Mr Kuok Yap
Senior Research Assistant
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
+61 7 334 62328
Publications
Journal Articles
Gilding, Edward K., Jami, Sina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Israel, Mathilde R., Harvey, Peta J., Poth, Aaron G., Rehm, Fabian B. H., Stow, Jennifer L., Robinson, Samuel D., Yap, Kuok, Brown, Darren L., Hamilton, Brett R., Andersson, David, Craik, David J., Vetter, Irina and Durek, Thomas (2020). Neurotoxic peptides from the venom of the giant Australian stinging tree. Science Advances, 6 (38) eabb8828, 1-10. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abb8828
White, Andrew M., Veer, Simon J., Wu, Guojie, Harvey, Peta J., Yap, Kuok, King, Gordon J., Swedberg, Joakim E., Wang, Conan K., Law, Ruby H. P., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2020). Application and structural analysis of triazole‐bridged disulfide mimetics in cyclic peptides. Angewandte Chemie, 132 (28), 11369-11373. doi: 10.1002/ange.202003435
Yap, Kuok, Du, Junqiao, Looi, Fong Yang, Tang, Shyn Ric, de Veer, Simon J., Bony, Anuja R., Rehm, Fabian B. H., Xie, Jing, Chan, Lai Yue, Wang, Conan K., Adams, David J., Lua, Linda H. L., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2020). An environmentally sustainable biomimetic production of cyclic disulfide-rich peptides. Green Chemistry, 22 (15), 5002-5016. doi: 10.1039/d0gc01366h
White, Andrew M., Veer, Simon J., Wu, Guojie, Harvey, Peta J., Yap, Kuok, King, Gordon J., Swedberg, Joakim E., Wang, Conan K., Law, Ruby H. P., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2020). Innentitelbild: Application and Structural Analysis of Triazole‐Bridged Disulfide Mimetics in Cyclic Peptides (Angew. Chem. 28/2020). Angewandte Chemie, 132 (28), 11258-11258. doi: 10.1002/ange.202006713
White, Andrew M., Veer, Simon J., Wu, Guojie, Harvey, Peta J., Yap, Kuok, King, Gordon J., Swedberg, Joakim E., Wang, Conan K., Law, Ruby H. P., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2020). Inside Cover: Application and Structural Analysis of Triazole‐Bridged Disulfide Mimetics in Cyclic Peptides (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 28/2020). Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59 (28), 11162-11162. doi: 10.1002/anie.202006713
White, Andrew M., Veer, Simon J., Wu, Guojie, Harvey, Peta J., Yap, Kuok, King, Gordon J., Swedberg, Joakim E., Wang, Conan K., Law, Ruby H. P., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2020). Application and structural analysis of triazole‐bridged disulfide mimetics in cyclic peptides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 132 (28) anie.202003435, 11369-11373. doi: 10.1002/anie.202003435
Du, Junqiao, Yap, Kuok, Chan, Lai Yue, Rehm, Fabian B. H., Looi, Fong Yang, Poth, Aaron G., Gilding, Edward K., Kaas, Quentin, Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2020). A bifunctional asparaginyl endopeptidase efficiently catalyzes both cleavage and cyclization of cyclic trypsin inhibitors. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 1575, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15418-2
Smithies, Bronwyn J., Huang, Yen-Hua, Jackson, Mark A., Yap, Kuok, Gilding, Edward K., Harris, Karen S., Anderson, Marilyn A. and Craik, David J. (2020). Circular permutation of the native enzyme-mediated cyclization position in cyclotides. ACS Chemical Biology, 15 (4) acschembio.9b00996, 962-969. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00996
Li, Choi Yi, Yap, Kuok, Swedberg, Joakim E., Craik, David J. and de Veer, Simon J. (2020). Binding loop substitutions in the cyclic peptide SFTI-1 generate potent and selective chymase inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 63 (2) acs.jmedchem.9b01811, 816-826. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01811
