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Concepts (284)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Actins
70
2023
437
11.040
Why?
Actin Cytoskeleton
49
2023
181
10.020
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces
29
2023
54
9.590
Why?
Microfilament Proteins
44
2022
204
8.680
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
23
2023
35
8.320
Why?
Cytoskeletal Proteins
13
2021
219
3.670
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
17
2023
377
2.840
Why?
Profilins
25
2019
29
2.760
Why?
Carrier Proteins
14
2019
665
2.650
Why?
Cytokinesis
13
2021
56
2.540
Why?
Actinin
6
2019
19
2.290
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
8
2020
421
2.130
Why?
Tropomyosin
5
2023
13
1.900
Why?
Cytoskeleton
13
2021
186
1.790
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
21
2019
420
1.700
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex
8
2019
16
1.650
Why?
Contractile Proteins
12
2005
54
1.540
Why?
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
8
2020
10
1.360
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans
4
2016
202
1.240
Why?
Protein Binding
21
2021
1451
1.160
Why?
Endocytosis
6
2015
183
1.140
Why?
Fetal Proteins
7
2017
15
0.940
Why?
Protein Multimerization
6
2020
176
0.930
Why?
Pseudopodia
4
2019
31
0.870
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
6
2020
835
0.830
Why?
Mitosis
1
2021
147
0.810
Why?
Actomyosin
2
2017
39
0.790
Why?
Plant Proteins
10
2014
124
0.780
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
16
2015
744
0.770
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
5
2009
307
0.740
Why?
Virulence Factors
2
2017
103
0.730
Why?
Protein Transport
5
2019
409
0.700
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
1
2019
72
0.680
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
3
2014
95
0.680
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
7
2017
682
0.660
Why?
Vibrio
1
2017
3
0.650
Why?
Animals
37
2020
25900
0.630
Why?
Homeostasis
2
2016
395
0.590
Why?
Myosin Type II
5
2023
47
0.580
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4
2014
430
0.510
Why?
Zea mays
5
2001
24
0.490
Why?
Models, Biological
9
2020
1735
0.460
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
2
2014
589
0.460
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
2
2013
57
0.450
Why?
Models, Molecular
12
2020
1283
0.450
Why?
Thiones
2
2019
11
0.440
Why?
Uracil
2
2019
68
0.430
Why?
Plasmodium falciparum
4
2015
61
0.420
Why?
Mutation
12
2020
3817
0.420
Why?
LIM Domain Proteins
2
2021
25
0.420
Why?
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2
2019
17
0.410
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2014
1190
0.410
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
2
2009
53
0.390
Why?
Organelles
2
2021
52
0.360
Why?
Destrin
4
2015
4
0.360
Why?
Cell Division
4
2019
705
0.360
Why?
Time-Lapse Imaging
3
2019
17
0.360
Why?
Protozoan Proteins
3
2015
83
0.350
Why?
Pollen
7
2002
78
0.340
Why?
Kinetics
7
2021
1526
0.330
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 3
1
2006
1
0.310
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2
1
2006
2
0.310
Why?
Myosins
4
2023
84
0.310
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
1
2006
11
0.300
Why?
Polymerization
4
2021
32
0.300
Why?
Bacterial Toxins
2
2018
106
0.300
Why?
Arabidopsis
5
2014
286
0.290
Why?
Cell Polarity
1
2006
115
0.290
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
3
2013
275
0.280
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2014
3168
0.280
Why?
Binding, Competitive
3
2016
148
0.270
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
7
2023
1017
0.270
Why?
Myosin Heavy Chains
4
2023
88
0.270
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
12
2020
2079
0.260
Why?
Antigens, Bacterial
2
2015
137
0.250
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
38
0.240
Why?
Proline
3
2014
58
0.240
Why?
Stress Fibers
2
2020
23
0.240
Why?
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6
2011
418
0.240
Why?
Arabidopsis Proteins
2
2003
124
0.240
Why?
Mice
8
2020
10882
0.230
Why?
Rickettsia
2
2013
3
0.230
Why?
Cell Movement
4
2019
740
0.220
Why?
Magnoliopsida
1
2001
20
0.210
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
11
2011
3054
0.200
Why?
Microtubules
2
2015
115
0.200
Why?
Glucosyltransferases
1
2020
26
0.200
Why?
Humans
18
2020
81548
0.190
Why?
Protein Isoforms
4
2008
261
0.190
Why?
Hydrolysis
3
2006
143
0.190
Why?
