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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Actins
78
2025
480
10.950
Why?
Actin Cytoskeleton
56
2025
201
10.640
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces
30
2024
56
8.460
Why?
Microfilament Proteins
49
2024
211
8.360
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
24
2024
36
7.430
Why?
Cytoskeletal Proteins
14
2024
225
3.140
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
18
2024
419
2.460
Why?
Carrier Proteins
15
2024
666
2.350
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex
10
2024
23
2.330
Why?
Profilins
25
2019
30
2.190
Why?
Cytokinesis
13
2021
60
2.020
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
9
2024
446
1.890
Why?
Actinin
6
2019
19
1.830
Why?
Pseudopodia
6
2024
39
1.670
Why?
Cytoskeleton
14
2023
200
1.630
Why?
Tropomyosin
5
2023
16
1.500
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
21
2019
435
1.380
Why?
Contractile Proteins
12
2005
52
1.230
Why?
Protein Binding
22
2024
1554
1.100
Why?
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
8
2020
11
1.080
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans
4
2016
253
0.980
Why?
Endocytosis
6
2015
187
0.920
Why?
Protein Multimerization
6
2020
194
0.750
Why?
Protein Transport
6
2024
448
0.740
Why?
Fetal Proteins
7
2017
19
0.740
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
6
2020
899
0.670
Why?
Mitosis
1
2021
152
0.650
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
16
2015
731
0.640
Why?
Actomyosin
2
2017
52
0.620
Why?
Plant Proteins
10
2014
131
0.620
Why?
Animals
40
2025
28864
0.610
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
5
2009
319
0.590
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
2
2024
88
0.590
Why?
Virulence Factors
2
2017
117
0.580
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
7
2017
749
0.530
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
3
2014
124
0.520
Why?
Vibrio
1
2017
4
0.510
Why?
Myosin Type II
5
2023
50
0.470
Why?
Homeostasis
2
2016
474
0.460
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4
2014
477
0.410
Why?
Zea mays
5
2001
30
0.380
Why?
Models, Biological
9
2020
1809
0.380
Why?
Phosphoproteins
2
2024
263
0.370
Why?
Models, Molecular
12
2020
1390
0.370
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
2
2014
649
0.360
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
2
2013
71
0.360
Why?
Thiones
2
2019
10
0.350
Why?
Plasmodium falciparum
4
2015
57
0.340
Why?
Uracil
2
2019
58
0.340
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2014
1255
0.340
Why?
LIM Domain Proteins
2
2021
26
0.330
Why?
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2
2019
19
0.330
Why?
Mutation
12
2020
4389
0.320
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
2
2009
61
0.310
Why?
Cell Division
4
2019
689
0.290
Why?
Protozoan Proteins
3
2015
76
0.290
Why?
Organelles
2
2021
55
0.290
Why?
Destrin
4
2015
4
0.290
Why?
Time-Lapse Imaging
3
2019
22
0.280
Why?
Kinetics
7
2021
1475
0.270
Why?
Pollen
7
2002
85
0.270
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 3
1
2006
1
0.250
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2
1
2006
2
0.250
Why?
Myosins
4
2023
89
0.240
Why?
Bacterial Toxins
2
2018
113
0.240
Why?
Arabidopsis
5
2014
331
0.240
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
1
2006
11
0.240
Why?
Polymerization
4
2021
36
0.240
Why?
Cell Polarity
1
2006
122
0.230
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
3
2013
309
0.230
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2014
3615
0.220
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
7
2023
993
0.220
Why?
Binding, Competitive
3
2016
136
0.220
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
12
2020
2005
0.220
Why?
Myosin Heavy Chains
4
2023
92
0.210
Why?
Antigens, Bacterial
2
2015
135
0.200
Why?
Binding Sites
8
2024
1159
0.200
Why?
Cell Adhesion Molecules
1
2024
184
0.190
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
44
0.190
Why?
Arabidopsis Proteins
2
2003
144
0.190
Why?
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6
2011
403
0.190
Why?
Proline
3
2014
51
0.190
Why?
Stress Fibers
2
2020
24
0.190
Why?
Peptides
4
2024
669
0.180
Why?
Rickettsia
2
2013
3
0.180
Why?
Mice
8
2020
12682
0.180
Why?
Cell Movement
4
2019
814
0.180
Why?
Humans
20
2024
97913
0.180
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
11
2011
2896
0.180
Why?
Polyethylene Glycols
1
2024
382
0.170
Why?
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
1
2024
325
0.170
Why?
Magnoliopsida
1
2001
28
0.170
Why?
