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19 May 2026
Cells | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024–2025 in the “Cell Signaling” Section
As all of the articles published in Cells (ISSN: 2073-4409) are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles. We invite you to read our selected papers in the Section “Cell Signaling”, which are listed below.
1. “Unraveling the Dynamics of Estrogen and Progesterone Signaling in the Endometrium: An Overview”
by Isabelle Dias Da Silva, Vincent Wuidar, Manon Zielonka and Christel Pequeux
Cells 2024, 13(15), 1236; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13151236
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/15/1236
2. “Hippo Signaling at the Hallmarks of Cancer and Drug Resistance”
by Ramesh Kumar and Wanjin Hong
Cells 2024, 13(7), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13070564
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/7/564
3. “The Multifaceted Role of miR-21 in Pancreatic Cancers”
by Clare Chen, Lusine Demirkhanyan and Christopher S Gondi
Cells 2024, 13(11), 948; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13110948
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/11/948
4. “Cancer Drug Resistance: Targeting Proliferation or Programmed Cell Death”
by Elena V Sazonova, Maria A Yapryntseva, Nikolay V Pervushin, Roman I Tsvetcov, Boris Zhivotovsky and Gelina S Kopeina
Cells 2024, 13(5), 388; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13050388
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/5/388
5. “Crosstalk between CXCL12/CXCR4/ACKR3 and the STAT3 Pathway”
by Zelong Ma, Faxiao Zhou, Hua Jin and Xiaoming Wu
Cells 2024, 13(12), 1027; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13121027
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/12/1027
6. “Oxidative Stress and the Nrf2/PPARγ Axis in the Endometrium: Insights into Female Fertility”
by Peter Artimovič, Zuzana Badovská, Silvia Toporcerová, Ivana Špaková, Lukáš Smolko, Gabriela Sabolová, Eva Kriváková and Miroslava Rabajdová
Cells 2024, 13(13), 1081; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13131081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/13/1081
7. “Calcium Deregulation in Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s Disease: Role of Calcium-Storing Organelles and Sodium–Calcium Exchanger”
by Guendalina Bastioli, Silvia Piccirillo, Laura Graciotti, Marianna Carone, Giorgia Sprega, Omayema Taoussi, Alessandra Preziuso and Pasqualina Castaldo
Cells 2024, 13(15), 1301; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13151301
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/15/1301
8. “Campylobacter jejuni Surface-Bound Protease HtrA, but Not the Secreted Protease nor Protease in Shed Membrane Vesicles, Disrupts Epithelial Cell-to-Cell Junctions”
by Irshad Sharafutdinov, Nicole Tegtmeyer, Manfred Rohde, Annelie Olofsson, Zia Ur Rehman, Anna Arnqvist and Steffen Backert
Cells 2024, 13(3), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13030224
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/3/224
9. “HIV Infection, Antiretroviral Drugs, and the Vascular Endothelium”
by Georgette D Kanmogne
Cells 2024, 13(8), 672; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13080672
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/8/672
10. “TGF-β-Based Therapies for Treating Ocular Surface Disorders”
by Fernando T Ogata, Sudhir Verma, Vivien J Coulson-Thomas and Tarsis F Gesteira
Cells 2024, 13(13), 1105; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13131105
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/13/1105
11. “Nucleophosmin: A Nucleolar Phosphoprotein Orchestrating Cellular Stress Responses”
by Mohamed S Taha and Mohammad Reza Ahmadian
Cells 2024, 13(15), 1266; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13151266
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/15/1266
12. “Moderate Elevation of Homocysteine Induces Endothelial Dysfunction through Adaptive UPR Activation and Metabolic Rewiring”
by Barun Chatterjee, Fabeha Fatima, Surabhi Seth and Soumya Sinha Roy
Cells 2024, 13(3), 214; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13030214
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/3/214
13. “Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Enhances Osteogenesis and May Improve Bone Microarchitecture in an Ovariectomized Rat Model”
by Eugene J Park, Van-Long Truong, Woo-Sik Jeong and Woo-Kie Min
Cells 2024, 13(6), 518; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13060518
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/6/518
14. “Secretome from Magnetically Stimulated Muscle Exhibits Anticancer Potency: Novel Preconditioning Methodology Highlighting HTRA1 Action”
by Yee Kit Tai, Jan Nikolas Iversen, Karen Ka Wing Chan, Charlene Hui Hua Fong, Rafhanah Banu Abdul Razar, Sharanya Ramanan, Lye Yee Jasmine Yap, Jocelyn Naixin Yin, Shi Jie Toh, Craig Jun Kit Wong et al.
Cells 2024, 13(5), 460; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13050460
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/5/460
15. “Phosphodiesterases 4B and 4D Differentially Regulate cAMP Signaling in Calcium Handling Microdomains of Mouse Hearts”
by Axel E Kraft, Nadja I Bork, Hariharan Subramanian, Nikoleta Pavlaki, Antonio V Failla, Bernd Zobiak, Marco Conti and Viacheslav O Nikolaev
Cells 2024, 13(6), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13060476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/6/476
16. “Pericyte-to-Endothelial Cell Communication via Tunneling Nanotubes Is Disrupted by a Diol of Docosahexaenoic Acid”
by Sebastian Kempf, Rüdiger Popp, Zumer Naeem, Timo Frömel, Ilka Wittig, Stephan Klatt and Ingrid Fleming
Cells 2024, 13(17), 1429; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13171429
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/17/1429