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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
440
10.860
Why?
Actin Cytoskeleton
49
2023
183
9.810
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces
29
2023
54
9.390
Why?
Microfilament Proteins
44
2022
204
8.510
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
23
2023
35
8.130
Why?
Cytoskeletal Proteins
13
2021
221
3.590
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
17
2023
380
2.790
Why?
Profilins
25
2019
29
2.700
Why?
Carrier Proteins
14
2019
662
2.600
Why?
Cytokinesis
13
2021
57
2.480
Why?
Actinin
6
2019
19
2.240
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
8
2020
425
2.090
Why?
Tropomyosin
5
2023
13
1.860
Why?
Cytoskeleton
13
2021
186
1.760
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
21
2019
418
1.670
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex
8
2019
16
1.620
Why?
Contractile Proteins
12
2005
54
1.510
Why?
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
8
2020
10
1.330
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans
4
2016
216
1.220
Why?
Protein Binding
21
2021
1443
1.150
Why?
Endocytosis
6
2015
176
1.130
Why?
Protein Multimerization
6
2020
174
0.910
Why?
Fetal Proteins
7
2017
16
0.910
Why?
Pseudopodia
4
2019
31
0.850
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
6
2020
854
0.810
Why?
Mitosis
1
2021
149
0.790
Why?
Actomyosin
2
2017
40
0.770
Why?
Plant Proteins
10
2014
125
0.770
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
16
2015
733
0.760
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
5
2009
310
0.720
Why?
Virulence Factors
2
2017
107
0.710
Why?
Protein Transport
5
2019
407
0.690
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
1
2019
72
0.660
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
3
2014
103
0.660
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
7
2017
692
0.640
Why?
Vibrio
1
2017
3
0.630
Why?
Animals
37
2020
26003
0.620
Why?
Homeostasis
2
2016
394
0.580
Why?
Myosin Type II
5
2023
47
0.570
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4
2014
432
0.500
Why?
Zea mays
5
2001
21
0.480
Why?
Models, Biological
9
2020
1747
0.460
Why?
Models, Molecular
12
2020
1276
0.450
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
2
2014
592
0.440
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
2
2013
57
0.440
Why?
Thiones
2
2019
10
0.430
Why?
Uracil
2
2019
68
0.420
Why?
Plasmodium falciparum
4
2015
62
0.410
Why?
Mutation
12
2020
3884
0.410
Why?
LIM Domain Proteins
2
2021
25
0.410
Why?
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2
2019
18
0.410
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2014
1190
0.400
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
2
2009
55
0.380
Why?
Organelles
2
2021
50
0.360
Why?
Cell Division
4
2019
692
0.350
Why?
Destrin
4
2015
4
0.350
Why?
Protozoan Proteins
3
2015
82
0.350
Why?
Time-Lapse Imaging
3
2019
19
0.350
Why?
Pollen
7
2002
79
0.340
Why?
Kinetics
7
2021
1504
0.330
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 3
1
2006
1
0.300
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2
1
2006
2
0.300
Why?
Myosins
4
2023
85
0.300
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
1
2006
11
0.290
Why?
Polymerization
4
2021
32
0.290
Why?
Arabidopsis
5
2014
290
0.290
Why?
Bacterial Toxins
2
2018
109
0.290
Why?
Cell Polarity
1
2006
112
0.280
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2014
3179
0.280
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
3
2013
276
0.280
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
7
2023
1008
0.270
Why?
Binding, Competitive
3
2016
146
0.270
Why?
Myosin Heavy Chains
4
2023
88
0.260
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
12
2020
2057
0.250
Why?
Antigens, Bacterial
2
2015
133
0.250
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
41
0.240
Why?
Arabidopsis Proteins
2
2003
126
0.230
Why?
Proline
3
2014
57
0.230
Why?
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6
2011
415
0.230
Why?
Stress Fibers
2
2020
23
0.230
Why?
Mice
8
2020
10929
0.230
Why?
Rickettsia
2
2013
3
0.220
Why?
Cell Movement
4
2019
737
0.220
Why?
Magnoliopsida
1
2001
21
0.210
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
11
2011
3024
0.200
Why?
