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Ka Hou Chu is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and conducts research primarily in Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Immunology, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Crustacean Biology and Ecology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Ka Hou Chu has published in several prominent venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Nature Communications
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Allergy
  • BMC Genomics
  • Microbial Ecology

Recent publications by Ka Hou Chu include:

  • "Jellyfish genomes reveal distinct homeobox gene clusters and conservation of small RNA processing" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "The Chinese mitten crab genome provides insights into adaptive plasticity and developmental regulation" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Overcoming Shellfish Allergy: How Far Have We Come?" (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Comprehending the allergen repertoire of shrimp for precision molecular diagnosis of shrimp allergy" (2022, Allergy)
  • "Multi-omic approach provides insights into osmoregulation and osmoconformation of the crab Scylla paramamosain" (2020, Scientific Reports)

The scientist frequently collaborates with coauthors including Ka Yan, Christine Wai, Jerome H. L. Hui, Patrick S.C. Leung, and Ling Ming Tsang.

Best Publications

  • Penaeid shrimp genome provides insights into benthic adaptation and frequent molting

    Xiaojun Zhang;Jianbo Yuan;Yamin Sun;Shihao Li

  • Evolutionary History of True Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) and the Origin of Freshwater Crabs

    Ling Ming Tsang;Christoph D. Schubart;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Joelle C.Y. Lai

  • Composition and genetic diversity of picoeukaryotes in subtropical coastal waters as revealed by 454 pyrosequencing.

    Man Kit Cheung;Chun Hang Au;Ka Hou Chu;Hoi Shan Kwan

  • IgE reactivity against a cross-reactive allergen in crustacea and mollusca : Evidence for tropomyosin as the common allergen

    Patrick S.C. Leung;Wing Kuen Chow;Sean Duffey;Hoi Shan Kwan

  • Cloning, expression, and primary structure of Metapenaeus ensis tropomyosin, the major heat-stable shrimp allergen

    Patrick S.C. Leung;Ka Hou Chu;Wing Kuen Chow;Aftab Ansari

  • Phylogeny of Decapoda using two nuclear protein-coding genes: origin and evolution of the Reptantia.

    L.M. Tsang;K.Y. Ma;S.T. Ahyong;T.-Y. Chan

  • Identification and molecular characterization of Charybdis feriatus tropomyosin, the major crab allergen

    Patrick S.C. Leung;Yen-chen Chen;M.Eric Gershwin;Shun Hang Wong

  • Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

    Glenn R. Almany;Maurício P. De Arruda;Wolfgang Arthofer

  • Molecular identification of the lobster muscle protein tropomyosin as a seafood allergen.

    Patrick S Leung;Yen Chen Chen;Donald L. Mykles;Wing Kuen Chow

  • Crustacean neuropeptide genes of the CHH/MIH/GIH family: implications from molecular studies.

    Siu-Ming Chan;Pei-Li Gu;Ka-Hou Chu;Stephen S Tobe

  • Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the shrimp genus Penaeus s.l. derived from mitochondrial DNA.

    Shane Lavery;Tin-Yam Chan;Y.K Tam;K.H Chu

  • A biological survey of ballast water in container ships entering Hong Kong

    K. H. Chu;P. F. Tam;C. H. Fung;Q. C. Chen

  • The emergence of lobsters: phylogenetic relationships, morphological evolution and divergence time comparisons of an ancient group (decapoda: achelata, astacidea, glypheidea, polychelida).

    Heather D. Bracken-Grissom;Shane T. Ahyong;Richard D. Wilkinson;Rodney M. Feldmann

  • The first metagenome of activated sludge from full-scale anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A2O) nitrogen and phosphorus removal reactor using Illumina sequencing.

    Mei Tian;Fangqing Zhao;Xin Shen;Kahou Chu

  • The first internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1) of ribosomal DNA as a molecular marker for phylogenetic and population analyses in crustacea.

    K.H. Chu;C.P. Li;H.Y. Ho

  • The complete mitochondrial genome of the large yellow croaker, Larimichthys crocea (Perciformes, Sciaenidae): unusual features of its control region and the phylogenetic position of the Sciaenidae.

    Zhaoxia Cui;Yuan Liu;Chi Pang Li;Feng You

  • Ancestral whole-genome duplication in the marine chelicerate horseshoe crabs.

    N J Kenny;K W Chan;W Nong;Z Qu

  • Hermit to King, or Hermit to All: Multiple Transitions to Crab-like Forms from Hermit Crab Ancestors

    Ling Ming Tsang;Tin-Yam Chan;Shane T. Ahyong;Ka Hou Chu

  • Microbiota and Food Allergy

    Shang An Shu;Agatha W.T. Yuen;Elena Woo;Ka Hou Chu

  • Origin and phylogeny of chloroplasts revealed by a simple correlation analysis of complete genomes.

    Ka-Hou Chu;Ji Qi;Zu-Guo Yu;Vo V. Anh

  • Phylogeography of the mitten crab Eriocheir sensu stricto in East Asia: Pleistocene isolation, population expansion and secondary contact.

    Jiawu Xu;Tin-Yam Chan;Ling Ming Tsang;Ka Hou Chu

Frequent Co-Authors

Tin-Yam Chan
Tin-Yam Chan National Taiwan Ocean University
Patrick S.C. Leung
Patrick S.C. Leung University of California, Davis
Benny K. K. Chan
Benny K. K. Chan Academia Sinica
Stephen S. Tobe
Stephen S. Tobe University of Toronto
Gray A. Williams
Gray A. Williams University of Hong Kong
Shane T. Ahyong
Shane T. Ahyong Australian Museum
Sammy De Grave
Sammy De Grave University of Oxford
Vo Anh
Vo Anh Queensland University of Technology
Jian-Wen Qiu
Jian-Wen Qiu Hong Kong Baptist University
Fangqing Zhao
Fangqing Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences

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