Cell Line
3
2020
2474
0.190
Why?
Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational
1
2019
10
0.180
Why?
Immunoblotting
4
2014
266
0.180
Why?
Peptides
3
2018
625
0.180
Why?
Vibrio cholerae
1
2018
20
0.170
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2019
296
0.170
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2020
191
0.170
Why?
Plasmids
2
2011
282
0.170
Why?
Membrane Proteins
1
2004
1169
0.160
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2021
520
0.160
Why?
Protein Interaction Maps
1
2016
48
0.150
Why?
Models, Theoretical
1
2019
481
0.150
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
2
2014
330
0.150
Why?
Septins
1
2015
4
0.140
Why?
Protein Conformation
4
2013
879
0.140
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
4
2006
10
0.140
Why?
Binding Sites
6
2013
1084
0.140
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2016
59
0.140
Why?
Spindle Apparatus
1
2015
63
0.140
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
1
2014
98
0.140
Why?
Photobleaching
1
2014
8
0.130
Why?
Toxoplasma
1
2015
107
0.130
Why?
Quantum Dots
1
2014
18
0.130
Why?
RNA Transport
1
2013
11
0.130
Why?
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
1
2014
87
0.130
Why?
Pseudomonas syringae
1
2014
47
0.130
Why?
RNA, Messenger
3
2013
1942
0.120
Why?
Time Factors
6
2014
5174
0.120
Why?
Cell Membrane
2
2015
672
0.120
Why?
Yeasts
2
2020
48
0.120
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
4
2008
555
0.120
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2014
184
0.120
Why?
Calcium
3
2002
1135
0.110
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
2
2020
796
0.110
Why?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1
2011
2
0.110
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2014
224
0.110
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
2
2014
1162
0.110
Why?
Cofilin 1
2
2013
2
0.110
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
1
2011
150
0.100
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
2
2009
401
0.100
Why?
Pyrans
1
2010
9
0.100
Why?
Acetamides
1
2010
26
0.100
Why?
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
2
2014
179
0.100
Why?
Cytoplasm
2
2001
279
0.100
Why?
Plants
2
2001
105
0.100
Why?
Pyrimidinones
1
2009
30
0.100
Why?
NIH 3T3 Cells
1
2009
104
0.090
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
3
2016
243
0.090
Why?
Small Molecule Libraries
1
2009
57
0.090
Why?
Microbial Viability
1
2009
31
0.090
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
1
2014
478
0.090
Why?
Movement
2
2010
289
0.090
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2010
500
0.090
Why?
Point Mutation
1
2008
247
0.080
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
2
2013
274
0.080
Why?
Polymers
3
2003
195
0.080
Why?
Rabbits
3
2015
658
0.080
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
4
2011
486
0.080
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
2
2010
2334
0.080
Why?
Molecular Motor Proteins
1
2007
27
0.080
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2008
351
0.080
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2008
678
0.080
Why?
Biopolymers
1
2005
25
0.070
Why?
Models, Chemical
1
2007
177
0.070
Why?
Chickens
3
2013
217
0.070
Why?
Gossypium
1
2004
1
0.070
Why?
Genes, Fungal
1
2005
57
0.070
Why?
Ligands
2
2008
425
0.070
Why?
Cross-Linking Reagents
2
2004
86
0.070
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
3
2000
651
0.070
Why?
Dimerization
3
2013
142
0.070
Why?
Genes, Plant
2
2001
97
0.070
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
3
2006
1973
0.060
Why?
Stress, Mechanical
2
2020
245
0.060
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2010
1545
0.060
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2003
71
0.060
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2005
993
0.060
Why?
Thiazoles
2
2003
130
0.060
Why?
Acetylation
1
2023
122
0.060
Why?
DNA, Plant
1
2001
41
0.060
Why?
Flagella
1
2001
16
0.060
Why?
Plant Stems
1
2001
9
0.050
Why?
Urea
1
2001
58
0.050
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2001
572
0.050
Why?
Nucleotides
1
2001
95
0.050
Why?
Plant Cells
1
2000
9
0.050
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
1
2000
67
0.050
Why?
Biophysics
1
2021
154
0.050
Why?
Vegetables
1
2000
45
0.050
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase
1
2000
7
0.050
Why?
Castor Bean
1
2000
1
0.050
Why?
Plant Structures
1
2000
3
0.050
Why?
Type C Phospholipases
1
2000
28
0.050
Why?
Cell Communication
1
2021
187
0.050
Why?
