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Concepts (286)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Actins
73
2024
451
11.460
Why?
Actin Cytoskeleton
52
2024
192
9.710
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces
29
2023
54
9.040
Why?
Microfilament Proteins
46
2024
208
8.470
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
23
2023
35
7.830
Why?
Cytoskeletal Proteins
13
2021
223
3.460
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
17
2023
388
2.690
Why?
Profilins
25
2019
29
2.600
Why?
Carrier Proteins
14
2019
673
2.500
Why?
Cytokinesis
13
2021
57
2.390
Why?
Actinin
6
2019
19
2.160
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
8
2020
428
2.020
Why?
Cytoskeleton
14
2023
193
1.910
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex
9
2023
20
1.790
Why?
Tropomyosin
5
2023
15
1.790
Why?
Pseudopodia
5
2023
35
1.730
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
21
2019
425
1.610
Why?
Contractile Proteins
12
2005
54
1.450
Why?
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
8
2020
10
1.280
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans
4
2016
223
1.170
Why?
Protein Binding
21
2021
1456
1.110
Why?
Endocytosis
6
2015
177
1.090
Why?
Protein Multimerization
6
2020
173
0.880
Why?
Fetal Proteins
7
2017
17
0.880
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
6
2020
864
0.790
Why?
Mitosis
1
2021
153
0.760
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
16
2015
736
0.740
Why?
Plant Proteins
10
2014
132
0.740
Why?
Actomyosin
2
2017
46
0.730
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
5
2009
314
0.700
Why?
Virulence Factors
2
2017
108
0.680
Why?
Protein Transport
5
2019
411
0.660
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
1
2019
77
0.640
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
3
2014
109
0.630
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
7
2017
696
0.620
Why?
Vibrio
1
2017
3
0.610
Why?
Animals
37
2020
26582
0.600
Why?
Homeostasis
2
2016
409
0.560
Why?
Myosin Type II
5
2023
50
0.550
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4
2014
434
0.490
Why?
Zea mays
5
2001
23
0.460
Why?
Models, Biological
9
2020
1749
0.440
Why?
Models, Molecular
12
2020
1286
0.430
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
2
2014
599
0.430
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
2
2013
61
0.430
Why?
Thiones
2
2019
10
0.410
Why?
Plasmodium falciparum
4
2015
47
0.410
Why?
Mutation
12
2020
3967
0.400
Why?
Uracil
2
2019
72
0.400
Why?
LIM Domain Proteins
2
2021
25
0.390
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2014
1208
0.390
Why?
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2
2019
19
0.390
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
2
2009
55
0.360
Why?
Cell Division
4
2019
696
0.340
Why?
Organelles
2
2021
52
0.340
Why?
Protozoan Proteins
3
2015
73
0.340
Why?
Destrin
4
2015
4
0.340
Why?
Time-Lapse Imaging
3
2019
19
0.330
Why?
Pollen
7
2002
80
0.320
Why?
Kinetics
7
2021
1513
0.320
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 3
1
2006
1
0.290
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2
1
2006
2
0.290
Why?
Myosins
4
2023
90
0.290
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
1
2006
11
0.280
Why?
Polymerization
4
2021
32
0.280
Why?
Bacterial Toxins
2
2018
111
0.280
Why?
Arabidopsis
5
2014
314
0.280
Why?
Cell Polarity
1
2006
115
0.270
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2014
3241
0.270
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
3
2013
276
0.270
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
7
2023
1014
0.260
Why?
Binding, Competitive
3
2016
145
0.260
Why?
Myosin Heavy Chains
4
2023
88
0.250
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
12
2020
2062
0.250
Why?
Antigens, Bacterial
2
2015
134
0.240
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
43
0.230
Why?
Arabidopsis Proteins
2
2003
137
0.230
Why?
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6
2011
416
0.220
Why?
Proline
3
2014
57
0.220
Why?
Stress Fibers
2
2020
23
0.220
Why?
Mice
8
2020
11352
0.220
Why?
Phosphoproteins
1
2024
254
0.220
Why?
Rickettsia
2
2013
3
0.220
Why?
