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Concepts (290)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Actins
78
2025
469
11.610
Why?
Actin Cytoskeleton
56
2025
199
11.210
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces
30
2024
56
8.920
Why?
Microfilament Proteins
49
2024
212
8.790
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
24
2024
36
7.850
Why?
Cytoskeletal Proteins
14
2024
227
3.320
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
18
2024
404
2.610
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex
10
2024
21
2.470
Why?
Carrier Proteins
15
2024
679
2.450
Why?
Profilins
25
2019
29
2.320
Why?
Cytokinesis
13
2021
60
2.130
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
9
2024
438
2.010
Why?
Actinin
6
2019
19
1.930
Why?
Pseudopodia
6
2024
37
1.760
Why?
Cytoskeleton
14
2023
202
1.710
Why?
Tropomyosin
5
2023
16
1.600
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
21
2019
441
1.450
Why?
Contractile Proteins
12
2005
57
1.290
Why?
Protein Binding
22
2024
1513
1.170
Why?
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
8
2020
10
1.140
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans
4
2016
237
1.040
Why?
Endocytosis
6
2015
185
0.970
Why?
Protein Multimerization
6
2020
184
0.790
Why?
Protein Transport
6
2024
430
0.790
Why?
Fetal Proteins
7
2017
18
0.780
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
6
2020
907
0.710
Why?
Mitosis
1
2021
156
0.680
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
16
2015
740
0.670
Why?
Animals
40
2025
28061
0.660
Why?
Actomyosin
2
2017
47
0.660
Why?
Plant Proteins
10
2014
137
0.660
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
5
2009
319
0.630
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
2
2024
81
0.620
Why?
Virulence Factors
2
2017
113
0.610
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
3
2014
117
0.560
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
7
2017
740
0.560
Why?
Vibrio
1
2017
4
0.540
Why?
Myosin Type II
5
2023
50
0.490
Why?
Homeostasis
2
2016
452
0.490
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4
2014
456
0.440
Why?
Zea mays
5
2001
27
0.400
Why?
Models, Biological
9
2020
1785
0.400
Why?
Models, Molecular
12
2020
1337
0.390
Why?
Phosphoproteins
2
2024
265
0.390
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
2
2014
622
0.390
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
2
2013
63
0.380
Why?
Thiones
2
2019
10
0.370
Why?
Plasmodium falciparum
4
2015
48
0.360
Why?
Uracil
2
2019
55
0.360
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2014
1247
0.360
Why?
LIM Domain Proteins
2
2021
25
0.350
Why?
Mutation
12
2020
4212
0.350
Why?
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2
2019
19
0.350
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
2
2009
58
0.320
Why?
Cell Division
4
2019
701
0.310
Why?
Protozoan Proteins
3
2015
74
0.310
Why?
Organelles
2
2021
57
0.300
Why?
Destrin
4
2015
4
0.300
Why?
Time-Lapse Imaging
3
2019
22
0.300
Why?
Pollen
7
2002
84
0.290
Why?
Kinetics
7
2021
1552
0.290
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
0.260
Why?
Arabidopsis
5
2014
322
0.250
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
1
2006
11
0.250
Why?
Polymerization
4
2021
34
0.250
Why?
Bacterial Toxins
2
2018
115
0.250
Why?
Cell Polarity
1
2006
117
0.240
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2014
3505
0.240
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
3
2013
297
0.240
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
7
2023
1016
0.230
Why?
Binding, Competitive
3
2016
146
0.230
Why?
Myosin Heavy Chains
4
2023
91
0.230
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
12
2020
2075
0.220
Why?
Antigens, Bacterial
2
2015
136
0.210
Why?
Binding Sites
8
2024
1131
0.210
Why?
Cell Adhesion Molecules
1
2024
167
0.210
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
44
0.200
Why?
Arabidopsis Proteins
2
2003
138
0.200
Why?
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6
2011
419
0.200
Why?
Proline
3
2014
55
0.200
Why?
Stress Fibers
2
2020
24
0.200
Why?
Humans
20
2024
92331
0.200
Why?
