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David R. Kovar

Concepts (290)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Actins
77
2024
460
11.460
Why?
Actin Cytoskeleton
55
2024
196
11.000
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces
30
2024
55
9.440
Why?
Microfilament Proteins
49
2024
212
9.250
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
24
2024
36
8.300
Why?
Cytoskeletal Proteins
14
2024
228
3.500
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
18
2024
398
2.750
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex
10
2024
21
2.610
Why?
Carrier Proteins
15
2024
678
2.570
Why?
Profilins
25
2019
29
2.460
Why?
Cytokinesis
13
2021
57
2.270
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
9
2024
431
2.120
Why?
Actinin
6
2019
19
2.050
Why?
Pseudopodia
6
2024
37
1.860
Why?
Cytoskeleton
14
2023
195
1.810
Why?
Tropomyosin
5
2023
16
1.690
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
21
2019
432
1.530
Why?
Contractile Proteins
12
2005
57
1.370
Why?
Protein Binding
22
2024
1490
1.230
Why?
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
8
2020
10
1.210
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans
4
2016
231
1.100
Why?
Endocytosis
6
2015
180
1.030
Why?
Protein Multimerization
6
2020
178
0.840
Why?
Fetal Proteins
7
2017
17
0.830
Why?
Protein Transport
6
2024
421
0.830
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
6
2020
898
0.740
Why?
Mitosis
1
2021
152
0.720
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
16
2015
740
0.700
Why?
Actomyosin
2
2017
46
0.700
Why?
Plant Proteins
10
2014
136
0.700
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
5
2009
316
0.660
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
2
2024
81
0.660
Why?
Virulence Factors
2
2017
112
0.650
Why?
Animals
39
2024
27451
0.640
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
3
2014
113
0.590
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
7
2017
726
0.590
Why?
Vibrio
1
2017
4
0.580
Why?
Homeostasis
2
2016
417
0.530
Why?
Myosin Type II
5
2023
50
0.520
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4
2014
440
0.460
Why?
Zea mays
5
2001
25
0.430
Why?
Models, Biological
9
2020
1762
0.420
Why?
Phosphoproteins
2
2024
260
0.420
Why?
Models, Molecular
12
2020
1312
0.410
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
2
2014
614
0.410
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
2
2013
62
0.400
Why?
Thiones
2
2019
10
0.390
Why?
Plasmodium falciparum
4
2015
47
0.390
Why?
Uracil
2
2019
55
0.380
Why?
LIM Domain Proteins
2
2021
25
0.370
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2014
1242
0.370
Why?
Mutation
12
2020
4158
0.370
Why?
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2
2019
19
0.370
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
2
2009
56
0.340
Why?
Cell Division
4
2019
692
0.330
Why?
Protozoan Proteins
3
2015
73
0.320
Why?
Destrin
4
2015
4
0.320
Why?
Organelles
2
2021
56
0.320
Why?
Time-Lapse Imaging
3
2019
20
0.320
Why?
Pollen
7
2002
82
0.310
Why?
Kinetics
7
2021
1534
0.300
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 3
1
2006
1
0.280
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2
1
2006
2
0.280
Why?
Myosins
4
2023
92
0.270
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
1
2006
11
0.270
Why?
Polymerization
4
2021
33
0.270
Why?
Bacterial Toxins
2
2018
114
0.270
Why?
Arabidopsis
5
2014
321
0.270
Why?
Cell Polarity
1
2006
116
0.260
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
3
2013
286
0.250
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2014
3392
0.250
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
7
2023
1008
0.250
Why?
Binding, Competitive
3
2016
146
0.240
Why?
Myosin Heavy Chains
4
2023
91
0.240
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
12
2020
2062
0.240
Why?
Antigens, Bacterial
2
2015
136
0.230
Why?
Binding Sites
8
2024
1120
0.220
Why?
Cell Adhesion Molecules
1
2024
167
0.220
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
44
0.210
Why?
Arabidopsis Proteins
2
2003
138
0.210
Why?
Proline
3
2014
55
0.210
Why?
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6
2011
418
0.210
Why?
Stress Fibers
2
2020
24
0.210
Why?
Humans
20
2024
89500
0.210
Why?
Mice
8
2020
11811
0.210
Why?
Rickettsia
2
2013
3
0.200
Why?
Peptides
4
2024
649
0.200
Why?
Cell Movement
4
2019
785
0.200
Why?
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
1
2024
263
0.200
Why?
Polyethylene Glycols
1
2024
360
0.190
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
11
2011
3024
0.190
Why?
