2026 Dylan J. Taatjes: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	53	2360	2125	1166	1038	108	16509

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Current World Ranking

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Molecular Biology

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1038

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16509

Overview

Dylan J. Taatjes is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with specific emphasis on Molecular Biology as a major subfield.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

RNA Research and Splicing
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
RNA modifications and cancer
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Interferon and immune responses
DNA Repair Mechanisms

Recent publications by Dylan J. Taatjes encompass several peer-reviewed papers published from 2020 to 2023. Notable works include:

"An atlas of substrate specificities for the human serine/threonine kinome" (2023) in Nature
"Partitioning of cancer therapeutics in nuclear condensates" (2020) in Science
"Structure and mechanism of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery" (2020) in Genes & Development
"The Mediator complex as a master regulator of transcription by RNA polymerase II" (2022) in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
"TFIID Enables RNA Polymerase II Promoter-Proximal Pausing" (2020) in Molecular Cell

Among the frequent coauthors collaborating with Dylan J. Taatjes are:

Robin D. Dowell
Cecilia B. Levandowski
Kira Cozzolino
Lynn Sanford
Jenna K. Rimel

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Molecular Cell
Journal of Molecular Biology
Cell Reports
Genes & Development

Best Publications

Mediator and cohesin connect gene expression and chromatin architecture

Michael H. Kagey;Jamie Jennifer Newman;Steve Bilodeau;Ye Zhan

2373
Citations
Transcription Factors Activate Genes through the Phase-Separation Capacity of Their Activation Domains.

Ann Boija;Isaac A. Klein;Benjamin R. Sabari;Alessandra Dall’Agnese

1474
Citations
The Mediator complex: a central integrator of transcription

Benjamin L. Allen;Dylan J. Taatjes

1031
Citations
Activating RNAs associate with Mediator to enhance chromatin architecture and transcription

Fan Lai;Ulf A. Orom;Matteo Cesaroni;Malte Beringer

924
Citations
Pol II phosphorylation regulates a switch between transcriptional and splicing condensates

Yang Eric Guo;John C. Manteiga;Jonathan E. Henninger;Benjamin R. Sabari

547
Citations
Partitioning of Cancer Therapeutics in Nuclear Condensates

Isaac A. Klein;Isaac A. Klein;Ann Boija;Lena K. Afeyan;Susana Wilson Hawken

493
Citations
The human CDK8 subcomplex is a molecular switch that controls Mediator coactivator function.

Matthew T. Knuesel;Krista D. Meyer;Carrie Bernecky;Dylan J. Taatjes

459
Citations
The human Mediator complex: a versatile, genome-wide regulator of transcription.

Dylan J. Taatjes

433
Citations
Mediator kinase inhibition further activates super-enhancer-associated genes in AML

Henry E. Pelish;Brian B. Liau;Ioana I. Nitulescu;Anupong Tangpeerachaikul

414
Citations
CDK8 is a positive regulator of transcriptional elongation within the serum response network

Aaron J Donner;Christopher C Ebmeier;Dylan J Taatjes;Joaquín M Espinosa

407
Citations
The Mediator complex and transcription regulation.

Zachary C. Poss;Christopher C. Ebmeier;Dylan J. Taatjes

394
Citations
Structure, function, and activator-induced conformations of the CRSP coactivator.

Dylan J. Taatjes;Anders M. Näär;Frank Andel;Frank Andel;Eva Nogales;Eva Nogales

343
Citations
Structural visualization of key steps in human transcription initiation

Yuan He;Jie Fang;Dylan J. Taatjes;Eva Nogales;Eva Nogales

318
Citations
CDK8 Kinase Phosphorylates Transcription Factor STAT1 to Selectively Regulate the Interferon Response

Joanna Bancerek;Zachary C. Poss;Iris Steinparzer;Vitaly Sedlyarov

286
Citations
The Human CDK8 Subcomplex Is a Histone Kinase That Requires Med12 for Activity and Can Function Independently of Mediator

Matthew T. Knuesel;Krista D. Meyer;Aaron J. Donner;Joaquin M. Espinosa

256
Citations
Structure and mechanism of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery.

Allison C. Schier;Dylan J. Taatjes

255
Citations
FUS binds the CTD of RNA polymerase II and regulates its phosphorylation at Ser2

Jacob C. Schwartz;Christopher C. Ebmeier;Elaine R. Podell;Joseph Heimiller

245
Citations
Mediator Condensates Localize Signaling Factors to Key Cell Identity Genes

Alicia V. Zamudio;Alessandra Dall'Agnese;Jonathan E. Henninger;John C. Manteiga

218
Citations
CDK8 is a positive regulator of transcriptional elongation within the serum response network.

Joaquin M Espinosa;Aaron J Donner;Matthew Galbraith;Dylan Taatjes

1
Citations
Transcription Factors Activate Genes through the Phase-Separation Capacity of Their Activation Domains

Isaac A. Klein;Benjamin R. Sabari;Alessandra Dall’Agnese;Eliot L. Coffey

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Young MIT

Joaquín M. Espinosa University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Eva Nogales University of California, Berkeley

Robert Tjian University of California, Berkeley

Shimon Weiss University of California, Los Angeles

Steven Hahn Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Anthony A. Hyman Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

Phillip A. Sharp MIT

Arup K. Chakraborty MIT

David Bentley University of Colorado Denver

External Links

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