Harvey Jian-Min Hou
Assistant Professor
II-311A
(508) 999-8234; Lab: x8239
B.S. 1984, Wuhan University
Ph.D. 1993, Peking University
Research interests
Analytical Chemistry: Bioanalytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Structure and Function of Membrane Proteins
Recent Publications (total of 35 papers)
1. Harvey J.M. Hou and David Mauzerall (2006) The A- F to FA/B Step in Synechocystis 6803 Photosystem I is Entropy Driven, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 1580-1586
2. Elsa C. Y. Yan, Manija A. Kazmi, Ziad Ganim, Jian-Min Hou, Douhai Pan, Belinda S. W. Chang, Thomas P. Sakmar, and Richard A. Mathies (2003) Counterion Switch in the Photoactivation of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor Rhodopsin, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 100, 9262-9267
3. David Mauzerall, Jian-Min Hou, and Vladimir A. Boichenko (2002) Volume Changes and Electrostriction in the Primary Photoreactions of Various Photosynthetic Systems: Estimation of Dielectric Coefficient in Bacterial Reaction Centers and of the Observed Volume Changes With the Drude-Nernst Equation, Photosynthesis Research, 74, 173-180
4. Jian-Min Hou, Vladimir A. Boichenko, Ying-Chun Wang, Parag R. Chitnis, and David Mauzerall (2001) Thermodynamics of Electron Transfer in Oxygenic Photosynthetic Reaction Center: a Photoacoustic Study Revealed a Similarity to Bacterial Reaction Centers on Electron Transfer in Photosystem I in Both Volume Change and Entropy, Biochemistry, 40, 7109-7116
5. Jian-Min Hou, Vladimir A. Boichenko, Bruce A. Diner, and David Mauzerall (2001) Thermodynamics of Electron Transfer in Oxygenic Photosynthetic Reaction Center: Volume Change, Enthalpy and Entropy of Electron Transfer in Manganese-depleted Photosystem II Core Reaction Centers, Biochemistry, 40, 7117-7125
6. Vladimir A. Boichenko, Jian-Min Hou, and David Mauzerall (2001) Thermodynamics of electron transfer in oxygenic photosynthetic reaction center: volume change and energy storage in primary photosynthetic processes in the intact cells of cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803, Biochemistry, 40, 7126-7132
7. Sushma Naithani, Jian-Min Hou, and Parag R. Chitnis (2000) Targeted inactivation of the psaK1, psaK2 and psaM genes encoding subunits of photosystem I in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, Photosynthesis Research, 63:225-236
Last Updated On: 2/20/07
