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Khan L. Cox

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2015

Publications

19

Citations

360

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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This researcher studies how proteins interact with chromatin, the packaged form of DNA and histone proteins inside cells, focusing on enzymes and reader domains that modify or recognize histone marks. Their work examines complexes such as HBO1, MOZ/MORF, and MORC ATPases, exploring how these proteins bind nucleosomes and influence processes like transcription and HIV DNA integration. The research combines structural biology and biochemistry to explain molecular mechanisms at the level of individual protein domains.

Chromatin and nucleosome structureHistone modification and acetyltransferase complexesProtein-chromatin binding domains (reader domains)Chromatin remodeling ATPases (MORC family)HIV integration into chromatin

Publication output has been steady but modest over the last decade, averaging about 2 papers per year with a gap in 2018 and 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications17182019: 3 publications3192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications324252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Communications×5
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
  • Cell Reports×1
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×1
  • Structure×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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