Nature Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Metabolism is 35. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
The cell cycle loops UTP around CAD1275
NAD kinase essentiality in cancer: in real life, it is all about folates563
Publisher Correction: Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome516
Glycolysis modulates efferocytosis in a noncanonical manner513
Targeted erasure of DNA methylation by TET3 drives adipogenic reprogramming and differentiation498
The rs1421085 variant within FTO promotes brown fat thermogenesis292
Improved polyketide production in C. glutamicum by preventing propionate-induced growth inhibition253
Epigenetic adaptation of beta cells across lifespan and disease219
Heterogeneous sympathetic control of brown adipose tissue213
An ATP-sensitive phosphoketolase regulates carbon fixation in cyanobacteria203
Adipocyte IRE1α promotes PGC1α mRNA decay and restrains adaptive thermogenesis200
DGAT1 mediates sex-specific CD8+ T cell antitumour responses195
PFKM governs metabolic shifts throughout skeletal muscle differentiation192
Publisher Correction: Gut mucosal mycobiome profiling in Crohn’s disease uncovers an AMP-mediated anti-inflammatory effect of Cladosporium sphaerospermum189
Acarbose enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy against solid tumours by modulating the gut microbiota188
The cyclic metabolic switching theory of intermittent fasting180
Regulation of urea cycle by reversible high-stoichiometry lysine succinylation177
Total parenteral nutrition impairs glucose metabolism by modifying the gut microbiome174
Incretin-based therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases173
Allosteric regulation of CAD modulates de novo pyrimidine synthesis during the cell cycle167
Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization163
Cotadutide promotes glycogenolysis in people with overweight or obesity diagnosed with type 2 diabetes157
Nitrogen metabolism profiling reveals cell state-specific pyrimidine synthesis pathway choice153
Phagocytosis in the retina promotes local insulin production in the eye151
GLP-1 physiology in obesity and development of incretin-based drugs for chronic weight management151
A BCAA–haem axis regulates brown fat function150
A conserved role for PCYT2-regulated lipid biosynthesis in muscle health and ageing148
Fuelling the fire: de novo lipogenesis primes thermogenesis145
Methylation, acetylation and cell fate145
Exercise activates AMPK in mouse and human pancreatic islets to decrease senescence140
The thyroid gland under Notch control140
The antitumour effects of caloric restriction are mediated by the gut microbiome137
Gut bacteria thwart the blood sugar-lowering effect of acarbose137
Hypothalamic GABRA5-positive neurons control obesity via astrocytic GABA134
Brown fat ATP-citrate lyase links carbohydrate availability to thermogenesis and guards against metabolic stress134
Skeletal muscle, not adipose tissue, mediates cold-induced metabolic benefits129
Common genetic variants modify disease risk and clinical presentation in monogenic diabetes127
Shaping the future of cardiometabolic innovation: advances and opportunities123
A salute to innovation: exenatide in diabetes and obesity drug development at Amylin Pharmaceuticals121
GIPR-Ab/GLP-1 peptide–antibody conjugate requires brain GIPR and GLP-1R for additive weight loss in obese mice118
Targeting the TCA cycle can ameliorate widespread axonal energy deficiency in neuroinflammatory lesions117
Hypermetabolism and energetic constraints in mitochondrial disorders117
Spatial metabolomics: from a niche field towards a driver of innovation116
The sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 mediates the atheroprotective effect of eicosapentaenoic acid115
Best practices in collecting and reporting continuous glucose monitoring data in research settings115
Classically activated macrophages undergo functionally significant nucleotide metabolism remodelling driven by nitric oxide112
Paracrine signalling by pancreatic δ cells determines the glycaemic set point in mice112
Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance111
Spatial hepatocyte plasticity of gluconeogenesis during the metabolic transitions between fed, fasted and starvation states111
NAD+ precursor supplementation prevents mtRNA/RIG-I-dependent inflammation during kidney injury108
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide regulates body weight and food intake via GABAergic neurons in mice108
Why a good lab website matters104
Fat sensory cues in early life program central response to food and obesity103
Hypometabolism with the speed of ultrasound102
Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss102
A RalA between high-fat diet and mitochondrial shape101
A systematic mutational framework for studying oxidative phosphorylation-related proteins101
Querying stool for dietary information100
Sweet signals for myelin: glucose sensing redirected to regeneration100
Illuminating the ‘healthy obese’ phenotype97
