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Robert K. Ho is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Cancer Research. They cover a range of topics such as congenital heart defects research, developmental biology and gene regulation, genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities, zebrafish biomedical research applications, RNA modifications and cancer, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and RNA research and splicing.

Recent publications by Robert K. Ho reflect investigation into developmental biology and gene regulation, with several studies centered around zebrafish models and genetic control mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "Anterior lateral plate mesoderm gives rise to multiple tissues and requires tbx5a function in left-right asymmetry, migration dynamics, and cell specification of late-addition cardiac cells" (2021, Developmental Biology)
  • "Tbx5a and Tbx5b paralogues act in combination to control separate vectors of migration in the fin field of zebrafish" (2021, Developmental Biology)
  • "The Cdx transcription factors and retinoic acid play parallel roles in antero-posterior position of the pectoral fin field during gastrulation" (2020, Mechanisms of Development)
  • "Comment on 'Ythdf M 6A Readers Function Redundantly During Zebrafish Development' by Kontur et al." (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert K. Ho include Erin A.T. Boyle-Anderson, Qiyan Mao, Lindsey Megan Fong Mao, Erin A. T. Boyle Anderson, and Christopher Alexander Quintanilla. These collaborations contribute to advancing understanding in developmental biology and molecular genetics.

In terms of publication venues, their work appears mainly in journals such as Developmental Biology, Mechanisms of Development, and SSRN Electronic Journal. The concentration in these venues aligns with their research focus on developmental processes and molecular mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Zebrafish hox Clusters and Vertebrate Genome Evolution

    Angel Amores;Allan Force;Yi Lin Yan;Lucille Joly

  • The protein product of the zebrafish homologue of the mouse T gene is expressed in nuclei of the germ ring and the notochord of the early embryo.

    S. Schulte-Merker;R.K. Ho;B.G. Herrmann;C. Nusslein-Volhard

  • The cyclops mutation blocks specification of the floor plate of the zebrafish central nervous system

    Kohei Hatta;Charles B. Kimmel;Robert K. Ho;Charline Walker

  • Induction of muscle pioneers and floor plate is distinguished by the zebrafish no tail mutation

    Marnie E. Halpern;Robert K. Ho;Charline Walker;Charles B. Kimmel

  • Cell-autonomous action of zebrafish spt-1 mutation in specific mesodermal precursors

    Robert K. Ho;Donald A. Kane

  • m6A-dependent maternal mRNA clearance facilitates zebrafish maternal-to-zygotic transition

    Boxuan Simen Zhao;Xiao Wang;Xiao Wang;Alana V. Beadell;Zhike Lu;Zhike Lu

  • A new time-scale for ray-finned fish evolution

    Imogen A Hurley;Rachel Lockridge Mueller;Katherine A Dunn;Eric J Schmidt

  • Hairy/E(spl)-related (Her) genes are central components of the segmentation oscillator and display redundancy with the Delta/Notch signaling pathway in the formation of anterior segmental boundaries in the zebrafish

    Andrew C. Oates;Robert K. Ho

  • The bHLH transcription factor hand2 plays parallel roles in zebrafish heart and pectoral fin development

    Deborah Yelon;Baruch Ticho;Marnie E. Halpern;Ilya Ruvinsky

  • Zebrafish hox genes: expression in the hindbrain region of wild-type and mutants of the segmentation gene, valentino

    Victoria E. Prince;Cecilia B. Moens;Charles B. Kimmel;Robert K. Ho

  • Zebrafish hox genes: genomic organization and modified colinear expression patterns in the trunk

    Victoria E. Prince;Lucille Joly;Marc Ekker;Robert K. Ho

  • Peripheral pathways are pioneered by an array of central and peripheral neurones in grasshopper embryos

    Robert K. Ho;Corey S. Goodman

  • The development of the posterior body in zebrafish

    John P. Kanki;Robert K. Ho

  • Too much interference: injection of double-stranded RNA has nonspecific effects in the zebrafish embryo.

    Andrew C Oates;Ashley E.E Bruce;Robert K Ho

  • Regional cell movement and tissue patterning in the zebrafish embryo revealed by fate mapping with caged fluorescein.

    David J. Kozlowski;Tohru Murakami;Tohru Murakami;Robert K. Ho;Eric S. Weinberg

  • Commitment of cell fate in the early zebrafish embryo

    Robert K. Ho;Charles B. Kimmel

  • The zebrafish van gogh mutation disrupts tbx1, which is involved in the DiGeorge deletion syndrome in humans.

    Tatjana Piotrowski;Dae Gwon Ahn;Thomas F. Schilling;Sreelaja Nair

  • Zebrafish SPI-1 (PU.1) marks a site of myeloid development independent of primitive erythropoiesis: implications for axial patterning.

    Graham J. Lieschke;Andrew C. Oates;Barry H. Paw;Margaret A. Thompson

  • T-box gene tbx5 is essential for formation of the pectoral limb bud.

    Dae-gwon Ahn;Matthew J. Kourakis;Matthew J. Kourakis;Laurel A. Rohde;Laurel A. Rohde;Lee M. Silver

  • Guidance of pioneer growth cones: filopodial contacts and coupling revealed with an antibody to Lucifer Yellow.

    Paul H. Taghert;Michael J. Bastiani;Robert K. Ho;Corey S. Goodman

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew C. Oates
Andrew C. Oates École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lee M. Silver
Lee M. Silver Princeton University
Corey S. Goodman
Corey S. Goodman University of California, Berkeley
John H. Postlethwait
John H. Postlethwait University of Oregon
Charles B. Kimmel
Charles B. Kimmel University of Oregon
Leonard I. Zon
Leonard I. Zon Harvard University
Stephen L. Johnson
Stephen L. Johnson Washington University in St. Louis
Marnie E. Halpern
Marnie E. Halpern Carnegie Institution for Science
Yi-Lin Yan
Yi-Lin Yan University of Oregon
Laure Bally-Cuif
Laure Bally-Cuif Institut Pasteur

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