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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Actins
78
2025
467
11.110
Why?
Actin Cytoskeleton
56
2025
196
10.720
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces
30
2024
56
8.480
Why?
Microfilament Proteins
49
2024
209
8.390
Why?
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
24
2024
36
7.450
Why?
Cytoskeletal Proteins
14
2024
222
3.160
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
18
2024
409
2.490
Why?
Carrier Proteins
15
2024
660
2.360
Why?
Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex
10
2024
21
2.340
Why?
Profilins
25
2019
29
2.200
Why?
Cytokinesis
13
2021
60
2.020
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
9
2024
443
1.900
Why?
Actinin
6
2019
19
1.830
Why?
Pseudopodia
6
2024
36
1.670
Why?
Cytoskeleton
14
2023
198
1.640
Why?
Tropomyosin
5
2023
16
1.510
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
21
2019
435
1.380
Why?
Contractile Proteins
12
2005
52
1.230
Why?
Protein Binding
22
2024
1529
1.110
Why?
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
8
2020
10
1.090
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans
4
2016
245
0.990
Why?
Endocytosis
6
2015
184
0.930
Why?
Protein Multimerization
6
2020
191
0.750
Why?
Protein Transport
6
2024
438
0.750
Why?
Fetal Proteins
7
2017
19
0.740
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
6
2020
878
0.680
Why?
Mitosis
1
2021
150
0.650
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
16
2015
726
0.640
Why?
Animals
40
2025
28047
0.630
Why?
Actomyosin
2
2017
47
0.630
Why?
Plant Proteins
10
2014
129
0.620
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
5
2009
315
0.590
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
2
2024
84
0.590
Why?
Virulence Factors
2
2017
113
0.580
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
7
2017
740
0.530
Why?
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
3
2014
121
0.530
Why?
Vibrio
1
2017
4
0.520
Why?
Myosin Type II
5
2023
50
0.470
Why?
Homeostasis
2
2016
460
0.470
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4
2014
460
0.420
Why?
Models, Biological
9
2020
1769
0.390
Why?
Zea mays
5
2001
27
0.380
Why?
Phosphoproteins
2
2024
258
0.380
Why?
Models, Molecular
12
2020
1354
0.380
Why?
Drosophila melanogaster
2
2014
630
0.370
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
2
2013
66
0.360
Why?
Thiones
2
2019
10
0.350
Why?
Plasmodium falciparum
4
2015
55
0.340
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2014
1233
0.340
Why?
Uracil
2
2019
54
0.340
Why?
LIM Domain Proteins
2
2021
24
0.330
Why?
Mutation
12
2020
4266
0.330
Why?
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2
2019
19
0.330
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
2
2009
58
0.310
Why?
Cell Division
4
2019
690
0.290
Why?
Protozoan Proteins
3
2015
72
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
1470
0.280
Why?
Pollen
7
2002
84
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
86
0.240
Why?
Arabidopsis
5
2014
326
0.240
Why?
Bacterial Toxins
2
2018
112
0.240
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
1
2006
11
0.240
Why?
Polymerization
4
2021
36
0.240
Why?
Signal Transduction
5
2014
3500
0.230
Why?
Cell Polarity
1
2006
118
0.230
Why?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
3
2013
298
0.230
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
7
2023
982
0.220
Why?
Binding, Competitive
3
2016
136
0.220
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
12
2020
1993
0.220
Why?
Myosin Heavy Chains
4
2023
86
0.220
Why?
Antigens, Bacterial
2
2015
135
0.200
Why?
Binding Sites
8
2024
1128
0.200
Why?
Cell Adhesion Molecules
1
2024
174
0.200
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
43
0.190
Why?
Arabidopsis Proteins
2
2003
142
0.190
Why?
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6
2011
402
0.190
Why?
Proline
3
2014
49
0.190
Why?
Stress Fibers
2
2020
23
0.190
Why?
Humans
20
2024
93609
0.190
Why?
Mice
8
2020
12239
0.190
Why?
Peptides
4
2024
654
0.180
Why?
Rickettsia
2
2013
3
0.180
Why?
Cell Movement
4
2019
804
0.180
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
11
2011
2889
0.180
Why?
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
1
2024
304
0.180
Why?
