The emerging molecular biology toolbox for the study of long noncoding RNA biology

ET Fok, J Scholefield, S Fanucchi, MM Mhlanga - Epigenomics, 2017 - Future Medicine
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been implicated in many biological processes.
However, due to the unique nature of lncRNAs and the consequential difficulties associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Design of RNAi hairpins for mutation-specific silencing of ataxin-7 and correction of a SCA7 phenotype

J Scholefield, LJ Greenberg, MS Weinberg… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 is a polyglutamine disorder caused by an expanded CAG
repeat mutation that results in neurodegeneration. Since no treatment exists for this chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Super-resolution microscopy reveals a preformed NEMO lattice structure that is collapsed in incontinentia pigmenti

J Scholefield, R Henriques, AF Savulescu… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The NF-κB pathway has critical roles in cancer, immunity and inflammatory responses.
Understanding the mechanism(s) by which mutations in genes involved in the pathway cause …

[HTML][HTML] Prime editing–an update on the field

J Scholefield, PT Harrison - Gene Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
At Gene Therapy, we are continually monitoring the landscape of research, noting those
technologies which advance the goal of clinical translation of the field. In one of the most …

Therapeutic gene silencing strategies for polyglutamine disorders

J Scholefield, MJA Wood - Trends in genetics, 2010 - cell.com
Dominantly inherited polyglutamine disorders are chronic neurodegenerative diseases
therapeutically amenable to gene-specific silencing strategies. Several compelling nucleic acid-…

[HTML][HTML] Viral apoptosis evasion via the MAPK pathway by use of a host long noncoding RNA

…, J Naidoo, M Boullé, J Scholefield… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
An emerging realization of infectious disease is that pathogens can cause a high incidence
of genetic instability within the host as a result of infection-induced DNA lesions. These often …

[HTML][HTML] Allele-specific silencing of mutant Ataxin-7 in SCA7 patient-derived fibroblasts

J Scholefield, L Watson, D Smith, J Greenberg… - European Journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Polyglutamine (polyQ) disorders are inherited neurodegenerative conditions defined by a
common pathogenic CAG repeat expansion leading to a toxic gain-of-function of the mutant …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatic models in precision medicine: an African perspective on pharmacovigilance

T Hurrell, J Naidoo, J Scholefield - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pharmaceuticals are indispensable to healthcare as the burgeoning global population is
challenged by diseases. The African continent harbors unparalleled genetic diversity, yet …

Assessing potential drug-drug interactions between clofazimine and other frequently used agents to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis

…, MH Mosala, S Tshabalala, J Scholefield… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Janine Scholefield … Kengo A , Nabeemeeah F , Denti P , Sabet R , Okyere-Manu G , Abraham
P , Weisner L , Mosala M H , Tshabalala S , Scholefield J , Resendiz-Galvan J E , Martinson …

[HTML][HTML] Racism in science: a perspective from Gene Therapy

J Scholefield - Gene Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
On June 16th, Gene Therapy’s editorial team convened over a video call from all corners of
the globe and spent significant time discussing racism in science: what is happening, what …