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Clinton A. Taylor

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-8283-3393Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Biochemistry· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Melanie H. CobbiD· 3 shared Ankita Bachhawat JaykumariD· 2 shared Sachith Gallolu KankanamalageiD· 2 shared Svetlana A. EarnestiD· 2 shared Anthony N. AnselmoiD· 1 shared Benjamin P. WeaveriD· 1 shared Derk D. BinnsiD· 1 shared Eustolia Sauceda· 1 shared

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Predictive and Experimental Motif Interaction Analysis Identifies Functions of the WNK-OSR1/SPAK Pathway

Clinton A. Taylor, Ji-Ung Jung, Sachith Gallolu Kankanamalage, Justin Li, Magdalena G. Grzemska, Ankita Bachhawat Jaykumar, Svetlana A. Earnest, Steve Stippec, Purbita Saha, Eustolia Sauceda, Melanie H. Cobb

The paper identifies interaction motifs of the WNK-OSR1/SPAK pathway and validates their function through experimental testing.

Communications Biology · Sep 5, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

WNKs regulate mouse behavior and alter central nervous system glucose uptake and insulin signaling

Ankita Bachhawat Jaykumar, Derk D. Binns, Clinton A. Taylor, Anthony N. Anselmo, Sachith Gallolu Kankanamalage, Shari G. Birnbaum, Kimberly M. Huber, Melanie H. Cobb

This study shows that inhibiting WNK kinases improves learning and memory in mice by enhancing hippocampal glucose uptake and insulin signaling.

bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2024 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Balancing p38 MAPK Signaling with Proteostasis Mechanisms Supports Tissue Integrity during Aging in C. elegans

Yuan Wang, Yi Miao Weaver, Svetlana A. Earnest, Clinton A. Taylor, Melanie H. Cobb, Benjamin P. Weaver

Nature Communications · Jul 28, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology