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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Actins
78
2025
473
11.380
Why?
Actin Cytoskeleton
56
2025
201
11.000
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces
30
2024
56
8.730
Why?
Microfilament Proteins
49
2024
214
8.600
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
24
2024
36
7.680
Why?
Cytoskeletal Proteins
14
2024
227
3.250
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
18
2024
412
2.550
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex
10
2024
21
2.410
Why?
Carrier Proteins
15
2024
684
2.400
Why?
Profilins
25
2019
29
2.270
Why?
Cytokinesis
13
2021
60
2.080
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
9
2024
453
1.950
Why?
Actinin
6
2019
19
1.890
Why?
Pseudopodia
6
2024
37
1.720
Why?
Cytoskeleton
14
2023
200
1.680
Why?
Tropomyosin
5
2023
16
1.560
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
21
2019
444
1.420
Why?
Contractile Proteins
12
2005
57
1.270
Why?
Protein Binding
22
2024
1562
1.130
Why?
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
8
2020
10
1.120
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans
4
2016
246
1.010
Why?
Endocytosis
6
2015
186
0.950
Why?
Protein Multimerization
6
2020
196
0.770
Why?
Protein Transport
6
2024
439
0.770
Why?
Fetal Proteins
7
2017
18
0.770
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
6
2020
922
0.690
Why?
Mitosis
1
2021
159
0.670
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
16
2015
750
0.650
Why?
Actomyosin
2
2017
47
0.640
Why?
Animals
40
2025
28924
0.640
Why?
Plant Proteins
10
2014
143
0.640
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
5
2009
329
0.610
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
2
2024
89
0.610
Why?
Virulence Factors
2
2017
113
0.600
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
7
2017
750
0.540
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
3
2014
124
0.540
Why?
Vibrio
1
2017
4
0.530
Why?
Myosin Type II
5
2023
50
0.480
Why?
Homeostasis
2
2016
467
0.480
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4
2014
463
0.430
Why?
Zea mays
5
2001
28
0.400
Why?
Models, Biological
9
2020
1814
0.390
Why?
Phosphoproteins
2
2024
264
0.390
Why?
Models, Molecular
12
2020
1375
0.380
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
2
2014
632
0.370
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
2
2013
66
0.370
Why?
Thiones
2
2019
10
0.360
Why?
Plasmodium falciparum
4
2015
55
0.350
Why?
Uracil
2
2019
56
0.350
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2014
1269
0.350
Why?
LIM Domain Proteins
2
2021
25
0.340
Why?
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2
2019
19
0.340
Why?
Mutation
12
2020
4371
0.340
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
2
2009
63
0.320
Why?
Cell Division
4
2019
705
0.300
Why?
Protozoan Proteins
3
2015
77
0.300
Why?
Organelles
2
2021
58
0.300
Why?
Destrin
4
2015
4
0.300
Why?
Time-Lapse Imaging
3
2019
22
0.290
Why?
Pollen
7
2002
87
0.280
Why?
Kinetics
7
2021
1562
0.280
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 3
1
2006
1
0.260
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2
1
2006
2
0.260
Why?
Myosins
4
2023
94
0.250
Why?
Arabidopsis
5
2014
331
0.250
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
1
2006
11
0.250
Why?
Bacterial Toxins
2
2018
116
0.250
Why?
Polymerization
4
2021
36
0.250
Why?
Cell Polarity
1
2006
119
0.240
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
3
2013
301
0.230
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2014
3587
0.230
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
7
2023
1028
0.230
Why?
Binding, Competitive
3
2016
147
0.230
Why?
Myosin Heavy Chains
4
2023
91
0.220
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
12
2020
2093
0.220
Why?
Antigens, Bacterial
2
2015
138
0.210
Why?
Binding Sites
8
2024
1167
0.200
Why?
Cell Adhesion Molecules
1
2024
176
0.200
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
44
0.200
Why?
Arabidopsis Proteins
2
2003
144
0.200
Why?
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6
2011
422
0.200
Why?
Proline
3
2014
56
0.200
Why?
Stress Fibers
2
2020
24
0.190
Why?
Rickettsia
2
2013
3
0.190
Why?
Peptides
4
2024
672
0.190
Why?
Humans
20
2024
95971
0.190
Why?
Mice
8
2020
12559
0.190
Why?
Cell Movement
4
2019
820
0.180
Why?
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
1
2024
308
0.180
Why?
Polyethylene Glycols
1
2024
377
0.180
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
11
2011
3041
0.180
Why?
Magnoliopsida
1
2001
26
0.170
Why?
Microtubules
2
2015
134
0.160
Why?
Glucosyltransferases
1
2020
27
0.160
Why?
Cell Line
3
2020
2533
0.160
Why?
Hydrolysis
3
2006
146
0.160
Why?
Protein Isoforms
4
2008
297
0.160
Why?
Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational
1
2019
10
0.150
Why?
Immunoblotting
4
2014
280
0.150
Why?
Vibrio cholerae
1
2018
18
0.140
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2019
313
0.140
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2020
208
0.140
Why?
Plasmids
2
2011
291
0.140
Why?
Membrane Proteins
1
2004
1277
0.140
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2021
623
0.130
Why?
Models, Theoretical
1
2019
503
0.130
Why?
Protein Interaction Maps
1
2016
53
0.120
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
2
2014
342
0.120
Why?
Protein Conformation
4
2013
935
0.120
Why?
Septins
1
2015
7
0.120
Why?
Polymers
4
2024
219
0.120
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
4
2006
11
0.110
Why?
Spindle Apparatus
1
2015
66
0.110
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2016
72
0.110
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
1
2014
99
0.110
Why?
Toxoplasma
1
2015
120
0.110
Why?
Photobleaching
1
2014
8
0.110
Why?
Quantum Dots
1
2014
20
0.110
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
260
0.100
Why?
RNA, Messenger
3
2013
2092
0.100
Why?
Cell Membrane
2
2015
696
0.100
Why?
Time Factors
6
2014
5577
0.100
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
4
2008
564
0.100
Why?
Yeasts
2
2020
51
0.100
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2014
210
0.090
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2014
241
0.090
Why?
Calcium
3
2002
1205
0.090
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
2
2020
891
0.090
Why?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1
2011
2
0.090
Why?
Cofilin 1
2
2013
4
0.090
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
2
2014
1324
0.090
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
1
2011
162
0.090
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
2
2009
435
0.090
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
2
2024
500
0.080
Why?
Pyrans
1
2010
10
0.080
Why?
Acetamides
1
2010
27
0.080
Why?
Cytoplasm
2
2001
288
0.080
Why?
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
2
2014
187
0.080
Why?
Plants
2
2001
127
0.080
Why?
NIH 3T3 Cells
1
2009
112
0.080
Why?
Pyrimidinones
1
2009
44
0.080
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
3
2016
262
0.080
Why?
Small Molecule Libraries
1
2009
70
0.080
Why?
Microbial Viability
1
2009
34
0.080
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
1
2014
523
0.070
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2010
518
0.070
Why?
Movement
2
2010
324
0.070
Why?
Point Mutation
1
2008
248
0.070
Why?
Rabbits
3
2015
649
0.070
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
4
2011
527
0.070
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
2
2013
282
0.070
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2008
360
0.060
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
2
2010
2785
0.060
Why?
Molecular Motor Proteins
1
2007
31
0.060
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2008
707
0.060
Why?
Models, Chemical
1
2007
187
0.060
Why?
Chickens
3
2013
212
0.060
Why?
Biopolymers
1
2005
28
0.060
Why?
Gossypium
1
2004
1
0.060
Why?
Ligands
2
2008
478
0.060
Why?
Genes, Fungal
1
2005
63
0.060
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
3
2000
648
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
3
2006
1969
0.050
Why?
Cross-Linking Reagents
2
2004
92
0.050
Why?
Genes, Plant
2
2001
102
0.050
Why?
Dimerization
3
2013
150
0.050
Why?
Molecular Docking Simulation
1
2024
58
0.050
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2010
1760
0.050
Why?
Biomimetics
1
2024
33
0.050
Why?
Protein Domains
1
2024
165
0.050
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2005
1010
0.050
Why?
Thiazoles
2
2003
130
0.050
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2003
103
0.050
Why?
Acetylation
1
2023
149
0.050
Why?
DNA, Plant
1
2001
48
0.050
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2001
623
0.040
Why?
Plant Stems
1
2001
9
0.040
Why?
Urea
1
2001
60
0.040
Why?
Nucleotides
1
2001
99
0.040
Why?
Flagella
1
2001
28
0.040
Why?
Plant Cells
1
2000
10
0.040
Why?
Biophysics
1
2021
157
0.040
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
1
2000
65
0.040
Why?
Base Sequence
2
2001
2344
0.040
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase
1
2000
7
0.040
Why?
Vegetables
1
2000
50
0.040
Why?
Type C Phospholipases
1
2000
27
0.040
Why?
Plant Structures
1
2000
3
0.040
Why?
Plants, Toxic
1
2000
25
0.040
Why?
Cell Communication
1
2021
220
0.040
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2020
215
0.040
Why?
Seeds
1
2000
62
0.040
Why?
Sequence Deletion
2
2013
213
0.040
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2010
2420
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2001
1032
0.040
Why?
Polylysine
1
2018
34
0.040
Why?
Amino Acid Motifs
1
2018
123
0.030
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
1
2018
103
0.030
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2003
2943
0.030
Why?
Malaria, Falciparum
1
2015
15
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2015
85
0.030
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
2016
173
0.030
Why?
Neurons
1
2024
1654
0.030
Why?
Temperature
2
2008
426
0.030
Why?
Heating
1
2014
17
0.030
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2010
3246
0.030
Why?
Aurora Kinase B
1
2014
16
0.030
Why?
Seedlings
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Protein Subunits
2
2006
126
0.030
Why?
Herbicides
1
2014
36
0.030
Why?
Erythrocytes
1
2015
254
0.030
Why?
Plants, Genetically Modified
1
2014
44
0.030
Why?
Plant Immunity
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Hemocytes
1
2014
4
0.030
Why?
Protein Stability
1
2014
106
0.030
Why?
Cytochalasin D
1
2013
15
0.030
Why?
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
1
2014
91
0.030
Why?
Myosin Type V
1
2013
13
0.030
Why?
Optical Imaging
1
2014
51
0.030
Why?
Lysine
1
2015
190
0.030
Why?
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
1
2014
65
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Video
1
2013
36
0.030
Why?
Solubility
1
2014
189
0.030
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2014
217
0.030
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
1
2015
301
0.030
Why?
Terminal Repeat Sequences
1
2013
9
0.030
Why?
Calorimetry
1
2013
16
0.030
Why?
Virulence
1
2014
279
0.030
Why?
Circular Dichroism
1
2013
118
0.030
Why?
GTP-Binding Proteins
1
2013
148
0.020
Why?
Crystallization
1
2013
216
0.020
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2013
216
0.020
Why?
Gene Deletion
1
2013
358
0.020
Why?
Peptide Fragments
1
2014
477
0.020
Why?
Thiazolidines
2
2003
18
0.020
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2014
780
0.020
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
1
2012
287
0.020
Why?
Malaria
1
2011
26
0.020
Why?
DNA, Complementary
2
2003
395
0.020
Why?
RNA-Binding Proteins
1
2013
305
0.020
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2013
1157
0.020
Why?
Hypocotyl
2
2000
5
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2015
825
0.020
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2010
30
0.020
Why?
Drug Design
1
2010
133
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2015
4134
0.020
Why?
Structural Homology, Protein
1
2008
19
0.020
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates
1
2008
16
0.020
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2010
535
0.020
Why?
Mice, Nude
1
2010
842
0.020
Why?
Cattle
1
2008
387
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2014
3489
0.020
Why?
Adhesiveness
1
2007
4
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2007
98
0.020
Why?
Actin Capping Proteins
1
2006
3
0.020
Why?
Escherichia coli
2
2000
627
0.020
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2006
145
0.020
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2013
1731
0.010
Why?
Cotton Fiber
1
2004
2
0.010
Why?
Fibrin
1
2004
87
0.010
Why?
CapZ Actin Capping Protein
1
2003
1
0.010
Why?
Isoelectric Point
1
2003
14
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
202
0.010
Why?
Papaver
1
2002
2
0.010
Why?
Flowers
1
2002
41
0.010
Why?
Computer Simulation
1
2007
1158
0.010
Why?
Cytosol
1
2002
198
0.010
Why?
Fertility
1
2002
119
0.010
Why?
Phenotype
1
2008
2580
0.010
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2004
483
0.010
Why?
Chromatography, Affinity
1
2000
82
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
1
2000
270
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
1
2000
27
0.010
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
2000
296
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
1
2000
99
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2003
1321
0.010
Why?
Phylogeny
1
2004
1275
0.010
Why?
Reproduction
1
1999
203
0.010
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2000
898
0.010
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2000
908
0.010
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1998
930
0.010
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
1
1998
1192
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2014
45735
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2014
49938
0.010
Why?
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