Distinct sympathetic projections to brown fat regulate thermogenesis and glucose tolerance97
Proline fuels ILC3s to maintain gut health97
Methionine and H2S alter cancer–immune dialogue97
Mitochondrial RNA stimulates beige adipocyte development in young mice96
Beyond Warburg: LDHA activates RAC for tumour growth95
Gases define redox signalling: NO, H2S, O2 … and cyanide95
Pathway coessentiality mapping reveals complex II is required for de novo purine biosynthesis in acute myeloid leukaemia95
Rapid modulation of gut microbiota composition by hypothalamic circuits in mice92
A century of the Warburg effect91
Brown adipose tissue-derived MaR2 contributes to cold-induced resolution of inflammation90
Intestinal TM6SF2 protects against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis through the gut–liver axis90
The exercise hormone irisin has neuroprotective effects in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis89
From NAFLD to MASLD: implications of the new nomenclature for preclinical and clinical research88
Pathogenic role of acyl coenzyme A binding protein (ACBP) in Cushing’s syndrome87
A researcher’s guide to preclinical mouse NASH models87
Fuelling synapses via lipid metabolism86
HK1 from hepatic stellate cell–derived extracellular vesicles promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma85
Neurometabolism in focus84
An integrated single-cell islet atlas in health and disease83
Lighting up targets of dual agonist therapies for diabetes and obesity82
Cancer metabolite blunts immunity82
Regulated insulin secretion from human and mouse islets exclusively composed of β-cells81
Asters: rising stars in the cholesterol universe81
A yeast vacuolar pH ‘heartbeat’ coordinates amino acid metabolism and the cell cycle80
Feeding the hippocampus … with specific nutrients80
Author Correction: Metabolic reconfiguration enables synthetic reductive metabolism in yeast79
Insulin induces insulin receptor degradation in the liver through EphB479
Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate79
Itaconate boosts type I IFN response by disrupting cytoprotection79
Sclerostin secreted from bone mediates cognitive decline in the brains of aged and Alzheimer’s disease mice78
Weight versus weight-independent effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes78
GLP-2 attenuates antipsychotics’ adverse metabolic effects78
Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years77
Retraction Note: Brown adipose tissue-derived Nrg4 alleviates endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis in male mice77
Angiocrine breakdown in metabolically stressed fat76
Spatial protein gradients pattern liver metabolism76
Humoral regulation of iron metabolism by extracellular vesicles drives antibacterial response73
The genetics of obesity: aetiology, prevention and therapy72
Irisin ameliorates obesity and insulin resistance via adipose tissue IL-33 and regulatory T cells72
Cell cycle-linked vacuolar pH dynamics regulate amino acid homeostasis and cell growth72
Spatially resolved metabolomics and isotope tracing reveal dynamic metabolic responses of dentate granule neurons with acute stimulation71
The microbial metabolite agmatine acts as an FXR agonist to promote polycystic ovary syndrome in female mice71
Lamin A/C-regulated cysteine catabolic flux modulates stem cell fate through epigenome reprogramming71
DDHD2 provides a flux of saturated fatty acids for neuronal energy and function71
Mapping the plasma metabolome to human health and disease in 274,241 adults71
Principles and functions of metabolic compartmentalization70
Glycerol is a new ally for heat production and bone health70
Inhibition of hepatic oxalate overproduction ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis69
Overcoming dietary dogmas69
Non-invasive mapping of brown adipose tissue activity with magnetic resonance imaging69
The metabolic engine of cognition: microglia–neuron interactions in health, ageing and disease68
Reciprocal activity of AgRP and POMC neurons governs coordinated control of feeding and metabolism67
Human gut microbial aromatic amino acid and related metabolites prevent obesity through intestinal immune control67
Acetate reprogrammes tumour metabolism and promotes PD-L1 expression and immune evasion by upregulating c-Myc66
Small intestinal protein sensing pathways regulate food intake and glucose homeostasis66
TM6SF2 as new intestinal lipid player66
MCT1 helps brown fat suck up succinate65
A common framework for mouse hypothalamic cell atlases64
Proteogenomic mapping sets stage for precision medicine64
Career pathways, part 1264
Bile acid binds heart failure and inflammation63
Do not overlook the role of fructose in obesity63
Iron at the intersection of macrophage–adipocyte interactions62
Adipocytes reprogram cancer cell metabolism by diverting glucose towards glycerol-3-phosphate thereby promoting metastasis62
AgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids62
Odour-imagery ability is linked to food craving, intake, and adiposity change in humans61
Drowning in cysteine60