Mice
8
2020
12133
0.190
Why?
Peptides
4
2024
655
0.190
Why?
Rickettsia
2
2013
3
0.190
Why?
Cell Movement
4
2019
801
0.190
Why?
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
1
2024
272
0.190
Why?
Polyethylene Glycols
1
2024
361
0.180
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
11
2011
3023
0.180
Why?
Magnoliopsida
1
2001
23
0.180
Why?
Microtubules
2
2015
130
0.170
Why?
Glucosyltransferases
1
2020
26
0.160
Why?
Cell Line
3
2020
2504
0.160
Why?
Hydrolysis
3
2006
144
0.160
Why?
Protein Isoforms
4
2008
284
0.160
Why?
Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational
1
2019
10
0.150
Why?
Immunoblotting
4
2014
277
0.150
Why?
Vibrio cholerae
1
2018
17
0.150
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2019
307
0.150
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2020
207
0.140
Why?
Membrane Proteins
1
2004
1241
0.140
Why?
Plasmids
2
2011
288
0.140
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2021
595
0.130
Why?
Models, Theoretical
1
2019
497
0.130
Why?
Protein Interaction Maps
1
2016
53
0.130
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
2
2014
333
0.130
Why?
Protein Conformation
4
2013
902
0.120
Why?
Polymers
4
2024
201
0.120
Why?
Septins
1
2015
7
0.120
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
4
2006
11
0.120
Why?
Spindle Apparatus
1
2015
66
0.120
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2016
70
0.120
Why?
Genetic Complementation Test
1
2014
98
0.110
Why?
Toxoplasma
1
2015
116
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
256
0.110
Why?
RNA, Messenger
3
2013
2037
0.100
Why?
Time Factors
6
2014
5430
0.100
Why?
Cell Membrane
2
2015
684
0.100
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
4
2008
560
0.100
Why?
Yeasts
2
2020
49
0.100
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2014
206
0.100
Why?
Calcium
3
2002
1183
0.100
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2014
239
0.090
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
2
2020
866
0.090
Why?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1
2011
2
0.090
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
2
2014
1270
0.090
Why?
Cofilin 1
2
2013
3
0.090
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
1
2011
160
0.090
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
2
2009
432
0.090
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
2
2024
488
0.090
Why?
Pyrans
1
2010
10
0.090
Why?
Acetamides
1
2010
27
0.080
Why?
Cytoplasm
2
2001
284
0.080
Why?
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
2
2014
184
0.080
Why?
Plants
2
2001
118
0.080
Why?
NIH 3T3 Cells
1
2009
111
0.080
Why?
Pyrimidinones
1
2009
41
0.080
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
3
2016
260
0.080
Why?
Small Molecule Libraries
1
2009
69
0.080
Why?
Microbial Viability
1
2009
33
0.080
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
1
2014
513
0.080
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2010
515
0.080
Why?
Movement
2
2010
317
0.070
Why?
Point Mutation
1
2008
245
0.070
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
4
2011
508
0.070
Why?
Rabbits
3
2015
645
0.070
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
2
2013
280
0.070
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2008
358
0.070
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
2
2010
2662
0.070
Why?
Molecular Motor Proteins
1
2007
31
0.070
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2008
694
0.060
Why?
Models, Chemical
1
2007
181
0.060
Why?
Chickens
3
2013
212
0.060
Why?
Biopolymers
1
2005
28
0.060
Why?
Ligands
2
2008
457
0.060
Why?
Genes, Fungal
1
2005
58
0.060
Why?
Gossypium
1
2004
1
0.060
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
3
2000
643
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
3
2006
1938
0.060
Why?
Cross-Linking Reagents
2
2004
89
0.060
Why?
Genes, Plant
2
2001
99
0.060
Why?
Dimerization
3
2013
146
0.060
Why?
Molecular Docking Simulation
1
2024
54
0.050
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2010
1720
0.050
Why?
Biomimetics
1
2024
33
0.050
Why?
Protein Domains
1
2024
143
0.050
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2005
999
0.050
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2003
97
0.050
Why?
