Merritt K. Taylor

University of Birmingham — United Kingdom

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

10h-index409citations24works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Pluripotent Stem Cells Research(4), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation(3), Phosphodiesterase function and regulation(3), MicroRNA in disease regulation(2), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(2)

Publications24 total

Enhancing corticospinal facilitation from sEMG-triggered paired intermittent theta burst stimulation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation in young and older adults
2025Open Access
Phosphomimetic mutants of bHLH transcription factor Nato3 promote profound changes in expression of genes compared to WT
2015
Examining the Effects of the Overexpression of ZSCAN21 on Neural Stem Cell Self-renewal
ScholarWorks - GVSU (Grand Valley State University)·2014
Nato3 induces the expression of key DA neuron markers in a regionally and temporally specific manner within the developing CNS
ScholarWorks - GVSU (Grand Valley State University)·2014
SCREENING THE EFFECTS OF GENE OVEREXPRESSION ON THE DEVELOPING CHICK MIDBRAIN WITH UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
ScholarWorks - GVSU (Grand Valley State University)·2013
Screening the Effects of Gene Overexpression on Markers of Neural Progenitor Differentiation in the Developing Chick Spinal Cord
ScholarWorks - GVSU (Grand Valley State University)·2012Open Access
Mapping the Floorplate Region in the Chick Midbrain
ScholarWorks - GVSU (Grand Valley State University)·2011
Nato3, a bHLH Transcription Factor, can Induce Floor Plate and Dopamine Neuron Cell Identities in the Developing Rostral Neural Tube.
2010
Notch/RBP‐J signaling is necessary for astrogliogenesis and the expression of astrogliogenic genes NFIA and Sox9
The FASEB Journal·2009
The Notch Signaling Pathway Drives Astrogliogenesis by Regulating the Expression of the Transcription Factors NFIA and Sox9
ScholarWorks - GVSU (Grand Valley State University)·2008Open Access
Physiological Notch signaling promotes gliogenesis in the developing peripheral and central nervous systems
Development·2007· 182 citedOpen Access
Muscle LIM protein promotes expression of the acetylcholine receptor ?-subunit gene cooperatively with the myogenin-E12 complex
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences·2004· 13 citedOpen Access
Acute administration of a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor increases brain GABA concentrations
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)·2003
Autoinhibition and Isoform-specific Dominant Negative Inhibition of the Type II cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2002· 10 citedOpen Access
A cGMP‐dependent protein kinase is implicated in wild‐type motility in <i>C. elegans</i>
Journal of Neurochemistry·2001· 34 citedOpen Access
Mechanisms of activation and autoinhibition for the type II cGMP -dependent protein kinase: Molecular determinants and inhibitor design.
Deep Blue (University of Michigan)·2001
The Amino-terminal Cyclic Nucleotide Binding Site of the Type II cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase Is Essential for Full Cyclic Nucleotide-dependent Activation
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2000· 21 citedOpen Access
Facilitation and inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex in the rat after a momentary increase in background noise level.
Behavioral Neuroscience·1997· 28 cited
Facilitation and inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex in the rat after a momentary increase in background noise level.
Behavioral Neuroscience·1997· 35 cited
Effects of single and repeated exposure to apomorphine on the acoustic startle reflex and its inhibition by a visual prepulse
Psychopharmacology·1995· 25 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

James R. Ison(4), Steven B. Schwarzkopf(4), Michael D. Uhler(3), G. Peter Bowen(2), Carol K. Kellogg(2), Gloria L. Pleger(2), Joshua Lee(2), Jordan Straight(2), Elizabeth M. King(2), Derek H. Janssens(2), Kelly J. Yeager(1), Sean J. Morrison(1), Mónica Rodríguez Zafra(1), John Stansberry(1), Eric J. Baude(1), Pei‐Jiun Chen(1), Suk‐Won Jin(1), Ronald Ellis(1), Jon R. Inglefield(1), Ping Lü(1)