Peptides
4
2024
639
0.210
Why?
Cell Movement
4
2019
758
0.210
Why?
Polyethylene Glycols
1
2024
363
0.200
Why?
Magnoliopsida
1
2001
21
0.200
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
11
2011
3030
0.200
Why?
Microtubules
2
2015
119
0.190
Why?
Glucosyltransferases
1
2020
25
0.180
Why?
Hydrolysis
3
2006
141
0.180
Why?
Protein Isoforms
4
2008
270
0.180
Why?
Humans
18
2020
86617
0.180
Why?
Cell Line
3
2020
2468
0.180
Why?
Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational
1
2019
10
0.170
Why?
Immunoblotting
4
2014
268
0.170
Why?
Vibrio cholerae
1
2018
17
0.160
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2019
305
0.160
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2020
194
0.160
Why?
Plasmids
2
2011
287
0.160
Why?
Membrane Proteins
1
2004
1196
0.160
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2021
535
0.150
Why?
Models, Theoretical
1
2019
482
0.140
Why?
Protein Interaction Maps
1
2016
48
0.140
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
2
2014
330
0.140
Why?
Protein Conformation
4
2013
881
0.140
Why?
Septins
1
2015
6
0.130
Why?
Polymers
4
2024
202
0.130
Why?
Binding Sites
6
2013
1098
0.130
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
4
2006
10
0.130
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2016
64
0.130
Why?
Spindle Apparatus
1
2015
65
0.130
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
1
2014
97
0.130
Why?
Toxoplasma
1
2015
108
0.120
Why?
Photobleaching
1
2014
8
0.120
Why?
Quantum Dots
1
2014
19
0.120
Why?
RNA Transport
1
2013
11
0.120
Why?
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
1
2014
85
0.120
Why?
Pseudomonas syringae
1
2014
47
0.120
Why?
RNA, Messenger
3
2013
1981
0.120
Why?
Time Factors
6
2014
5209
0.110
Why?
Cell Membrane
2
2015
666
0.110
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
4
2008
557
0.110
Why?
Yeasts
2
2020
49
0.110
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2014
192
0.110
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
2
2020
813
0.110
Why?
Calcium
3
2002
1156
0.110
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2014
231
0.100
Why?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1
2011
2
0.100
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
2
2014
1204
0.100
Why?
Cofilin 1
2
2013
2
0.100
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
1
2011
153
0.100
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
2
2009
408
0.100
Why?
Pyrans
1
2010
10
0.100
Why?
Acetamides
1
2010
26
0.090
Why?
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
2
2014
176
0.090
Why?
Cytoplasm
2
2001
281
0.090
Why?
Plants
2
2001
112
0.090
Why?
Pyrimidinones
1
2009
36
0.090
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
3
2016
242
0.090
Why?
NIH 3T3 Cells
1
2009
105
0.090
Why?
Small Molecule Libraries
1
2009
61
0.090
Why?
Microbial Viability
1
2009
31
0.090
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
1
2014
488
0.090
Why?
Movement
2
2010
299
0.080
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2010
502
0.080
Why?
Point Mutation
1
2008
246
0.080
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
4
2011
485
0.080
Why?
Rabbits
3
2015
636
0.080
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
2
2013
279
0.080
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
2
2010
2426
0.070
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2008
351
0.070
Why?
Molecular Motor Proteins
1
2007
31
0.070
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2008
678
0.070
Why?
Models, Chemical
1
2007
178
0.070
Why?
Biopolymers
1
2005
26
0.070
Why?
Chickens
3
2013
212
0.070
Why?
Genes, Fungal
1
2005
58
0.070
Why?
Gossypium
1
2004
1
0.070
Why?
Ligands
2
2008
433
0.060
Why?
Cross-Linking Reagents
2
2004
86
0.060
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
3
2000
646
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
3
2006
1961
0.060
Why?
Dimerization
3
2013
143
0.060
Why?
Genes, Plant
2
2001
99
0.060
Why?
Stress, Mechanical
2
2020
248
0.060
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2010
1578
0.060
Why?
