Kenny C. Mok

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kenny C. Mok is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenny C. Mok has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Rheumatology and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Kenny C. Mok's work include Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (12 papers), Folate and B Vitamins Research (8 papers) and Cassava research and cyanide (4 papers). Kenny C. Mok is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (12 papers), Folate and B Vitamins Research (8 papers) and Cassava research and cyanide (4 papers). Kenny C. Mok collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Kenny C. Mok's co-authors include Bonnie L. Bassler, Brendan N. Lilley, Ned S. Wingreen, Rahul Kulkarni, Michiko E. Taga, Patrick H. Degnan, Natasha A. Barry, Andrew L. Goodman, Andrew Han and Amanda N. Shelton and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kenny C. Mok

18 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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The Small RNA Chaperone Hfq and Multiple Small RNAs Control Quorum Sensing in Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio cholerae

2004 768 citations Kenny C. Mok, Brendan N. Lilley et al. Cell profile →

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19 of 19 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Laboratory evolution of E. coli with a natural vitamin B ₁₂ analog reveals roles for cobamide uptake and adenosylation in methionine synthase-dependent growth 2025 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Kenny C. Mok, Zachary F. Hallberg, (unknown), Michiko E. Taga	1
2	Microbes display broad diversity in cobamide preferences 2025 ·mSystems ·Kenny C. Mok, Olga M. Sokolovskaya, Adam M. Deutschbauer, Hans K. Carlson, Michiko E. Taga	0
3	Soil microbial community response to corrinoids is shaped by a natural reservoir of vitamin B12 2024 ·The ISME Journal ·Zachary F. Hallberg, Alexa M. Nicolas, (unknown), Kenny C. Mok, Ella T. Sieradzki, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Jillian F. Banfield, Hans K. Carlson, Mary K. Firestone, Michiko E. Taga	4
4	Phylogenetic distribution and experimental characterization of corrinoid production and dependence in soil bacterial isolates 2024 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Zachary F. Hallberg, Alexa M. Nicolas, (unknown), Kenny C. Mok, Citlali Fonseca-García, Devin Coleman‐Derr, Eoin Brodie, Hans K. Carlson, Michiko E. Taga	4
5	Purification and detection of vitamin B12 analogs 2022 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Kenny C. Mok, Zachary F. Hallberg, Michiko E. Taga	8
6	Cobalamin Riboswitches Are Broadly Sensitive to Corrinoid Cofactors to Enable an Efficient Gene Regulatory Strategy 2022 ·mBio ·Kristopher J. Kennedy, (unknown), Olga M. Sokolovskaya, (unknown), (unknown), Kenny C. Mok, Michiko E. Taga	17
7	Identification of a Novel Cobamide Remodeling Enzyme in the Beneficial Human Gut Bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila 2020 ·mBio ·Kenny C. Mok, Olga M. Sokolovskaya, Alexa M. Nicolas, Zachary F. Hallberg, Adam M. Deutschbauer, Hans K. Carlson, Michiko E. Taga	28
8	Cofactor Selectivity in Methylmalonyl Coenzyme A Mutase, a Model Cobamide-Dependent Enzyme 2019 ·mBio ·Olga M. Sokolovskaya, Kenny C. Mok, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michiko E. Taga	26
9	Uneven distribution of cobamide biosynthesis and dependence in bacteria predicted by comparative genomics 2018 ·The ISME Journal ·Amanda N. Shelton, Erica C. Seth, Kenny C. Mok, Andrew Han, (unknown), (unknown), Michiko E. Taga	162
10	HM2-phage resistant solventogenic Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 shows increased exopolysaccharide production 2017 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Xiaoji Liu, Barbara Turchi, Kenny C. Mok, Michiko E. Taga, Michael J. Miller	6
11	S inorhizobium fredii HH 103 bacteroids are not terminally differentiated and show altered O ‐antigen in nodules of the Inverted Repeat‐Lacking Clade legume G lycyrrhiza uralensis 2015 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Juan Carlos Crespo‐Rivas, Ibtissem Guefrachi, Kenny C. Mok, José Antonio Villaécija‐Aguilar, Sebastián Acosta‐Jurado, Olivier Pierre, José E. Ruiz‐Sainz, Michiko E. Taga, Peter Mergaert, José‐María Vinardell	28
12	Anaerobic biosynthesis of the lower ligand of vitamin B ₁₂ 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Amrita B. Hazra, Andrew Han, Angad P. Mehta, Kenny C. Mok, Vadim Osadchiy, Tadhg P. Begley, Michiko E. Taga	77
13	Human Gut Microbes Use Multiple Transporters to Distinguish Vitamin B12 Analogs and Compete in the Gut 2014 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Patrick H. Degnan, Natasha A. Barry, Kenny C. Mok, Michiko E. Taga, Andrew L. Goodman	212
14	Growth Inhibition of Sporomusa ovata by Incorporation of Benzimidazole Bases into Cobamides 2013 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Kenny C. Mok, Michiko E. Taga	43
15	Active site residues critical for flavin binding and 5,6‐dimethylbenzimidazole biosynthesis in the flavin destructase enzyme BluB 2012 ·Protein Science ·(unknown), Kenny C. Mok, Kristopher J. Kennedy, Julien Valton, Karen S. Anderson, Graham C. Walker, Michiko E. Taga	11
16	The Small RNA Chaperone Hfq and Multiple Small RNAs Control Quorum Sensing in Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio cholerae breakdown → 2004 ·Cell ·(unknown), Kenny C. Mok, Brendan N. Lilley, Rahul Kulkarni, Ned S. Wingreen, Bonnie L. Bassler	768
17	Vibrio harveyi quorum sensing: a coincidence detector for two autoinducers controls gene expression 2003 ·The EMBO Journal ·Kenny C. Mok	231
18	Myxococcus xanthus Displays Frz-Dependent Chemokinetic Behavior during Vegetative Swarming 1998 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Mandy J. Ward, Kenny C. Mok, David R. Zusman	11
19	An ABC Transporter Plays a Developmental Aggregation Role in Myxococcus xanthus 1998 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Mandy J. Ward, Kenny C. Mok, David P. Astling, Helen Lew, David R. Zusman	14

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