Mitochondrial iNOS blocks itaconate production by interacting with IRG160
A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety60
NAD+ precursor supplementation in human ageing: clinical evidence and challenges59
Multi-omic analysis reveals transkingdom gut dysbiosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease59
A catecholamine-independent pathway controlling adaptive adipocyte lipolysis58
Insulin signalling regulates Pink1 mRNA localization via modulation of AMPK activity to support PINK1 function in neurons58
Cardiolipin preserves Treg metabolic fitness and immune homeostasis in the gut58
Excess cysteine drives conjugate formation and impairs proliferation of NRF2-activated cancer cells57
Formate overflow drives toxic folate trapping in MTHFD1 inhibited cancer cells57
ADRA1A–Gαq signalling potentiates adipocyte thermogenesis through CKB and TNAP57
Loss of fatty acid degradation by astrocytic mitochondria triggers neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration57
Systemic proteome adaptions to 7-day complete caloric restriction in humans57
Mitochondrial function and phenotype are defined by bioenergetics56
Career pathways, part 956
Author Correction: Glycolytic neutrophils accrued in the spleen compromise anti-tumour T cell immunity in breast cancer56
Publisher Correction: Cold-induced expression of a truncated adenylyl cyclase 3 acts as rheostat to brown fat function56
GLP-2 prevents antipsychotics-induced metabolic dysfunction in mice55
Vitamin B12 is a limiting factor for induced cellular plasticity and tissue repair55
Metabolic regulation by tanycyte-derived extracellular vesicles through insulin precursor-mediated neuronal recognition and mTORC component delivery55
Anaplerosis in action55
Hypothalamic Grb10 enhances leptin signalling and promotes weight loss54
Divergent roles for propionate and butyrate in colorectal cancer epigenetics54
Liraglutide restores impaired associative learning in individuals with obesity54
The unique catalytic properties of PSAT1 mediate metabolic adaptation to glutamine blockade53
Aberrant expression of agouti signaling protein (ASIP) as a cause of monogenic severe childhood obesity52
NAD+ regeneration drives cancer cell proliferation52
AMPK-dependent phosphorylation of the GATOR2 component WDR24 suppresses glucose-mediated mTORC1 activation52
Targeting MondoA–TXNIP restores antitumour immunity in lactic-acid-induced immunosuppressive microenvironment51
Trigonelline is an NAD+ precursor that improves muscle function during ageing and is reduced in human sarcopenia51
Longitudinal multimorbidity trajectories shape personalized glycaemic patterns51
The mitochondrial unfolded protein response inhibits pluripotency acquisition and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in somatic cell reprogramming51
Metabolic Messengers: itaconate50
Extracellular acidosis restricts one-carbon metabolism and preserves T cell stemness50
Revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis50
Methionine restriction-induced sulfur deficiency impairs antitumour immunity partially through gut microbiota50
Gut Parabacteroides merdae protects against cardiovascular damage by enhancing branched-chain amino acid catabolism50
Differential mechanisms affecting weight loss and weight loss maintenance50
d-cysteine impairs tumour growth by inhibiting cysteine desulfurase NFS150
The hidden impact of in-source fragmentation in metabolic and chemical mass spectrometry data interpretation49
A multi-omic trip through the human gut49
Adipose glutaminolysis resurfaces in metabolic disease49
Keeping ILCs in shape: PD-1 as a metabolic checkpoint48
O-GlcNAc transferase regulates glycolytic metabolon formation on mitochondria to enhance ATP production48
Reply to: revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis48
Distinct functional properties of murine perinatal and adult adipose progenitor subpopulations48
Career pathways, part 1948
Vestibular nucleus mediation of motion sickness has implications for obesity control48
Overlooked confounding in studies of metabolite salts46
Mitochondrial NAD+ drives liver regeneration46
A derivative of the ancient drug salicylate for obesity treatment46
Signalling from adipose tissue to the brain is not just about leptin46
Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterizes serine transport in cancer46
Multiplex genome editing eliminates lactate production without impacting growth rate in mammalian cells45
The transcription factor RFX5 coordinates antigen-presenting function and resistance to nutrient stress in synovial macrophages45
Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia45
GAPDH redox redux—rewiring pentose phosphate flux45
Branched-chain amino acid catabolism in muscle affects systemic BCAA levels but not insulin resistance44
NUFIP1 integrates amino acid sensing and DNA damage response to maintain the intestinal homeostasis44
Mitochondria transfer-based therapies reduce the morbidity and mortality of Leigh syndrome44
Disrupting cholesterol homeostasis in T cells boosts antitumour responses44