Microtubules
2
2015
141
0.160
Why?
Glucosyltransferases
1
2020
26
0.160
Why?
Cell Line
3
2020
2482
0.150
Why?
Hydrolysis
3
2006
145
0.150
Why?
Protein Isoforms
4
2008
303
0.150
Why?
Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational
1
2019
9
0.150
Why?
Immunoblotting
4
2014
274
0.140
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2019
310
0.140
Why?
Vibrio cholerae
1
2018
18
0.140
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2020
205
0.140
Why?
Plasmids
2
2011
275
0.130
Why?
Membrane Proteins
1
2004
1285
0.130
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2021
648
0.120
Why?
Models, Theoretical
1
2019
508
0.120
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
2
2014
340
0.120
Why?
Protein Interaction Maps
1
2016
55
0.120
Why?
Protein Conformation
4
2013
923
0.110
Why?
Septins
1
2015
7
0.110
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
4
2006
9
0.110
Why?
Polymers
4
2024
225
0.110
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2016
72
0.110
Why?
Spindle Apparatus
1
2015
66
0.110
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
1
2014
84
0.110
Why?
Toxoplasma
1
2015
114
0.110
Why?
Photobleaching
1
2014
7
0.100
Why?
Quantum Dots
1
2014
22
0.100
Why?
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
1
2014
83
0.100
Why?
RNA Transport
1
2013
11
0.100
Why?
Pseudomonas syringae
1
2014
51
0.100
Why?
Stress, Mechanical
3
2024
251
0.100
Why?
Cell Membrane
2
2015
673
0.100
Why?
RNA, Messenger
3
2013
2060
0.100
Why?
Time Factors
6
2014
5566
0.100
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
4
2008
557
0.100
Why?
Yeasts
2
2020
50
0.090
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2014
207
0.090
Why?
Calcium
3
2002
1195
0.090
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2014
249
0.090
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
2
2020
902
0.090
Why?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1
2011
2
0.090
Why?
Cofilin 1
2
2013
4
0.090
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
1
2011
161
0.080
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
2
2014
1306
0.080
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
2
2009
425
0.080
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
2
2024
512
0.080
Why?
Pyrans
1
2010
10
0.080
Why?
Acetamides
1
2010
27
0.080
Why?
Cytoplasm
2
2001
276
0.080
Why?
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
2
2014
186
0.080
Why?
Plants
2
2001
122
0.080
Why?
NIH 3T3 Cells
1
2009
113
0.080
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
3
2016
257
0.070
Why?
Pyrimidinones
1
2009
51
0.070
Why?
Small Molecule Libraries
1
2009
73
0.070
Why?
Microbial Viability
1
2009
34
0.070
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
1
2014
537
0.070
Why?
Movement
2
2010
313
0.070
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2010
518
0.070
Why?
Point Mutation
1
2008
237
0.070
Why?
Rabbits
3
2015
581
0.070
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
4
2011
530
0.070
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
2
2013
273
0.070
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2008
353
0.060
Why?
Molecular Motor Proteins
1
2007
31
0.060
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
2
2010
2884
0.060
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2008
690
0.060
Why?
Chickens
3
2013
195
0.060
Why?
Models, Chemical
1
2007
185
0.060
Why?
Biopolymers
1
2005
29
0.060
Why?
Gossypium
1
2004
1
0.050
Why?
Ligands
2
2008
486
0.050
Why?
Genes, Fungal
1
2005
64
0.050
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
3
2000
581
0.050
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
3
2006
1946
0.050
Why?
Cross-Linking Reagents
2
2004
89
0.050
Why?
Genes, Plant
2
2001
97
0.050
Why?
Dimerization
3
2013
149
0.050
Why?
Molecular Docking Simulation
1
2024
59
0.050
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2010
1787
0.050
Why?
Biomimetics
1
2024
29
0.050
Why?
Protein Domains
1
2024
168
0.050
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2005
945
0.050
Why?
Thiazoles
2
2003
126
0.050
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2003
112
0.050
Why?
Acetylation
1
2023
151
0.050
Why?
DNA, Plant
1
2001
46
0.040
Why?
Urea
1
2001
54
0.040
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2001
613
0.040
Why?
Plant Stems
1
2001
9
0.040
Why?
Nucleotides
1
2001
93
0.040
Why?
Flagella
1
2001
30
0.040
Why?
Base Sequence
2
2001
2222
0.040
Why?
Plant Cells
1
2000
10
0.040
Why?
Biophysics
1
2021
154
0.040
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
1
2000
60
0.040
Why?