Polyethylene Glycols
1
2024
373
0.170
Why?
Magnoliopsida
1
2001
26
0.170
Why?
Microtubules
2
2015
134
0.160
Why?
Cell Line
3
2020
2458
0.160
Why?
Glucosyltransferases
1
2020
26
0.160
Why?
Hydrolysis
3
2006
140
0.150
Why?
Protein Isoforms
4
2008
296
0.150
Why?
Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational
1
2019
9
0.150
Why?
Immunoblotting
4
2014
273
0.140
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2019
309
0.140
Why?
Vibrio cholerae
1
2018
18
0.140
Why?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
2020
199
0.140
Why?
Membrane Proteins
1
2004
1260
0.130
Why?
Plasmids
2
2011
272
0.130
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2021
612
0.130
Why?
Models, Theoretical
1
2019
494
0.120
Why?
Protein Interaction Maps
1
2016
53
0.120
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
2
2014
337
0.120
Why?
Protein Conformation
4
2013
910
0.120
Why?
Septins
1
2015
7
0.110
Why?
Polymers
4
2024
218
0.110
Why?
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
4
2006
8
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
19
0.100
Why?
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
1
2014
81
0.100
Why?
RNA Transport
1
2013
11
0.100
Why?
Pseudomonas syringae
1
2014
48
0.100
Why?
Stress, Mechanical
3
2024
248
0.100
Why?
RNA, Messenger
3
2013
2020
0.100
Why?
Time Factors
6
2014
5406
0.100
Why?
Cell Membrane
2
2015
661
0.100
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
4
2008
554
0.100
Why?
Yeasts
2
2020
50
0.090
Why?
Morphogenesis
1
2014
204
0.090
Why?
Calcium
3
2002
1175
0.090
Why?
Host-Pathogen Interactions
1
2014
240
0.090
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
2
2020
877
0.090
Why?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1
2011
2
0.090
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
2
2014
1262
0.090
Why?
Cofilin 1
2
2013
4
0.090
Why?
Transduction, Genetic
1
2011
160
0.080
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
2
2009
423
0.080
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
2
2024
489
0.080
Why?
Pyrans
1
2010
10
0.080
Why?
Acetamides
1
2010
26
0.080
Why?
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
2
2014
185
0.080
Why?
Cytoplasm
2
2001
277
0.080
Why?
Plants
2
2001
118
0.080
Why?
NIH 3T3 Cells
1
2009
111
0.080
Why?
Pyrimidinones
1
2009
44
0.080
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
3
2016
256
0.080
Why?
Small Molecule Libraries
1
2009
69
0.070
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
1
2014
521
0.070
Why?
Microbial Viability
1
2009
34
0.070
Why?
Movement
2
2010
304
0.070
Why?
Cell Cycle
1
2010
515
0.070
Why?
Point Mutation
1
2008
236
0.070
Why?
Rabbits
3
2015
613
0.070
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
4
2011
520
0.070
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
2
2013
269
0.070
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2008
348
0.060
Why?
Cell Line, Tumor
2
2010
2756
0.060
Why?
Molecular Motor Proteins
1
2007
31
0.060
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2008
684
0.060
Why?
Chickens
3
2013
193
0.060
Why?
Models, Chemical
1
2007
184
0.060
Why?
Biopolymers
1
2005
28
0.060
Why?
Ligands
2
2008
476
0.060
Why?
Gossypium
1
2004
1
0.060
Why?
Genes, Fungal
1
2005
62
0.050
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
3
2000
578
0.050
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
3
2006
1913
0.050
Why?
Cross-Linking Reagents
2
2004
88
0.050
Why?
Genes, Plant
2
2001
96
0.050
Why?
Dimerization
3
2013
148
0.050
Why?
Cell Proliferation
1
2010
1735
0.050
Why?
Molecular Docking Simulation
1
2024
57
0.050
Why?
Biomimetics
1
2024
28
0.050
Why?
Protein Domains
1
2024
161
0.050
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2005
947
0.050
Why?
Thiazoles
2
2003
124
0.050
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2003
98
0.050
Why?
Acetylation
1
2023
149
0.050
Why?
DNA, Plant
1
2001
45
0.040
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2001
602
0.040
Why?
Urea
1
2001
53
0.040
Why?