Zhao, Kening, Bleackley, Mark, Chisanga, David, Gangoda, Lahiru, Fonseka, Pamali, Liem, Michael, Kalra, Hina, Al Saffar, Haidar, Keerthikumar, Shivakumar, Ang, Ching-Seng, Adda, Christopher G., Jiang, Lanzhou, Yap, Kuok, Poon, Ivan K., Lock, Peter, Bulone, Vincent, Anderson, Marilyn and Mathivanan, Suresh (2019). Extracellular vesicles secreted by Saccharomyces cerevisiae are involved in cell wall remodelling. Communications Biology, 2 (1) 305 doi: 10.1038/s42003-019-0538-8
Rehm, Fabian B. H., Harmand, Thibault J., Yap, Kuok, Durek, Thomas, Craik, David J. and Ploegh, Hidde L. (2019). Site-specific sequential protein labeling catalyzed by a single recombinant ligase. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141 (43) jacs.9b09166, 17388-17393. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b09166
Jackson, Mark A., Yap, Kuok, Poth, Aaron G., Gilding, Edward K., Swedberg, Joakim E., Poon, Simon, Qu, Haiou, Durek, Thomas, Harris, Karen, Anderson, Marilyn A. and Craik, David J. (2019). Rapid and scalable plant-based production of a potent plasmin inhibitor peptide. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 602, 602. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00602
Roberts, Alison W., Lahnstein, Jelle, Hsieh, Yves S. Y., Xing, Xiaohui, Yap, Kuok, Chaves, Arielle M., Scavuzzo-Duggan, Tess R., Dimitroff, George, Lonsdale, Andrew, Roberts, Eric M., Bulone, Vincent, Fincher, Geoffrey B., Doblin, Monika Susanne, Bacic, Antony and Burton, Rachel A. (2018). Functional Characterization of a Glycosyltransferase from the Moss Physcomitrella patens Involved in the Biosynthesis of a Novel Cell Wall Arabinoglucan. The Plant Cell, 30 (6), 1293-1308. doi: 10.1105/tpc.18.00082
Wood, Jenny A., Tan, Hwei-Ting, Collins, Helen M., Yap, Kuok, Khor, Shi, Lim, Wai Li, Xing, Xiaohui, Bulone, Vincent, Burton, Rachel A., Fincher, Geoffrey B. and Tucker, Matthew R. (2018). Genetic and environmental factors contribute to variation in cell wall composition in mature desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cotyledons. Plant, Cell and Environment, 41 (9), 2195-2208. doi: 10.1111/pce.13196
Xing, Xiaohui, Hsieh, Yves S.Y., Yap, Kuok, Ang, Main E., Lahnstein, Jelle, Tucker, Matthew R., Burton, Rachel A. and Bulone, Vincent (2017). Isolation and structural elucidation by 2D NMR of planteose, a major oligosaccharide in the mucilage of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds. Carbohydrate Polymers, 175, 231-240. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.059
Lauer, Juanita C., Yap, Kuok, Cu, Suong, Burton, Rachel A. and Eglinton, Jason K. (2017). Novel barley (1→3,1→4)-β-glucan endohydrolase alleles confer increased enzyme thermostability. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 65 (2), 421-428. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b04287
Marcotuli, Ilaria, Hsieh, Yves S.-Y., Lahnstein, Jelle, Yap, Kuok, Burton, Rachel Anita, Blanco, Antonio, Fincher, Geoffrey Bruce and Gadaleta, Agata (2016). Structural variation and content of arabinoxylans in endosperm and bran of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 64 (14), 2883-2892. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00103
Hsieh, Yves S. Y., Zhang, Qisen, Yap, Kuok, Shirley, Neil J., Lahnstein, Jelle, Nelson, Clark J., Burton, Rachel A., Millar, A. Harvey, Bulone, Vincent and Fincher, Geoffrey B. (2016). Genetics, transcriptional profiles, and catalytic properties of the UDP-arabinose mutase family from barley. Biochemistry, 55 (2), 322-334. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01055