Adipose tissue macrophages exert systemic metabolic control by manipulating local iron concentrations43
Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to the brain43
Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome42
SERPINA3C as a mediator of metabolic health in offspring42
Adipose cDC1s contribute to obesity-associated inflammation through STING-dependent IL-12 production42
The insulin signalling network42
Asparagine deprivation enhances T cell antitumour response in patients via ROS-mediated metabolic and signal adaptations42
Cytosolic NADK is conditionally essential for folate-dependent nucleotide synthesis42
A local source of insulin protects the retina against starvation42
Mitochondrial DNA editing with mitoARCUS41
Early-life ketone body signalling promotes beige fat biogenesis through changes in histone acetylome and β-hydroxybutyrylome41
A sex-specific brake on liver oestrogen signalling41
Cold acclimation with shivering improves metabolic health in adults with overweight or obesity41
Reawakening cAMP signalling in cancer cachexia41
Weighing in on the incretin revolution41
Metabolic Messengers: endocannabinoids41
Mitochondrial and psychosocial stress-related regulation of FGF21 in humans41
A brief guide to statistical analysis of grouped data in preclinical research41
A nitroalkene derivative of salicylate, SANA, induces creatine-dependent thermogenesis and promotes weight loss41
Author Correction: Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance41
Chaperone-mediated autophagy sustains muscle stem cell regenerative functions but declines with age41
Alterations in intestinal bile acid transport provide a therapeutic target in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycaemia40
Quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes in brown fat and skeletal muscle during thermogenesis40
H2S as a metabolic saboteur40
Subcellular quantitative imaging of metabolites at the organelle level40
Single-cell spatial proteomics maps human liver zonation patterns and their vulnerability to disruption in tissue architecture40
Considerations for designing and analysing inter-generational studies in rodents40
2-hydroxyglutarate mediates whitening of brown adipocytes coupled to nuclear softening upon mitochondrial dysfunction39
Spatial quantitative metabolomics enables identification of remote and sustained ipsilateral cortical metabolic reprogramming after stroke39
Fructose and glucose from sugary drinks enhance colorectal cancer metastasis via SORD38
Spatial single-cell isotope tracing reveals heterogeneity of de novo fatty acid synthesis in cancer38
Itaconate trims the fat37
Cancer tissue of origin constrains the growth and metabolism of metastases37
Rescuing yeast from cell death enables overproduction of fatty acids from sole methanol37
A monolysocardiolipin–cytochrome c peroxidase causes defects in Barth syndrome37
HypoMap—a unified single-cell gene expression atlas of the murine hypothalamus37
Integrated multi-omics reveals anaplerotic rewiring in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency37
Author Correction: ASS1 metabolically contributes to the nuclear and cytosolic p53-mediated DNA damage response37
Innate metabolic responses against viral infections37
Cancer-associated fibroblasts require proline synthesis by PYCR1 for the deposition of pro-tumorigenic extracellular matrix37
Towards a Rosetta stone for metabolomics: recommendations to overcome inconsistent metabolite nomenclature36
Author Correction: Adipose tissue macrophages secrete small extracellular vesicles that mediate rosiglitazone-induced insulin sensitization36
Epitranscriptomics in metabolic disease36
Often forgotten but essential: long-chain acyl-CoAs in metabolic control35
Serine synthesis promotes bone degradation35
PMF-seq: a highly scalable screening strategy for linking genetics to mitochondrial bioenergetics35
Metabolic collateral lethal target identification reveals MTHFD2 paralogue dependency in ovarian cancer35
Metabolon formation regulates branched-chain amino acid oxidation and homeostasis35
Damaging mutations in liver X receptor-α are hepatotoxic and implicate cholesterol sensing in liver health35
Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization implicates nephronectin as an actionable mediator of the effect of obesity on COVID-19 severity35
β-hydroxybutyrate inhibits Plasmodium falciparum development and confers protection against malaria in mice35
Prolonged breastfeeding protects from obesity by hypothalamic action of hepatic FGF2135
Snake postprandial metabolite shows cross-species activation of hypothalamic neurons35
NK cell-derived IFNγ mobilizes free fatty acids from adipose tissue to promote early B cell activation during viral infection35
Metabolic engineering for optimized CAR-T cell therapy35
Triglycerides are an important fuel reserve for synapse function in the brain35
Succinate dehydrogenase loss suppresses pyrimidine biosynthesis via succinate-mediated inhibition of aspartate transcarbamylase35
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