Alexander I. Taylor

1.8k citations

24 papers · 1.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 17

Co-authors: Philipp Holliger Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew Piet Herdewijn Christopher Cozens Vitor B. Pinheiro Mikhail Abramov Stephen H. McLaughlin Marleen Renders
Topics: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (15 papers)Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (14 papers)DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (9 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Ecology Astronomy and Astrophysics
Journals: Nature Science Nucleic Acids Research
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Belgium

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Alexander I. Taylor

23 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Synthetic Genetic Polymers Capable of Heredity and Evolution

2012 546 citations Vitor B. Pinheiro, Alexander I. Taylor et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sources of mismeasurement of RNA knockdown by DNAzymes and XNAzymes 2025 ·RSC Chemical Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),Alexander I. Taylor	0
2	Characterization of an HNA aptamer suggests a non-canonical G-quadruplex motif 2023 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Peter Schofield,Alexander I. Taylor,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Jennifer Jackson,Gurpreet Dhaliwal,Guy Schepers,Piet Herdewijn,Eveline Lescrinier,Daniel Christ,Philipp Holliger	8
3	A modular XNAzyme cleaves long, structured RNAs under physiological conditions and enables allele-specific gene silencing 2022 ·Nature Chemistry ·Alexander I. Taylor,(unknown),(unknown),Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew,Philipp Holliger	45
4	XNAzymes targeting the SARS-CoV-2 genome inhibit viral infection 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Pehuén Pereyra Gerber,(unknown),Nicholas J. Matheson,Alexander I. Taylor	11
5	A two-residue nascent-strand steric gate controls synthesis of 2′-O-methyl- and 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-RNA 2022 ·Nature Chemistry ·(unknown),Alexander I. Taylor,Sebastian Arangundy‐Franklin,Nithya Subramanian,Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew,Amy M. Whitaker,Bret Freudenthal,Mikhail Abramov,Piet Herdewijn,Philipp Holliger	39
6	Targeting non-coding RNA family members with artificial endonuclease XNAzymes 2022 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Alexander I. Taylor	11
7	Efficient synthesis and replication of diverse sequence libraries composed of biostable nucleic acid analogues 2022 ·RSC Chemical Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),Gillian Houlihan,Gurpreet Dhaliwal,Philipp Holliger,Alexander I. Taylor	10
8	Discovery and evolution of RNA and XNA reverse transcriptase function and fidelity 2020 ·Nature Chemistry ·Gillian Houlihan,Sebastian Arangundy‐Franklin,Benjamin T. Porebski,Nithya Subramanian,Alexander I. Taylor,Philipp Holliger	45
9	A synthetic genetic polymer with an uncharged backbone chemistry based on alkyl phosphonate nucleic acids 2019 ·Nature Chemistry ·Sebastian Arangundy‐Franklin,Alexander I. Taylor,Benjamin T. Porebski,Vito Genna,Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew,Alexandra Vaisman,Roger Woodgate,Modesto Orozco,Philipp Holliger	73
10	Beyond DNA and RNA: The Expanding Toolbox of Synthetic Genetics 2019 ·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology ·Alexander I. Taylor,Gillian Houlihan,Philipp Holliger	48
11	Enzymatische Synthese von Nukleinsäuren mit definierten regioisomeren 2′‐5′‐Verknüpfungen 2015 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Christopher Cozens,Hannes Mutschler,Geoffrey M. Nelson,Gillian Houlihan,Alexander I. Taylor,Philipp Holliger	1
12	Directed evolution of artificial enzymes (XNAzymes) from diverse repertoires of synthetic genetic polymers 2015 ·Nature Protocols ·Alexander I. Taylor,Philipp Holliger	40
13	Enzymatic Synthesis of Nucleic Acids with Defined Regioisomeric 2′‐5′ Linkages 2015 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Christopher Cozens,Hannes Mutschler,Geoffrey M. Nelson,Gillian Houlihan,Alexander I. Taylor,Philipp Holliger	21
14	Catalysts from synthetic genetic polymers 2014 ·Nature ·Alexander I. Taylor,Vitor B. Pinheiro,Matthew J. Smola,Alexey S. Morgunov,Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew,Christopher Cozens,Kevin M. Weeks,Piet Herdewijn,Philipp Holliger	212
15	Towards applications of synthetic genetic polymers in diagnosis and therapy 2014 ·Current Opinion in Chemical Biology ·Alexander I. Taylor,Sebastian Arangundy‐Franklin,Philipp Holliger	38
16	Synthetic Genetic Polymers Capable of Heredity and Evolutionbreakdown → 2012 ·Science ·Vitor B. Pinheiro,Alexander I. Taylor,Christopher Cozens,Mikhail Abramov,Marleen Renders,Su Zhang,John C. Chaput,Jesper Wengel,Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew,Stephen H. McLaughlin,Piet Herdewijn,Philipp Holliger	546
17	Mutations in an avian IgY-Fc fragment reveal the locations of monocyte Fc receptor binding sites 2009 ·Developmental & Comparative Immunology ·Alexander I. Taylor,Brian J. Sutton,Rosaleen A. Calvert	16
18	A Monomeric Chicken IgY Receptor Binds IgY with 2:1 Stoichiometry 2009 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Alexander I. Taylor,Rebecca L. Beavil,Brian J. Sutton,Rosaleen A. Calvert	15
19	Avian IgY Binds to a Monocyte Receptor with IgG-like Kinetics Despite an IgE-like Structure 2008 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Alexander I. Taylor,Hannah J. Gould,Brian J. Sutton,Rosaleen A. Calvert	35
20	The first avian Ig-like Fc receptor family member combines features of mammalian FcR and FCRL 2007 ·Immunogenetics ·Alexander I. Taylor,Hannah J. Gould,Brian J. Sutton,Rosaleen A. Calvert	22

About Alexander I. Taylor

Alexander I. Taylor is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, having authored 24 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (15 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (14 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (1.2k citations), Ecology (175 citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (109 citations). Alexander I. Taylor has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Philipp Holliger, Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew, Piet Herdewijn, Christopher Cozens, Vitor B. Pinheiro, Mikhail Abramov, Stephen H. McLaughlin, Marleen Renders, Su Zhang and John C. Chaput. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Nucleic Acids Research.

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