Plant Stems
1
2001
9
0.040
Why?
Nucleotides
1
2001
92
0.040
Why?
Flagella
1
2001
28
0.040
Why?
Base Sequence
2
2001
2209
0.040
Why?
Biophysics
1
2021
153
0.040
Why?
Plant Cells
1
2000
10
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
216
0.040
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2020
209
0.040
Why?
Seeds
1
2000
62
0.040
Why?
Sequence Deletion
2
2013
206
0.040
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2010
2301
0.040
Why?
Cell Survival
1
2001
1003
0.040
Why?
Polylysine
1
2018
32
0.030
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2003
2828
0.030
Why?
Amino Acid Motifs
1
2018
118
0.030
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
1
2018
100
0.030
Why?
Malaria, Falciparum
1
2015
15
0.030
Why?
Neurons
1
2024
1575
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2015
83
0.030
Why?
Staining and Labeling
1
2016
157
0.030
Why?
Neoplasms
1
2010
3170
0.030
Why?
Temperature
2
2008
423
0.030
Why?
Heating
1
2014
17
0.030
Why?
Aurora Kinase B
1
2014
16
0.030
Why?
Protein Subunits
2
2006
120
0.030
Why?
Seedlings
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Erythrocytes
1
2015
239
0.030
Why?
Herbicides
1
2014
25
0.030
Why?
Plants, Genetically Modified
1
2014
41
0.030
Why?
Plant Immunity
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Hemocytes
1
2014
4
0.030
Why?
Protein Stability
1
2014
103
0.030
Why?
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
1
2014
86
0.030
Why?
Cytochalasin D
1
2013
15
0.030
Why?
Myosin Type V
1
2013
13
0.030
Why?
Optical Imaging
1
2014
51
0.030
Why?
Lysine
1
2015
182
0.030
Why?
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
1
2014
65
0.030
Why?
Microscopy, Video
1
2013
36
0.030
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
1
2015
300
0.030
Why?
Solubility
1
2014
186
0.030
Why?
Terminal Repeat Sequences
1
2013
9
0.020
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2014
217
0.020
Why?
Calorimetry
1
2013
15
0.020
Why?
Virulence
1
2014
273
0.020
Why?
Circular Dichroism
1
2013
117
0.020
Why?
GTP-Binding Proteins
1
2013
147
0.020
Why?
Crystallization
1
2013
215
0.020
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2013
210
0.020
Why?
Gene Deletion
1
2013
351
0.020
Why?
Peptide Fragments
1
2014
469
0.020
Why?
Thiazolidines
2
2003
15
0.020
Why?
Fibroblasts
1
2014
752
0.020
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
1
2012
282
0.020
Why?
Malaria
1
2011
26
0.020
Why?
DNA, Complementary
2
2003
379
0.020
Why?
RNA-Binding Proteins
1
2013
306
0.020
Why?
Phosphorylation
1
2013
1130
0.020
Why?
Hypocotyl
2
2000
5
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2015
824
0.020
Why?
Spiro Compounds
1
2010
22
0.020
Why?
Drug Design
1
2010
133
0.020
Why?
Rats
1
2015
4042
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
526
0.020
Why?
Mice, Nude
1
2010
824
0.020
Why?
Cattle
1
2008
394
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2014
3432
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
562
0.020
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2006
141
0.010
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2013
1690
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
66
0.010
Why?
Molecular Weight
1
2003
279
0.010
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
2003
192
0.010
Why?
Papaver
1
2002
2
0.010
Why?
Flowers
1
2002
41
0.010
Why?
Computer Simulation
1
2007
1120
0.010
Why?
Cytosol
1
2002
192
0.010
Why?
Fertility
1
2002
119
0.010
Why?
Phenotype
1
2008
2545
0.010
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2004
474
0.010
Why?
Chromatography, Affinity
1
2000
73
0.010
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
1
2000
238
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
95
0.010
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2003
1304
0.010
Why?
Phylogeny
1
2004
1268
0.010
Why?
Reproduction
1
1999
205
0.010
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2000
885
0.010
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
1
2000
891
0.010
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
1998
890
0.010
Why?
Transcription, Genetic
1
1998
1115
0.010
Why?
Male
1
2014
44580
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2014
48778
0.010
Why?
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