Nature Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Metabolism is 32. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Publisher Correction: Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome1029
Glycolysis modulates efferocytosis in a noncanonical manner423
The cell cycle loops UTP around CAD383
NAD kinase essentiality in cancer: in real life, it is all about folates371
An ATP-sensitive phosphoketolase regulates carbon fixation in cyanobacteria347
The cyclic metabolic switching theory of intermittent fasting344
Acarbose enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy against solid tumours by modulating the gut microbiota242
Improved polyketide production in C. glutamicum by preventing propionate-induced growth inhibition240
The rs1421085 variant within FTO promotes brown fat thermogenesis220
Regulation of urea cycle by reversible high-stoichiometry lysine succinylation220
Total parenteral nutrition impairs glucose metabolism by modifying the gut microbiome211
GLP-1 physiology in obesity and development of incretin-based drugs for chronic weight management184
Targeted erasure of DNA methylation by TET3 drives adipogenic reprogramming and differentiation164
Microbial metabolite delta-valerobetaine is a diet-dependent obesogen161
What is the most appropriate covariate in ANCOVA when analysing metabolic rate?160
Phagocytosis in the retina promotes local insulin production in the eye159
Adipocyte IRE1α promotes PGC1α mRNA decay and restrains adaptive thermogenesis156
Incretin-based therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases149
Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization148
Allosteric regulation of CAD modulates de novo pyrimidine synthesis during the cell cycle147
Cotadutide promotes glycogenolysis in people with overweight or obesity diagnosed with type 2 diabetes144
Hot news about temperature and lifespan141
A BCAA–haem axis regulates brown fat function139
A conserved role for PCYT2-regulated lipid biosynthesis in muscle health and ageing137
Fuelling the fire: de novo lipogenesis primes thermogenesis135
Best practices in collecting and reporting continuous glucose monitoring data in research settings133
TKT deficiency puts Tregs to rest128
Gut bacteria thwart the blood sugar-lowering effect of acarbose128
The thyroid gland under Notch control128
A salute to innovation: exenatide in diabetes and obesity drug development at Amylin Pharmaceuticals126
Shaping the future of cardiometabolic innovation: advances and opportunities125
GIPR-Ab/GLP-1 peptide–antibody conjugate requires brain GIPR and GLP-1R for additive weight loss in obese mice124
Classically activated macrophages undergo functionally significant nucleotide metabolism remodelling driven by nitric oxide122
Paracrine signalling by pancreatic δ cells determines the glycaemic set point in mice119
Skeletal muscle, not adipose tissue, mediates cold-induced metabolic benefits118
Brown fat ATP-citrate lyase links carbohydrate availability to thermogenesis and guards against metabolic stress115
Hypothalamic GABRA5-positive neurons control obesity via astrocytic GABA115
Common genetic variants modify disease risk and clinical presentation in monogenic diabetes115
NAD+ precursor supplementation prevents mtRNA/RIG-I-dependent inflammation during kidney injury113
Hypermetabolism and energetic constraints in mitochondrial disorders112
The sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 mediates the atheroprotective effect of eicosapentaenoic acid111
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide regulates body weight and food intake via GABAergic neurons in mice111
Targeting the TCA cycle can ameliorate widespread axonal energy deficiency in neuroinflammatory lesions110
Spatial metabolomics: from a niche field towards a driver of innovation109
Spatial hepatocyte plasticity of gluconeogenesis during the metabolic transitions between fed, fasted and starvation states106
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: the interplay between metabolism, microbes and immunity103
Exercise activates AMPK in mouse and human pancreatic islets to decrease senescence101
Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance95
The antitumour effects of caloric restriction are mediated by the gut microbiome94
Fuelling synapses via lipid metabolism93
Why a good lab website matters92
Querying stool for dietary information92
Hypometabolism with the speed of ultrasound92
A RalA between high-fat diet and mitochondrial shape91
A systematic mutational framework for studying oxidative phosphorylation-related proteins90
Illuminating the ‘healthy obese’ phenotype89
A century of the Warburg effect89
From NAFLD to MASLD: implications of the new nomenclature for preclinical and clinical research89
