Stefan Taubert, PhD

Assistant Professor Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia Scientist, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Child and Family Research Institute Tel: +1 (604) 875-3860 Fax: +1 (604) 875-3819 Email:

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Research Interests: Gene regulation, transcription, regulatory complexes, and Hormone Receptors related to lipid metabolism, stress responses, and development in C. elegans and mammalian cells.

Selected Publications:
Taubert S, Hansen M, Van Gilst MR, Cooper SB, Yamamoto KR. The Mediator subunit MDT-15 confers metabolic adaptation to ingested material. PLoS Genet. 4(2):e1000021. (2008) PMID 18454197

Hansen M, Taubert S, Crawford D, Libina N, Lee SJ, Kenyon C. Lifespan extension by conditions that inhibit translation in Caenorhabditis elegans. Aging Cell 6(1):95-110. (2007) PMID 17266679

Taubert S, Van Gilst MR, Hansen M, Yamamoto KR. A Mediator subunit, MDT-15, integrates regulation of fatty acid metabolism by NHR-49-dependent and -independent pathways in C. elegans. Genes Dev. 20(9):1137-49. (2006) PMID 16651656

Taubert S, Gorrini C, Frank SR, Parisi T, Fuchs M, Chan HM, Livingston DM, Amati B. E2F-dependent histone acetylation and recruitment of the Tip60 acetyltransferase complex to chromatin in late G1. Mol. Cell. Biol. 24(10):4546-56. (2004) PMID 15121871

Frank SR, Parisi T, Taubert S, Fernandez P, Fuchs M, Chan HM, Livingston DM, Amati B. MYC recruits the TIP60 histone acetyltransferase complex to chromatin. EMBO Rep. 4(6):575-80. (2003) PMID 12776177

Frank SR, Schroeder M, Fernandez P, Taubert S, Amati B. Binding of c-Myc to chromatin mediates mitogen-induced acetylation of histone H4 and gene activation. Genes Dev. 15(16):2069-82. (2001) PMID 11511539

Süsstrunk U, Pidoux J, Taubert S, Ullmann A, Thompson CJ. Pleiotropic effects of cAMP on germination, antibiotic biosynthesis and morphological development in Streptomyces coelicolor. Mol. Microbiol. 30(1):33-46. (1998) PMID 9786183