Microtubules
2
2015
115
0.190
Why?
Glucosyltransferases
1
2020
25
0.190
Why?
Humans
18
2020
83765
0.190
Why?
Protein Isoforms
4
2008
262
0.190
Why?
Hydrolysis
3
2006
140
0.190
Why?
Cell Line
3
2020
2432
0.190
Why?
Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational
1
2019
10
0.180
Why?
Immunoblotting
4
2014
267
0.180
Why?
Peptides
3
2018
625
0.170
Why?
Vibrio cholerae
1
2018
21
0.170
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2019
298
0.170
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2020
191
0.170
Why?
Plasmids
2
2011
279
0.160
Why?
Membrane Proteins
1
2004
1178
0.160
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2021
528
0.160
Why?
Protein Interaction Maps
1
2016
49
0.150
Why?
Models, Theoretical
1
2019
482
0.150
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
2
2014
328
0.150
Why?
Protein Conformation
4
2013
879
0.140
Why?
Septins
1
2015
4
0.140
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
4
2006
10
0.140
Why?
Binding Sites
6
2013
1081
0.140
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2016
62
0.130
Why?
Spindle Apparatus
1
2015
63
0.130
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
1
2014
97
0.130
Why?
Toxoplasma
1
2015
107
0.130
Why?
Photobleaching
1
2014
8
0.130
Why?
Quantum Dots
1
2014
18
0.130
Why?
RNA Transport
1
2013
11
0.130
Why?
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
1
2014
86
0.130
Why?
Pseudomonas syringae
1
2014
47
0.120
Why?
RNA, Messenger
3
2013
1943
0.120
Why?
Time Factors
6
2014
5176
0.120
Why?
Cell Membrane
2
2015
660
0.120
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
4
2008
550
0.120
Why?
Yeasts
2
2020
48
0.110
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2014
187
0.110
Why?
Calcium
3
2002
1133
0.110
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
2
2020
812
0.110
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2014
226
0.110
Why?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1
2011
2
0.110
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
2
2014
1179
0.110
Why?
Cofilin 1
2
2013
2
0.110
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
1
2011
153
0.100
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
2
2009
402
0.100
Why?
Pyrans
1
2010
10
0.100
Why?
Acetamides
1
2010
26
0.100
Why?
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
2
2014
177
0.100
Why?
Cytoplasm
2
2001
277
0.100
Why?
Plants
2
2001
108
0.100
Why?
Pyrimidinones
1
2009
31
0.090
Why?
NIH 3T3 Cells
1
2009
104
0.090
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
3
2016
242
0.090
Why?
Small Molecule Libraries
1
2009
58
0.090
Why?
Microbial Viability
1
2009
31
0.090
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
1
2014
480
0.090
Why?
Movement
2
2010
288
0.090
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2010
504
0.090
Why?
Point Mutation
1
2008
247
0.080
Why?
Polymers
3
2003
196
0.080
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
2
2013
272
0.080
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
4
2011
480
0.080
Why?
Rabbits
3
2015
634
0.080
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
2
2010
2380
0.080
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2008
351
0.080
Why?
Molecular Motor Proteins
1
2007
28
0.080
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2008
680
0.070
Why?
Models, Chemical
1
2007
177
0.070
Why?
Biopolymers
1
2005
25
0.070
Why?
Chickens
3
2013
214
0.070
Why?
Gossypium
1
2004
1
0.070
Why?
Genes, Fungal
1
2005
58
0.070
Why?
Ligands
2
2008
422
0.070
Why?
Cross-Linking Reagents
2
2004
86
0.070
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
3
2000
644
0.060
Why?
Dimerization
3
2013
142
0.060
Why?
Genes, Plant
2
2001
97
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
3
2006
1948
0.060
Why?
Stress, Mechanical
2
2020
244
0.060
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2010
1561
0.060
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2003
73
0.060
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2005
982
0.060
Why?
Thiazoles
2
2003
130
0.060
Why?
Acetylation
1
2023
123
0.060
Why?
DNA, Plant
1
2001
41
0.050
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2001
573
0.050
Why?