Rapid modulation of gut microbiota composition by hypothalamic circuits in mice88
Brown adipose tissue-derived MaR2 contributes to cold-induced resolution of inflammation88
Pathogenic role of acyl coenzyme A binding protein (ACBP) in Cushing’s syndrome84
Abnormal exocrine–endocrine cell cross-talk promotes β-cell dysfunction and loss in MODY884
HK1 from hepatic stellate cell–derived extracellular vesicles promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma84
Astrocytic BDNF signaling within the ventromedial hypothalamus regulates energy homeostasis83
Mitochondrial RNA stimulates beige adipocyte development in young mice83
Proline fuels ILC3s to maintain gut health83
Methionine and H2S alter cancer–immune dialogue83
Gases define redox signalling: NO, H2S, O2 … and cyanide83
Sweet signals for myelin: glucose sensing redirected to regeneration83
Beyond Warburg: LDHA activates RAC for tumour growth82
A researcher’s guide to preclinical mouse NASH models81
Fat sensory cues in early life program central response to food and obesity78
Neurometabolism in focus78
Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss78
Intestinal TM6SF2 protects against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis through the gut–liver axis78
Cancer metabolite blunts immunity76
Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years76
An integrated single-cell islet atlas in health and disease76
Lighting up targets of dual agonist therapies for diabetes and obesity75
Asters: rising stars in the cholesterol universe74
Regulated insulin secretion from human and mouse islets exclusively composed of β-cells74
Central regulation of the anorexigenic receptor GFRAL71
Author Correction: Metabolic reconfiguration enables synthetic reductive metabolism in yeast71
Feeding the hippocampus … with specific nutrients70
GLP-2 attenuates antipsychotics’ adverse metabolic effects69
Itaconate boosts type I IFN response by disrupting cytoprotection69
A yeast vacuolar pH ‘heartbeat’ coordinates amino acid metabolism and the cell cycle69
Retraction Note: Brown adipose tissue-derived Nrg4 alleviates endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis in male mice69
Weight versus weight-independent effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes69
Sclerostin secreted from bone mediates cognitive decline in the brains of aged and Alzheimer’s disease mice68
The metabolic engine of cognition: microglia–neuron interactions in health, ageing and disease67
DDHD2 provides a flux of saturated fatty acids for neuronal energy and function66
Cell cycle-linked vacuolar pH dynamics regulate amino acid homeostasis and cell growth66
Insulin induces insulin receptor degradation in the liver through EphB466
Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate66
Inhibition of hepatic oxalate overproduction ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis65
Mapping the plasma metabolome to human health and disease in 274,241 adults65
Non-invasive mapping of brown adipose tissue activity with magnetic resonance imaging64
Human gut microbial aromatic amino acid and related metabolites prevent obesity through intestinal immune control64
Principles and functions of metabolic compartmentalization63
Humoral regulation of iron metabolism by extracellular vesicles drives antibacterial response62
The microbial metabolite agmatine acts as an FXR agonist to promote polycystic ovary syndrome in female mice62
Spatially resolved metabolomics and isotope tracing reveal dynamic metabolic responses of dentate granule neurons with acute stimulation61
Reciprocal activity of AgRP and POMC neurons governs coordinated control of feeding and metabolism61
A common framework for mouse hypothalamic cell atlases60
TM6SF2 as new intestinal lipid player60
MCT1 helps brown fat suck up succinate60
Do not overlook the role of fructose in obesity60
Small intestinal protein sensing pathways regulate food intake and glucose homeostasis60
Acetate reprogrammes tumour metabolism and promotes PD-L1 expression and immune evasion by upregulating c-Myc60
Proteogenomic mapping sets stage for precision medicine58
Bile acid binds heart failure and inflammation58
Career pathways, part 1258
Formate overflow drives toxic folate trapping in MTHFD1 inhibited cancer cells58
Iron at the intersection of macrophage–adipocyte interactions57
Odour-imagery ability is linked to food craving, intake, and adiposity change in humans57
ADRA1A–Gαq signalling potentiates adipocyte thermogenesis through CKB and TNAP57
Identification of a regulatory pathway inhibiting adipogenesis via RSPO256
AgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids55
NAD+ precursor supplementation in human ageing: clinical evidence and challenges55