Biomimetics
1
2024
29
0.060
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2003
76
0.060
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2005
989
0.060
Why?
Thiazoles
2
2003
131
0.060
Why?
Acetylation
1
2023
121
0.060
Why?
DNA, Plant
1
2001
44
0.050
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2001
579
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
95
0.050
Why?
Plant Cells
1
2000
10
0.050
Why?
Biophysics
1
2021
152
0.050
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
1
2000
67
0.050
Why?
Base Sequence
2
2001
2330
0.050
Why?
Vegetables
1
2000
45
0.050
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase
1
2000
7
0.050
Why?
Type C Phospholipases
1
2000
28
0.050
Why?
Plant Structures
1
2000
3
0.050
Why?
Cell Communication
1
2021
194
0.050
Why?
Plants, Toxic
1
2000
26
0.050
Why?
Seeds
1
2000
49
0.050
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2020
210
0.050
Why?
Sequence Deletion
2
2013
205
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2001
969
0.040
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
1
2020
457
0.040
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2010
2358
0.040
Why?
Polylysine
1
2018
33
0.040
Why?
Amino Acid Motifs
1
2018
116
0.040
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
1
2018
99
0.040
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2003
2818
0.040
Why?
Malaria, Falciparum
1
2015
12
0.030
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
2016
165
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2015
77
0.030
Why?
Neurons
1
2024
1546
0.030
Why?
Temperature
2
2008
396
0.030
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2010
2898
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?
Herbicides
1
2014
35
0.030
Why?
Lysine
1
2015
147
0.030
Why?
Plant Immunity
1
2014
13
0.030
Why?
Protein Subunits
2
2006
122
0.030
Why?
Plants, Genetically Modified
1
2014
43
0.030
Why?
Erythrocytes
1
2015
255
0.030
Why?
Hemocytes
1
2014
4
0.030
Why?
Protein Stability
1
2014
99
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
58
0.030
Why?
Optical Imaging
1
2014
48
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Video
1
2013
34
0.030
Why?
Solubility
1
2014
177
0.030
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2014
206
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
271
0.030
Why?
Circular Dichroism
1
2013
117
0.030
Why?
GTP-Binding Proteins
1
2013
146
0.030
Why?
Crystallization
1
2013
206
0.030
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2013
209
0.030
Why?
Gene Deletion
1
2013
329
0.030
Why?
Peptide Fragments
1
2014
460
0.030
Why?
Thiazolidines
2
2003
17
0.030
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2014
729
0.030
Why?
RNA-Binding Proteins
1
2013
246
0.030
Why?
Malaria
1
2011
23
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
1
2012
268
0.030
Why?
DNA, Complementary
2
2003
393
0.020
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2013
1106
0.020
Why?
Hypocotyl
2
2000
5
0.020
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2010
25
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2015
797
0.020
Why?
Drug Design
1
2010
124
0.020
Why?
Structural Homology, Protein
1
2008
19
0.020
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates
1
2008
15
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2015
3990
0.020
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2010
458
0.020
Why?
Mice, Nude
1
2010
790
0.020
Why?
Cattle
1
2008
376
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2014
3092
0.020
Why?
Adhesiveness
1
2007
4
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2007
85
0.020
Why?
Actin Capping Proteins
1
2006
3
0.020
Why?
Escherichia coli
2
2000
597
0.020
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2006
144
0.020
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2013
1565
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
0.010
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
332
0.010
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
189
0.010
Why?
Computer Simulation
1
2007
1078
0.010
Why?
Phenotype
1
2008
2378
0.010
Why?
Fertility
1
2002
115
0.010
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2004
449
0.010
Why?
Chromatography, Affinity
1
2000
81
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
1
2000
268
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
1
2000
27
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
1
2000
91
0.010
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2000
290
0.010
Why?
Phylogeny
1
2004
1137
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2003
1284
0.010
Why?
Reproduction
1
1999
195
0.010
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2000
879
0.010
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2000
853
0.010
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1998
927
0.010
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
1
1998
1135
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2014
40958
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2014
44509
0.010
Why?
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