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Dylan J. Taatjes publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dylan J. Taatjes sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 108 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Dylan J. Taatjes D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dylan J. Taatjes sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • The Mediator complex: a central integrator of transcription

    Benjamin L. Allen;Dylan J. Taatjes

  • Activating RNAs associate with Mediator to enhance chromatin architecture and transcription

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

  • Pol II phosphorylation regulates a switch between transcriptional and splicing condensates

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

  • Partitioning of Cancer Therapeutics in Nuclear Condensates

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

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

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

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

    Dylan J. Taatjes

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

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

  • 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

  • The Mediator complex and transcription regulation.

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

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

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

  • Structural visualization of key steps in human transcription initiation

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Structure and mechanism of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery.

    Allison C. Schier;Dylan J. Taatjes

  • 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

  • Mediator Condensates Localize Signaling Factors to Key Cell Identity Genes

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

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

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquín M. Espinosa
Joaquín M. Espinosa University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Eva Nogales
Eva Nogales University of California, Berkeley
Robert Tjian
Robert Tjian University of California, Berkeley
Shimon Weiss
Shimon Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Steven Hahn
Steven Hahn Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Anthony A. Hyman
Anthony A. Hyman Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
David Bentley
David Bentley University of Colorado Denver

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