Base Sequence
2
2001
2330
0.050
Why?
Plants, Toxic
1
2000
26
0.050
Why?
Seeds
1
2000
47
0.050
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2020
206
0.050
Why?
Sequence Deletion
2
2013
206
0.050
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
1
2020
441
0.040
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2010
2287
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2001
960
0.040
Why?
Polylysine
1
2018
33
0.040
Why?
Amino Acid Motifs
1
2018
116
0.040
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
1
2018
101
0.040
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2003
2798
0.040
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2010
2700
0.040
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2015
76
0.040
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
2016
167
0.040
Why?
Malaria, Falciparum
1
2015
29
0.030
Why?
Temperature
2
2008
398
0.030
Why?
Heating
1
2014
14
0.030
Why?
Aurora Kinase B
1
2014
14
0.030
Why?
Seedlings
1
2014
12
0.030
Why?
Herbicides
1
2014
34
0.030
Why?
Plant Immunity
1
2014
13
0.030
Why?
Plants, Genetically Modified
1
2014
38
0.030
Why?
Erythrocytes
1
2015
249
0.030
Why?
Protein Subunits
2
2006
120
0.030
Why?
Lysine
1
2015
143
0.030
Why?
Hemocytes
1
2014
4
0.030
Why?
Protein Stability
1
2014
99
0.030
Why?
Tobacco
1
2014
57
0.030
Why?
Cytochalasin D
1
2013
14
0.030
Why?
Myosin Type V
1
2013
12
0.030
Why?
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
1
2014
56
0.030
Why?
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
1
2014
90
0.030
Why?
Optical Imaging
1
2014
48
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Video
1
2013
34
0.030
Why?
Solubility
1
2014
174
0.030
Why?
Terminal Repeat Sequences
1
2013
9
0.030
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2014
199
0.030
Why?
Calorimetry
1
2013
16
0.030
Why?
Virulence
1
2014
265
0.030
Why?
Circular Dichroism
1
2013
120
0.030
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
1
2015
291
0.030
Why?
GTP-Binding Proteins
1
2013
147
0.030
Why?
Crystallization
1
2013
205
0.030
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2013
207
0.030
Why?
Gene Deletion
1
2013
328
0.030
Why?
Thiazolidines
2
2003
17
0.030
Why?
Peptide Fragments
1
2014
458
0.030
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2014
700
0.030
Why?
RNA-Binding Proteins
1
2013
223
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
1
2012
269
0.030
Why?
DNA, Complementary
2
2003
392
0.030
Why?
Malaria
1
2011
36
0.030
Why?
Hypocotyl
2
2000
4
0.030
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2013
1099
0.030
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2010
25
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2015
801
0.020
Why?
Drug Design
1
2010
121
0.020
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates
1
2008
15
0.020
Why?
Structural Homology, Protein
1
2008
19
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2015
3946
0.020
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2010
442
0.020
Why?
Mice, Nude
1
2010
764
0.020
Why?
Cattle
1
2008
370
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2014
3073
0.020
Why?
Adhesiveness
1
2007
4
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2007
80
0.020
Why?
Actin Capping Proteins
1
2006
3
0.020
Why?
Escherichia coli
2
2000
597
0.020
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2006
146
0.020
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2013
1488
0.020
Why?
Cotton Fiber
1
2004
1
0.020
Why?
Fibrin
1
2004
84
0.020
Why?
CapZ Actin Capping Protein
1
2003
1
0.020
Why?
Isoelectric Point
1
2003
16
0.020
Why?
Chemistry, Physical
1
2003
29
0.020
Why?
Chemical Phenomena
1
2003
74
0.020
Why?
Molecular Weight
1
2003
334
0.020
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
2003
201
0.020
Why?
Papaver
1
2002
2
0.010
Why?
Flowers
1
2002
35
0.010
Why?
Cytosol
1
2002
188
0.010
Why?
Fertility
1
2002
98
0.010
Why?
Phenotype
1
2008
2294
0.010
Why?
Computer Simulation
1
2007
1058
0.010
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2004
434
0.010
Why?
Chromatography, Affinity
1
2000
81
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
1
2000
275
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
1
2000
27
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
1
2000
79
0.010
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2000
283
0.010
Why?
Phylogeny
1
2004
1072
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2003
1286
0.010
Why?
Reproduction
1
1999
180
0.010
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2000
869
0.010
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2000
832
0.010
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1998
931
0.010
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
1
1998
1120
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2014
39832
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2014
42761
0.010
Why?
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