Magnoliopsida
1
2001
22
0.190
Why?
Microtubules
2
2015
123
0.180
Why?
Glucosyltransferases
1
2020
25
0.170
Why?
Cell Line
3
2020
2494
0.170
Why?
Hydrolysis
3
2006
141
0.170
Why?
Protein Isoforms
4
2008
276
0.170
Why?
Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational
1
2019
10
0.160
Why?
Immunoblotting
4
2014
272
0.160
Why?
Vibrio cholerae
1
2018
17
0.160
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2019
309
0.150
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2020
202
0.150
Why?
Plasmids
2
2011
291
0.150
Why?
Membrane Proteins
1
2004
1226
0.150
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2021
553
0.140
Why?
Models, Theoretical
1
2019
492
0.140
Why?
Protein Interaction Maps
1
2016
50
0.140
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
2
2014
333
0.130
Why?
Protein Conformation
4
2013
895
0.130
Why?
Septins
1
2015
6
0.130
Why?
Polymers
4
2024
195
0.130
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
4
2006
11
0.120
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2016
65
0.120
Why?
Spindle Apparatus
1
2015
65
0.120
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
1
2014
98
0.120
Why?
Toxoplasma
1
2015
116
0.120
Why?
Photobleaching
1
2014
8
0.120
Why?
Quantum Dots
1
2014
20
0.120
Why?
RNA Transport
1
2013
11
0.110
Why?
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
1
2014
85
0.110
Why?
Pseudomonas syringae
1
2014
48
0.110
Why?
Stress, Mechanical
3
2024
253
0.110
Why?
RNA, Messenger
3
2013
2020
0.110
Why?
Time Factors
6
2014
5330
0.110
Why?
Cell Membrane
2
2015
675
0.110
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
4
2008
563
0.110
Why?
Yeasts
2
2020
49
0.100
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2014
207
0.100
Why?
Calcium
3
2002
1178
0.100
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2014
237
0.100
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
2
2020
851
0.100
Why?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1
2011
2
0.100
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
2
2014
1254
0.100
Why?
Cofilin 1
2
2013
2
0.100
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
1
2011
160
0.090
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
2
2009
413
0.090
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
2
2024
478
0.090
Why?
Pyrans
1
2010
10
0.090
Why?
Acetamides
1
2010
26
0.090
Why?
Cytoplasm
2
2001
284
0.090
Why?
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
2
2014
184
0.090
Why?
Plants
2
2001
116
0.090
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
3
2016
245
0.080
Why?
NIH 3T3 Cells
1
2009
110
0.080
Why?
Pyrimidinones
1
2009
38
0.080
Why?
Small Molecule Libraries
1
2009
65
0.080
Why?
Microbial Viability
1
2009
32
0.080
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
1
2014
510
0.080
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2010
508
0.080
Why?
Movement
2
2010
310
0.080
Why?
Point Mutation
1
2008
245
0.070
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
4
2011
490
0.070
Why?
Rabbits
3
2015
639
0.070
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
2
2013
283
0.070
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2008
354
0.070
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
2
2010
2578
0.070
Why?
Molecular Motor Proteins
1
2007
31
0.070
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2008
685
0.070
Why?
Models, Chemical
1
2007
179
0.070
Why?
Biopolymers
1
2005
26
0.070
Why?
Chickens
3
2013
212
0.070
Why?
Genes, Fungal
1
2005
58
0.060
Why?
Ligands
2
2008
446
0.060
Why?
Gossypium
1
2004
1
0.060
Why?
Cross-Linking Reagents
2
2004
88
0.060
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
3
2000
645
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
3
2006
1928
0.060
Why?
Genes, Plant
2
2001
99
0.060
Why?
Dimerization
3
2013
143
0.060
Why?
Molecular Docking Simulation
1
2024
49
0.060
Why?
Biomimetics
1
2024
31
0.060
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2010
1668
0.060
Why?
Protein Domains
1
2024
135
0.060
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2005
996
0.050
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2003
90
0.050
Why?
Thiazoles
2
2003
127
0.050
Why?
Acetylation
1
2023
132
0.050
Why?
DNA, Plant
1
2001
46
0.050
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2001
600
0.050
Why?
Plant Stems
1
2001
9
0.050
Why?
Urea
1
2001
59
0.050
Why?
Flagella
1
2001
26
0.050
Why?
Nucleotides
1
2001
98
0.050
Why?
Plant Cells
1
2000
10
0.050
Why?