Vegetables
1
2000
50
0.040
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase
1
2000
7
0.040
Why?
Type C Phospholipases
1
2000
26
0.040
Why?
Plant Structures
1
2000
3
0.040
Why?
Plants, Toxic
1
2000
23
0.040
Why?
Cell Communication
1
2021
222
0.040
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2020
209
0.040
Why?
Seeds
1
2000
62
0.040
Why?
Sequence Deletion
2
2013
207
0.040
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2010
2371
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2001
1014
0.040
Why?
Polylysine
1
2018
32
0.030
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2003
2854
0.030
Why?
Amino Acid Motifs
1
2018
118
0.030
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
1
2018
105
0.030
Why?
Malaria, Falciparum
1
2015
17
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2015
84
0.030
Why?
Neurons
1
2024
1616
0.030
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
2016
161
0.030
Why?
Heating
1
2014
11
0.030
Why?
Temperature
2
2008
443
0.030
Why?
Aurora Kinase B
1
2014
16
0.030
Why?
Seedlings
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Protein Subunits
2
2006
121
0.030
Why?
Herbicides
1
2014
25
0.030
Why?
Plants, Genetically Modified
1
2014
42
0.030
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2010
3325
0.030
Why?
Plant Immunity
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Erythrocytes
1
2015
242
0.030
Why?
Hemocytes
1
2014
4
0.030
Why?
Protein Stability
1
2014
105
0.030
Why?
Cytochalasin D
1
2013
15
0.030
Why?
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
1
2014
86
0.030
Why?
Myosin Type V
1
2013
13
0.030
Why?
Optical Imaging
1
2014
55
0.030
Why?
Lysine
1
2015
181
0.030
Why?
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
1
2014
69
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Video
1
2013
36
0.030
Why?
Solubility
1
2014
187
0.020
Why?
Terminal Repeat Sequences
1
2013
9
0.020
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
1
2015
310
0.020
Why?
Calorimetry
1
2013
15
0.020
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2014
228
0.020
Why?
Virulence
1
2014
279
0.020
Why?
Circular Dichroism
1
2013
118
0.020
Why?
GTP-Binding Proteins
1
2013
150
0.020
Why?
Crystallization
1
2013
219
0.020
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2013
212
0.020
Why?
Gene Deletion
1
2013
353
0.020
Why?
Peptide Fragments
1
2014
480
0.020
Why?
Thiazolidines
2
2003
15
0.020
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2014
767
0.020
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
1
2012
285
0.020
Why?
Malaria
1
2011
28
0.020
Why?
DNA, Complementary
2
2003
380
0.020
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2013
1145
0.020
Why?
RNA-Binding Proteins
1
2013
322
0.020
Why?
Hypocotyl
2
2000
5
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2015
834
0.020
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2010
24
0.020
Why?
Drug Design
1
2010
135
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2015
4071
0.020
Why?
Structural Homology, Protein
1
2008
19
0.020
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates
1
2008
16
0.020
Why?
Mice, Nude
1
2010
830
0.020
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2010
556
0.020
Why?
Cattle
1
2008
397
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2014
3591
0.020
Why?
Adhesiveness
1
2007
5
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2007
96
0.020
Why?
Actin Capping Proteins
1
2006
3
0.020
Why?
Escherichia coli
2
2000
571
0.010
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2006
142
0.010
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2013
1711
0.010
Why?
Cotton Fiber
1
2004
2
0.010
Why?
Fibrin
1
2004
86
0.010
Why?
CapZ Actin Capping Protein
1
2003
1
0.010
Why?
Isoelectric Point
1
2003
12
0.010
Why?
Chemistry, Physical
1
2003
29
0.010
Why?
Chemical Phenomena
1
2003
65
0.010
Why?
Molecular Weight
1
2003
280
0.010
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
2003
195
0.010
Why?
Papaver
1
2002
2
0.010
Why?
Flowers
1
2002
44
0.010
Why?
Computer Simulation
1
2007
1152
0.010
Why?
Cytosol
1
2002
192
0.010
Why?
Fertility
1
2002
120
0.010
Why?
Phenotype
1
2008
2638
0.010
Why?
Chromatography, Affinity
1
2000
73
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
1
2000
238
0.010
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2004
520
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
1
2000
26
0.010
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2000
290
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
1
2000
98
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2003
1320
0.010
Why?
Phylogeny
1
2004
1337
0.010
Why?
Reproduction
1
1999
212
0.010
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2000
889
0.010
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2000
911
0.010
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1998
895
0.010
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
1
1998
1133
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2014
46983
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2014
51441
0.000
Why?
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