Urea
1
2001
57
0.050
Why?
Plant Stems
1
2001
9
0.050
Why?
Flagella
1
2001
25
0.050
Why?
Nucleotides
1
2001
94
0.050
Why?
Plant Cells
1
2000
9
0.050
Why?
Biophysics
1
2021
150
0.050
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
1
2000
67
0.050
Why?
Vegetables
1
2000
45
0.050
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase
1
2000
7
0.050
Why?
Base Sequence
2
2001
2312
0.050
Why?
Cell Communication
1
2021
184
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?
Plants, Toxic
1
2000
26
0.050
Why?
Seeds
1
2000
47
0.050
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2020
208
0.050
Why?
Sequence Deletion
2
2013
204
0.050
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
1
2020
445
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2001
964
0.040
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2010
2324
0.040
Why?
Polylysine
1
2018
33
0.040
Why?
Amino Acid Motifs
1
2018
113
0.040
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
1
2018
98
0.040
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2003
2763
0.040
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
2016
163
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2015
76
0.030
Why?
Malaria, Falciparum
1
2015
29
0.030
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2010
2794
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?
Lysine
1
2015
145
0.030
Why?
Plant Immunity
1
2014
13
0.030
Why?
Plants, Genetically Modified
1
2014
38
0.030
Why?
Protein Subunits
2
2006
120
0.030
Why?
Hemocytes
1
2014
4
0.030
Why?
Erythrocytes
1
2015
254
0.030
Why?
Protein Stability
1
2014
99
0.030
Why?
Tobacco
1
2014
59
0.030
Why?
Cytochalasin D
1
2013
14
0.030
Why?
Myosin Type V
1
2013
12
0.030
Why?
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
1
2014
87
0.030
Why?
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
1
2014
56
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
203
0.030
Why?
Calorimetry
1
2013
15
0.030
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
1
2015
290
0.030
Why?
Virulence
1
2014
266
0.030
Why?
Circular Dichroism
1
2013
118
0.030
Why?
GTP-Binding Proteins
1
2013
144
0.030
Why?
Crystallization
1
2013
203
0.030
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2013
203
0.030
Why?
Gene Deletion
1
2013
327
0.030
Why?
Thiazolidines
2
2003
17
0.030
Why?
Peptide Fragments
1
2014
457
0.030
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2014
699
0.030
Why?
RNA-Binding Proteins
1
2013
230
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
1
2012
268
0.030
Why?
DNA, Complementary
2
2003
391
0.030
Why?
Malaria
1
2011
37
0.030
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2013
1104
0.020
Why?
Hypocotyl
2
2000
4
0.020
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2010
25
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2015
789
0.020
Why?
Drug Design
1
2010
123
0.020
Why?
Structural Homology, Protein
1
2008
19
0.020
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates
1
2008
15
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2015
3941
0.020
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2010
448
0.020
Why?
Cattle
1
2008
361
0.020
Why?
Mice, Nude
1
2010
762
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2014
3025
0.020
Why?
Adhesiveness
1
2007
4
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2007
84
0.020
Why?
Actin Capping Proteins
1
2006
3
0.020
Why?
Escherichia coli
2
2000
587
0.020
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2013
1492
0.020
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2006
143
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
72
0.020
Why?
Molecular Weight
1
2003
331
0.020
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
2003
199
0.010
Why?
Papaver
1
2002
2
0.010
Why?
Flowers
1
2002
36
0.010
Why?
Cytosol
1
2002
188
0.010
Why?
Fertility
1
2002
103
0.010
Why?
Phenotype
1
2008
2319
0.010
Why?
Computer Simulation
1
2007
1066
0.010
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2004
438
0.010
Why?
Chromatography, Affinity
1
2000
80
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
1
2000
267
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
1
2000
27
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
1
2000
80
0.010
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2000
286
0.010
Why?
Phylogeny
1
2004
1109
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2003
1276
0.010
Why?
Reproduction
1
1999
188
0.010
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2000
863
0.010
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2000
835
0.010
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1998
921
0.010
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
1
1998
1118
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2014
40172
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2014
43674
0.010
Why?
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