A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety54
Multi-omic analysis reveals transkingdom gut dysbiosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease54
Adipocytes reprogram cancer cell metabolism by diverting glucose towards glycerol-3-phosphate thereby promoting metastasis54
Loss of fatty acid degradation by astrocytic mitochondria triggers neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration54
GLP-2 prevents antipsychotics-induced metabolic dysfunction in mice53
Insulin signalling regulates Pink1 mRNA localization via modulation of AMPK activity to support PINK1 function in neurons53
Systemic proteome adaptions to 7-day complete caloric restriction in humans53
Author Correction: Glycolytic neutrophils accrued in the spleen compromise anti-tumour T cell immunity in breast cancer53
Career pathways, part 953
Publisher Correction: Cold-induced expression of a truncated adenylyl cyclase 3 acts as rheostat to brown fat function52
Hypothalamic Grb10 enhances leptin signalling and promotes weight loss51
Divergent roles for propionate and butyrate in colorectal cancer epigenetics51
Anaplerosis in action51
Extracellular acidosis restricts one-carbon metabolism and preserves T cell stemness51
d-cysteine impairs tumour growth by inhibiting cysteine desulfurase NFS151
NAD+ regeneration drives cancer cell proliferation50
Revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis50
The mitochondrial unfolded protein response inhibits pluripotency acquisition and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in somatic cell reprogramming49
The unique catalytic properties of PSAT1 mediate metabolic adaptation to glutamine blockade49
Metabolic Messengers: itaconate49
Gut Parabacteroides merdae protects against cardiovascular damage by enhancing branched-chain amino acid catabolism48
Methionine restriction-induced sulfur deficiency impairs antitumour immunity partially through gut microbiota48
Trigonelline is an NAD+ precursor that improves muscle function during ageing and is reduced in human sarcopenia48
AMPK-dependent phosphorylation of the GATOR2 component WDR24 suppresses glucose-mediated mTORC1 activation48
Aberrant expression of agouti signaling protein (ASIP) as a cause of monogenic severe childhood obesity47
Mitochondrial function and phenotype are defined by bioenergetics47
Vitamin B12 is a limiting factor for induced cellular plasticity and tissue repair47
Liraglutide restores impaired associative learning in individuals with obesity47
Targeting MondoA–TXNIP restores antitumour immunity in lactic-acid-induced immunosuppressive microenvironment47
Differential mechanisms affecting weight loss and weight loss maintenance47
Pentose phosphate pathway drives vascular maturation46
Glutamine synthetase licenses APC/C-mediated mitotic progression to drive cell growth46
The hidden impact of in-source fragmentation in metabolic and chemical mass spectrometry data interpretation46
Publisher Correction: A new foe in folate metabolism45
Keeping ILCs in shape: PD-1 as a metabolic checkpoint45
A multi-omic trip through the human gut44
Adipose glutaminolysis resurfaces in metabolic disease44
Science in times of conflict44
Overlooked confounding in studies of metabolite salts43
Reply to: revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis43
Disrupting cholesterol homeostasis in T cells boosts antitumour responses43
Cytosolic NADK is conditionally essential for folate-dependent nucleotide synthesis43
Vestibular nucleus mediation of motion sickness has implications for obesity control43
Signalling from adipose tissue to the brain is not just about leptin43
O-GlcNAc transferase regulates glycolytic metabolon formation on mitochondria to enhance ATP production43
Mitochondria transfer-based therapies reduce the morbidity and mortality of Leigh syndrome42
Branched-chain amino acid catabolism in muscle affects systemic BCAA levels but not insulin resistance42
A derivative of the ancient drug salicylate for obesity treatment42
Multiplex genome editing eliminates lactate production without impacting growth rate in mammalian cells42
Adipose cDC1s contribute to obesity-associated inflammation through STING-dependent IL-12 production41
Mitochondrial NAD+ drives liver regeneration41
GAPDH redox redux—rewiring pentose phosphate flux41
The insulin signalling network41
NUFIP1 integrates amino acid sensing and DNA damage response to maintain the intestinal homeostasis41
Adipose tissue macrophages exert systemic metabolic control by manipulating local iron concentrations41
Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterizes serine transport in cancer40
Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to the brain40
