in Drosophila46
Lactylome analysis suggests lactylation-dependent mechanisms of metabolic adaptation in hepatocellular carcinoma46
Cotadutide promotes glycogenolysis in people with overweight or obesity diagnosed with type 2 diabetes46
Subcellular NAD+ pools are interconnected and buffered by mitochondrial NAD+46
Author Correction: Itaconate drives mtRNA-mediated type I interferon production through inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase45
Gut microbiome-derived ammonia modulates stress vulnerability in the host45
Delineating mouse β-cell identity during lifetime and in diabetes with a single cell atlas45
Hepcidin sequesters iron to sustain nucleotide metabolism and mitochondrial function in colorectal cancer epithelial cells45
The anorectic and thermogenic effects of pharmacological lactate in male mice are confounded by treatment osmolarity and co-administered counterions44
Adipose tissue macrophages exert systemic metabolic control by manipulating local iron concentrations44
Obesity impairs brain responses to nutrients43
APOE variants affect COVID-19 outcome43
Functionally heterogeneous β cells regulate biphasic insulin secretion43
A local source of insulin protects the retina against starvation42
Suppression of CD8+ T cells by the metabolite itaconate42
Non-mammalian metabolic models in the spotlight42
A conserved role for PCYT2-regulated lipid biosynthesis in muscle health and ageing42
Integration of epidemiological and blood biomarker analysis links haem iron intake to increased type 2 diabetes risk42
Subcutaneous depth-selective spectral imaging with mμSORS enables noninvasive glucose monitoring41
A future without needles: non-invasive glucose measurements in patients with diabetes41
SERPINA3C as a mediator of metabolic health in offspring41
GAB functions as a bioenergetic and signalling gatekeeper to control T cell inflammation40
Glial metabolism checkpoints memory40
Human plasma proteomic profiles indicative of cardiorespiratory fitness40
Affinity war: PSAT1 outcompetes the rest40
Identification of a leucine-mediated threshold effect governing macrophage mTOR signalling and cardiovascular risk39
Mitochondrial DNA editing with mitoARCUS39
Genetic susceptibility to diabetic kidney disease is linked to promoter variants of XOR39
Macrophage vesicles starve bacteria of iron39
Cancer tissue of origin constrains the growth and metabolism of metastases38
Ketogenic diet-induced bile acids protect against obesity through reduced calorie absorption38
Liver insulinization as a driver of triglyceride dysmetabolism37
Hot news about temperature and lifespan36
Astroglial clean-up of satiety synapses36
A randomized clinical trial of lipid metabolism modulation with fenofibrate for acute coronavirus disease 201936
Raising the bar for sex and gender reporting in research36
Ketones to the rescue of the starving fly36
PD-1 signaling facilitates activation of lymphoid tissue inducer cells by restraining fatty acid oxidation35
COVID-19 instigates adipose browning and atrophy through VEGF in small mammals35
Non-canonical glutamine transamination sustains efferocytosis by coupling redox buffering to oxidative phosphorylation35
Reducing NAD(H) to amplify rhythms34
Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure34
A wild approach to obesity prevention34
Gut bacteria thwart the blood sugar-lowering effect of acarbose34
The dual action of basal forebrain in feeding regulation33
Causal drivers of human proteome variation in health and disease33
Depletion of JunB increases adipocyte thermogenic capacity and ameliorates diet-induced insulin resistance33
Cold acclimation with shivering improves metabolic health in adults with overweight or obesity33
The sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 mediates the atheroprotective effect of eicosapentaenoic acid33
Author Correction: Characterization of the genetic architecture of infant and early childhood body mass index33
p21-activated kinase 4 counteracts PKA-dependent lipolysis by phosphorylating FABP4 and HSL33
Diabetes, IL-10 and the brain’s microvascular crisis33
Paracrine signalling by pancreatic δ cells determines the glycaemic set point in mice32
A leucine–macrophage mTORC1 connection drives increased risk of atherosclerosis with high-protein diets32
Gene-by-environment modulation of lifespan and weight gain in the murine BXD family32
Brown fat ATP-citrate lyase links carbohydrate availability to thermogenesis and guards against metabolic stress31
Sex-specific genetic regulation of adipose mitochondria and metabolic syndrome by Ndufv231
Inhibition of mammalian mtDNA transcription acts paradoxically to reverse diet-induced hepatosteatosis and obesity31
A blood-to-brain delivery system to treat obesity30
Upcycling the TCA cycle—rewiring tumour-associated fibroblasts30
Publisher Correction: Revisiting energy expenditure: how to correct mouse metabolic rate for body mass30
What about sex?30
H2S as a metabolic saboteur30
Metabolic Messengers: endocannabinoids30
Humans without GDF15 reassure drug developers30
Author Correction: Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance29
A microbial metabolite linked to fat accumulation29
Considerations for designing and analysing inter-generational studies in rodents29
Lipid cycling isn’t all futile29
Quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes in brown fat and skeletal muscle during thermogenesis28
Career pathways, part 1028
Fuelling the fire: de novo lipogenesis primes thermogenesis28
Author Correction: Proteogenomic links to human metabolic diseases28
TKT deficiency puts Tregs to rest27
Career pathways, part 1427
Skeletal muscle, not adipose tissue, mediates cold-induced metabolic benefits27
Who knew? PPARs may act in the brain too27
The thyroid gland under Notch control27
Integrated multi-omics reveals anaplerotic rewiring in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency27
Best practices in collecting and reporting continuous glucose monitoring data in research settings27
Emerging tools and best practices for studying gut microbial community metabolism27
Metformin induces a Lac-Phe gut–brain signalling axis27
A CNS circuit that regulates gut motility26
Time-restricted feeding makes the mouse run like a pro26
Diabetes in China: epidemiology, pathophysiology and multi-omics26
How to let your data shine26
Dysregulation of macrophage PEPD in obesity determines adipose tissue fibro-inflammation and insulin resistance26
Inflamed macrophages sans mitochondrial pyruvate carrier?26
Complex roles for mitochondrial complexes in microglia26
Homeostatic feeding in hedonic centres26
TrkB signalling regulates dopamine circuits and motor function through metabolic pathways26
Farnesyl pyrophosphate modulates dendritic cell migration in lupus autoimmunity26
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