Confirmation of the hierarchical folding of RNase H: a protein engineering study

TM Raschke, J Kho, S Marqusee - Nature structural biology, 1999 - nature.com
The kinetic intermediate of RNase H is structured in a core region of the protein. To probe
the role of this intermediate in the folding of RNase H, the folding kinetics of mutant proteins …

A suicidal strain of Listeria monocytogenes is effective as a DNA vaccine delivery system for oral administration

S Sinha, CY Kuo, JK Ho, PJ White, JA Jazayeri… - Vaccine, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study we determined the in vivo activity of model ovalbumin vaccines delivered by
direct intramuscular delivery of plasmid DNA or oral delivery using a recombinant suicidal …

[HTML][HTML] Self-crosslinking lipopeptide/DNA/PEGylated particles: a new platform for DNA vaccination designed for assembly in aqueous solution

JK Ho, PJ White, CW Pouton - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2018 - cell.com
Delivery of plasmids for gene expression in vivo is an inefficient process that requires
improvement and optimization to unlock the clinical potential of DNA vaccines. With ease of …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of β-catenin dependent WNT signalling upregulates the transcriptional repressor NR0B1 and downregulates markers of an A9 phenotype in human …

JM Haynes, SM Sibuea, AA Aguiar, F Li, JK Ho… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In this study we investigate how β-catenin-dependent WNT signalling impacts midbrain
dopaminergic neuron (mDA) specification. mDA cultures at day 65 of differentiation responded to …

Induced pluripotent stem cell–derived podocyte-like cells as models for assessing mechanisms underlying heritable disease phenotype: initial studies using two Alport …

…, IPL Abad, JK Ho, WL Lieuw, K Leach… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2018 - ASPET
Renal podocyte survival depends upon the dynamic regulation of a complex cell architecture
that links the glomerular basement membrane to integrins, ion channels, and receptors. …

[HTML][HTML] TGFβ3, dibutyryl cAMP and a notch inhibitor modulate phenotype late in stem cell-derived dopaminergic neuron maturation

S Sibuea, JK Ho, CW Pouton… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The generation of midbrain dopaminergic neurons (mDAs) from pluripotent stem cells (hPSC)
holds much promise for both disease modelling studies and as a cell therapy for Parkinson…

mRNA vaccines encoding membrane-anchored receptor-binding domains of SARS-CoV-2 mutants induce strong humoral responses and can overcome immune …

…, SA Fabb, SL Grimley, R Kochappan, JK Ho… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
To address the limitations of whole-spike COVID vaccines, we explored mRNA vaccines
encoding membrane-anchored receptor-binding domain (RBD-TMs), each a fusion of a variant …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue-specific calibration of real-time pcr facilitates absolute quantification of plasmid DNA in biodistribution studies

JK Ho, PJ White, CW Pouton - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2016 - cell.com
Analysis of the tissue distribution of plasmid DNA after administration of nonviral gene
delivery systems is best accomplished using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (…

Strengthening resilience in over 50's: A nested clustered-randomized controlled trial of adaptive systematic self-reflection

MF Crane, M Kho, M Kangas, B Griffin… - Anxiety, Stress, & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background and objectives: This study investigated the efficacy of guided self-reflection to
strengthen resilience in adults over 50 by exploring the effects of the training on mental health …

CD14 tobacco gene–environment interaction modifies asthma severity and immunoglobulin E levels in Latinos with asthma

…, PC Avila, S Nazario, N Ung, J Kho… - American journal of …, 2005 - atsjournals.org
Background: A recent family-based genomewide screen revealed linkage between the 5q31
region and the diagnosis of asthma, but only in those exposed to environmental tobacco …