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Teh-hui Kao is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader fields, Kao's work focuses on subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research topics include Plant Reproductive Biology, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Botanical Research and Chemistry, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis, and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Sequence analysis of the Petunia inflata S-locus region containing 17 S-Locus F-Box genes and the S-RNase gene involved in self-incompatibility, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Analyses of Cullin1 homologs reveal functional redundancy in S-RNase-based self-incompatibility and evolutionary relationships in eudicots, 2022, The Plant Cell
  • Polymorphisms in the calcium voltage-gated channel subunit Alpha1 D (CACNA1D) gene are associated with spontaneous preterm birth in Taiwanese women, 2025, Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Kao has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Linhan Sun, Lihua Wu, Justin Williams, Shiyun Cao, and Ning Zheng. Each has contributed to different aspects of their research activities.

The scientist has published articles in venues such as The Plant Journal, The Plant Cell, and the Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work, bridging plant sciences and medical research.

Best Publications

  • Isolation and characterization of rat and human glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase cDNAs: genomic complexity and molecular evolution of the gene

    J. Yun Tso;Xiao Hong Sun;Teh Hui Kao;Kimberly S. Reece

  • S proteins control rejection of incompatible pollen in Petunia inflata

    Hyun Sook Lee;Shihshieh Huang;Teh Hui Kao

  • Identification of the pollen determinant of S-RNase-mediated self-incompatibility

    Paja Sijacic;Xi Wang;Xi Wang;Andrea L. Skirpan;Yan Wang

  • A GFP–MAP4 Reporter Gene for Visualizing Cortical Microtubule Rearrangements in Living Epidermal Cells

    Jan Marc;Cheryl L. Granger;Jennifer Brincat;Deborah D. Fisher

  • The molecular and genetic bases of S-RNase-based self-incompatibility

    Teh Hui Kao;Tatsuya Tsukamoto

  • Ribonuclease activity of Petunia inflata S proteins is essential for rejection of self-pollen.

    Shihshieh Huang;Hyun Sook Lee;Balasulojini Karunanandaa;Teh Hui Kao

  • Collaborative Non-Self Recognition System in S-RNase–Based Self-Incompatibility

    Ken Ichi Kubo;Tetsuyuki Entani;Akie Takara;Ning Wang

  • Amino-acid sequence of glycoproteins encoded by three alleles of the S locus of Brassica oleracea

    J. B. Nasrallah;Teh-hui Kao;Teh-hui Kao;C. H. Chen;M. L. Goldberg

  • Polymorphism at the self-incompatibility locus in Solanaceae predates speciation

    Thomas R. Ioerger;Andrew G. Clark;Teh Hui Kao

  • Changes in root cap pH are required for the gravity response of the Arabidopsis root.

    Jeremiah M. Fasano;Sarah J. Swanson;Elison B. Blancaflor;Peter E. Dowd

  • How flowering plants discriminate between self and non-self pollen to prevent inbreeding

    Teh Hui Kao;Andrew G. Mccubbin

  • Molecular Recognition and Response in Pollen and Pistil Interactions

    Andrew G. McCubbin;Teh-hui Kao

  • Primary structural features of the self-incompatibility protein in solanaceae

    T. R. Ioerger;J. R. Gohlke;B. Xu;T. H. Kao

  • Petunia Phospholipase C1 Is Involved in Pollen Tube Growth

    Peter E. Dowd;Sylvie Coursol;Andrea L. Skirpan;Teh Hui Kao

  • Characterization of a pollen-expressed receptor-like kinase gene of Petunia inflata and the activity of its encoded kinase.

    Jing Hong Mu;Hyun Sook Lee;Teh Hui Kao

  • Self-incompatibility in Petunia inflata: isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding three S-allele-associated proteins

    Yunjun Ai;Anuradha Singh;Craig E. Coleman;Thomas R. Ioerger

  • Identification and characterization of components of a putative petunia S-locus F-box-containing E3 ligase complex involved in S-RNase-based self-incompatibility

    Zhihua Hua;Teh Hui Kao

  • Excess nonsynonymous substitution of shared polymorphic sites among self-incompatibility alleles of Solanaceae.

    Andrew G. Clark;Teh Hui Kao

  • Biochemical models for S-RNase-based self-incompatibility.

    Zhi Hua Hua;Zhi Hua Hua;Allison Fields;Teh Hui Kao

  • Cytoctirome oxidase subunit II gene of rice has an insertion sequence within the intron

    Teh Hui Kao;Eunpyo Moon;Ray Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ming Tien
Ming Tien Pennsylvania State University
Ray Wu
Ray Wu Cornell University
Simon Gilroy
Simon Gilroy University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thomas R. Ioerger
Thomas R. Ioerger Texas A&M University
andrew g clark
andrew g clark Cornell University
Celestina Mariani
Celestina Mariani Radboud University
Seiji Takayama
Seiji Takayama University of Tokyo
Mikhail E. Nasrallah
Mikhail E. Nasrallah Cornell University
June B. Nasrallah
June B. Nasrallah Cornell University
Claude W. dePamphilis
Claude W. dePamphilis Pennsylvania State University

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