Biophysics
1
2021
153
0.050
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
1
2000
67
0.050
Why?
Base Sequence
2
2001
2329
0.050
Why?
Vegetables
1
2000
47
0.040
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase
1
2000
7
0.040
Why?
Type C Phospholipases
1
2000
28
0.040
Why?
Plant Structures
1
2000
3
0.040
Why?
Cell Communication
1
2021
200
0.040
Why?
Plants, Toxic
1
2000
25
0.040
Why?
Seeds
1
2000
51
0.040
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2020
211
0.040
Why?
Sequence Deletion
2
2013
205
0.040
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2010
2323
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2001
982
0.040
Why?
Polylysine
1
2018
34
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
2884
0.040
Why?
Malaria, Falciparum
1
2015
12
0.030
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
2016
168
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2015
82
0.030
Why?
Neurons
1
2024
1586
0.030
Why?
Temperature
2
2008
406
0.030
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2010
3052
0.030
Why?
Heating
1
2014
14
0.030
Why?
Aurora Kinase B
1
2014
14
0.030
Why?
Seedlings
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Lysine
1
2015
150
0.030
Why?
Protein Subunits
2
2006
123
0.030
Why?
Herbicides
1
2014
36
0.030
Why?
Plants, Genetically Modified
1
2014
43
0.030
Why?
Plant Immunity
1
2014
14
0.030
Why?
Erythrocytes
1
2015
254
0.030
Why?
Hemocytes
1
2014
4
0.030
Why?
Protein Stability
1
2014
101
0.030
Why?
Cytochalasin D
1
2013
14
0.030
Why?
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
1
2014
86
0.030
Why?
Myosin Type V
1
2013
12
0.030
Why?
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
1
2014
60
0.030
Why?
Optical Imaging
1
2014
51
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Video
1
2013
34
0.030
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2014
207
0.030
Why?
Solubility
1
2014
182
0.030
Why?
Terminal Repeat Sequences
1
2013
9
0.030
Why?
Calorimetry
1
2013
15
0.030
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
1
2015
294
0.030
Why?
Virulence
1
2014
281
0.030
Why?
Circular Dichroism
1
2013
117
0.030
Why?
GTP-Binding Proteins
1
2013
145
0.030
Why?
Crystallization
1
2013
214
0.030
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2013
212
0.030
Why?
Gene Deletion
1
2013
341
0.030
Why?
Peptide Fragments
1
2014
462
0.030
Why?
Thiazolidines
2
2003
17
0.030
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2014
758
0.020
Why?
Malaria
1
2011
23
0.020
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
1
2012
278
0.020
Why?
RNA-Binding Proteins
1
2013
277
0.020
Why?
DNA, Complementary
2
2003
391
0.020
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2013
1130
0.020
Why?
Hypocotyl
2
2000
5
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2015
805
0.020
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2010
26
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
4040
0.020
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2010
482
0.020
Why?
Cattle
1
2008
378
0.020
Why?
Mice, Nude
1
2010
816
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2014
3228
0.020
Why?
Adhesiveness
1
2007
4
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2007
97
0.020
Why?
Actin Capping Proteins
1
2006
3
0.020
Why?
Escherichia coli
2
2000
606
0.020
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2006
144
0.020
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2013
1658
0.020
Why?
Cotton Fiber
1
2004
2
0.020
Why?
Fibrin
1
2004
86
0.010
Why?
CapZ Actin Capping Protein
1
2003
1
0.010
Why?
Isoelectric Point
1
2003
16
0.010
Why?
Chemistry, Physical
1
2003
29
0.010
Why?
Chemical Phenomena
1
2003
72
0.010
Why?
Molecular Weight
1
2003
331
0.010
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
2003
203
0.010
Why?
Papaver
1
2002
2
0.010
Why?
Flowers
1
2002
39
0.010
Why?
Cytosol
1
2002
193
0.010
Why?
Computer Simulation
1
2007
1101
0.010
Why?
Fertility
1
2002
116
0.010
Why?
Phenotype
1
2008
2447
0.010
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2004
469
0.010
Why?
Chromatography, Affinity
1
2000
81
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
1
2000
269
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
1
2000
27
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
1
2000
93
0.010
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2000
293
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2003
1309
0.010
Why?
Phylogeny
1
2004
1191
0.010
Why?
Reproduction
1
1999
199
0.010
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2000
885
0.010
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2000
868
0.010
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1998
919
0.010
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
1
1998
1158
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2014
42439
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2014
46329
0.010
Why?
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