Thiazoles
2
2003
128
0.050
Why?
Acetylation
1
2023
146
0.050
Why?
DNA, Plant
1
2001
46
0.050
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2001
612
0.050
Why?
Plant Stems
1
2001
9
0.050
Why?
Urea
1
2001
60
0.050
Why?
Flagella
1
2001
27
0.050
Why?
Nucleotides
1
2001
98
0.050
Why?
Plant Cells
1
2000
10
0.040
Why?
Biophysics
1
2021
153
0.040
Why?
DNA, Recombinant
1
2000
65
0.040
Why?
Base Sequence
2
2001
2324
0.040
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
205
0.040
Why?
Plants, Toxic
1
2000
25
0.040
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2020
211
0.040
Why?
Seeds
1
2000
59
0.040
Why?
Sequence Deletion
2
2013
211
0.040
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2010
2365
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2001
1006
0.040
Why?
Polylysine
1
2018
34
0.040
Why?
Amino Acid Motifs
1
2018
119
0.040
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
1
2018
101
0.040
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2003
2902
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
83
0.030
Why?
Neurons
1
2024
1596
0.030
Why?
Temperature
2
2008
405
0.030
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2010
3123
0.030
Why?
Heating
1
2014
17
0.030
Why?
Aurora Kinase B
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Seedlings
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Protein Subunits
2
2006
124
0.030
Why?
Erythrocytes
1
2015
251
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?
Hemocytes
1
2014
4
0.030
Why?
Protein Stability
1
2014
100
0.030
Why?
Cytochalasin D
1
2013
14
0.030
Why?
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
1
2014
88
0.030
Why?
Myosin Type V
1
2013
13
0.030
Why?
Optical Imaging
1
2014
52
0.030
Why?
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
1
2014
60
0.030
Why?
Lysine
1
2015
181
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Video
1
2013
35
0.030
Why?
Solubility
1
2014
185
0.030
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2014
214
0.030
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
1
2015
295
0.030
Why?
Terminal Repeat Sequences
1
2013
9
0.030
Why?
Calorimetry
1
2013
16
0.030
Why?
Virulence
1
2014
277
0.030
Why?
Circular Dichroism
1
2013
117
0.030
Why?
GTP-Binding Proteins
1
2013
146
0.030
Why?
Crystallization
1
2013
215
0.020
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2013
215
0.020
Why?
Gene Deletion
1
2013
354
0.020
Why?
Peptide Fragments
1
2014
465
0.020
Why?
Thiazolidines
2
2003
18
0.020
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2014
769
0.020
Why?
Malaria
1
2011
23
0.020
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
1
2012
282
0.020
Why?
DNA, Complementary
2
2003
392
0.020
Why?
RNA-Binding Proteins
1
2013
284
0.020
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2013
1138
0.020
Why?
Hypocotyl
2
2000
5
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2015
815
0.020
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2010
26
0.020
Why?
Drug Design
1
2010
130
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2015
4073
0.020
Why?
Structural Homology, Protein
1
2008
19
0.020
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates
1
2008
15
0.020
Why?
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
1
2010
501
0.020
Why?
Mice, Nude
1
2010
825
0.020
Why?
Cattle
1
2008
381
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2014
3375
0.020
Why?
Adhesiveness
1
2007
4
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2007
94
0.020
Why?
Actin Capping Proteins
1
2006
3
0.020
Why?
Escherichia coli
2
2000
614
0.020
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2006
142
0.020
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2013
1687
0.020
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
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
39
0.010
Why?
Computer Simulation
1
2007
1112
0.010
Why?
Cytosol
1
2002
195
0.010
Why?
Fertility
1
2002
116
0.010
Why?
Phenotype
1
2008
2503
0.010
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2004
474
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
294
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2003
1312
0.010
Why?
Phylogeny
1
2004
1230
0.010
Why?
Reproduction
1
1999
201
0.010
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2000
887
0.010
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2000
876
0.010
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1998
924
0.010
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
1
1998
1171
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2014
43923
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2014
47895
0.010
Why?
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