The transcription factor RFX5 coordinates antigen-presenting function and resistance to nutrient stress in synovial macrophages40
Asparagine deprivation enhances T cell antitumour response in patients via ROS-mediated metabolic and signal adaptations40
Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia40
Raising the bar for sex and gender reporting in research39
Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome39
2-hydroxyglutarate mediates whitening of brown adipocytes coupled to nuclear softening upon mitochondrial dysfunction39
A local source of insulin protects the retina against starvation39
SERPINA3C as a mediator of metabolic health in offspring39
Distinct functional properties of murine perinatal and adult adipose progenitor subpopulations39
H2S as a metabolic saboteur38
What about sex?38
Reawakening cAMP signalling in cancer cachexia38
Alterations in intestinal bile acid transport provide a therapeutic target in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycaemia37
Mitochondrial DNA editing with mitoARCUS37
Author Correction: Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance37
Fructose and glucose from sugary drinks enhance colorectal cancer metastasis via SORD37
A brief guide to statistical analysis of grouped data in preclinical research37
Early-life ketone body signalling promotes beige fat biogenesis through changes in histone acetylome and β-hydroxybutyrylome37
Mitochondrial and psychosocial stress-related regulation of FGF21 in humans36
Considerations for designing and analysing inter-generational studies in rodents36
Cancer tissue of origin constrains the growth and metabolism of metastases36
A nitroalkene derivative of salicylate, SANA, induces creatine-dependent thermogenesis and promotes weight loss36
Integrated multi-omics reveals anaplerotic rewiring in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency36
Spatial quantitative metabolomics enables identification of remote and sustained ipsilateral cortical metabolic reprogramming after stroke36
Subcellular quantitative imaging of metabolites at the organelle level36
Spatial single-cell isotope tracing reveals heterogeneity of de novo fatty acid synthesis in cancer35
Cold acclimation with shivering improves metabolic health in adults with overweight or obesity35
Innate metabolic responses against viral infections35
Quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes in brown fat and skeletal muscle during thermogenesis35
Cancer-associated fibroblasts require proline synthesis by PYCR1 for the deposition of pro-tumorigenic extracellular matrix35
Rescuing yeast from cell death enables overproduction of fatty acids from sole methanol35
Metabolic Messengers: endocannabinoids35
HypoMap—a unified single-cell gene expression atlas of the murine hypothalamus34
Serine synthesis promotes bone degradation34
Author Correction: ASS1 metabolically contributes to the nuclear and cytosolic p53-mediated DNA damage response34
A monolysocardiolipin–cytochrome c peroxidase causes defects in Barth syndrome34
Epitranscriptomics in metabolic disease33
β-hydroxybutyrate inhibits Plasmodium falciparum development and confers protection against malaria in mice33
Itaconate trims the fat33
NK cell-derived IFNγ mobilizes free fatty acids from adipose tissue to promote early B cell activation during viral infection33
Publisher Correction: The endothelial Dll4–muscular Notch2 axis regulates skeletal muscle mass33
Prolonged breastfeeding protects from obesity by hypothalamic action of hepatic FGF2133
Towards a Rosetta stone for metabolomics: recommendations to overcome inconsistent metabolite nomenclature33
Author Correction: Adipose tissue macrophages secrete small extracellular vesicles that mediate rosiglitazone-induced insulin sensitization33
PMF-seq: a highly scalable screening strategy for linking genetics to mitochondrial bioenergetics32
Metabolic engineering for optimized CAR-T cell therapy32
Maternal diet disrupts the placenta–brain axis in a sex-specific manner32
Triglycerides are an important fuel reserve for synapse function in the brain32
Artificial intelligence in metabolic research32
Ammonia stimulates SCAP/Insig dissociation and SREBP-1 activation to promote lipogenesis and tumour growth32
Five years on32
Damaging mutations in liver X receptor-α are hepatotoxic and implicate cholesterol sensing in liver health32
Metabolon formation regulates branched-chain amino acid oxidation and homeostasis32
Metabolic collateral lethal target identification reveals MTHFD2 paralogue dependency in ovarian cancer32
Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization implicates nephronectin as an actionable mediator of the effect of obesity on COVID-19 severity32
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