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Wenrui Chang
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Photosynthesis
Proteins
Structural Biology
Biophysics
Crystallography
Molecular Biology
Light-Harvesting
Protein Complexes
Membrane Proteins
Energy Metabolism
Areas of Focus
- Structural Biology of Photosynthesis-related Proteins
Work Experience
- 2005-12 to Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences - Academician
- 1995-09 to 1997-09 - University of Georgia, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Visiting Scholar
- 1985-03 to 1987-03 - University of Pittsburgh, Department of Crystallography - Visiting Scholar
- 1975-09 to Present - Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 1964-09 to 1975-08 - Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1960-09 to 1964-08 Bachelor: Nankai University
Publications
- Structure of the maize photosystem I supercomplex with light-harvesting complexes I and II, Science, 2018
- Structure of spinach photosystem II-LHCII supercomplex at 3.2 Å resolution, Science, 2017
- Crystal Structures of Arabidopsis thaliana Oxalyl-CoA Synthetase Essential for Oxalate Degradation, Mol Plant., 2016
- Structure of spinach photosystem II-LHCII supercomplex at 3.2 Å resolution, Nature, 2016
- Crystal Structures of Putative Sugar Kinases from Synechococcus Elongatus PCC 7942 and Arabidopsis Thaliana, PLoS One., 2016
- Crystal structures of the PsbS protein essential for photoprotection in plants, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2015
- Crystal Structure Analysis of Extrinsic PsbP Protein of Photosystem II Reveals a Manganese-Induced Conformational Change, Molecular Plant, 2015
- Structural implications of Dpy30 oligomerization for MLL/SET1 COMPASS H3K4 trimethylation, Protein Cell, 2015
- Structural insights into the catalytic mechanism of aldehyde-deformylating Oxygenases, Protein Cell, 2015
- Crystal structure of a multilayer packed major light-harvesting complex: implications for grana stacking in higher plants, Mol Plant., 2014
- Structure of the catalytic domain of a state transition kinase homolog from Micromonas algae, Protein Cell, 2013
- Structure of 2-haloacid dehalogenase from Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000, Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr., 2013
- Spectroscopic study of the light-harvesting CP29 antenna complex of photosystem II--part I, J Phys Chem B., 2013
- Architecture and function of plant light-harvesting complexes II, Curr Opin Struct Biol., 2013
- Structural insights into energy regulation of light-harvesting complex CP29 from spinach, Nat Struct Mol Biol., 2011
- Crystal structures of SULT1A2 and SULT1A1*3: insights into the substrate inhibition and the role of Tyr149 in SULT1A2, Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 2010
- Crystal structure of the PSPTO-PSP protein from Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato str. DC3000 in complex with D-glucose, Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 2010
- Protein crystallization, Photosynth Res., 2009
- Crystal structure studies on sulfur oxygenase reductase from Acidianus tengchongensis, Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2009
- Crystal structures of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 quinone oxidoreductase and its complex with NADPH, Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2008
- Two lutein molecules in LHCII have different conformations and functions: Insights into the molecular mechanism of thermal dissipation in plants, Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2007
- Crystal structures and site-directed mutagenesis of a mycothiol-dependent enzyme reveal a novel folding and molecular basis for mycothiol-mediated maleylpyruvate isomerization, J Biol Chem., 2007
- Crystal structure study on human S100A13 at 2.0 A resolution, Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 2007
- Crystal structure of earthworm fibrinolytic enzyme component B: a novel, glycosylated two-chained trypsin., JMB, 2005
- Crystal structure of spinach major light-harvesting complex at 2.72 Å resolution, Nature, 2004
Awards
- National Natural Science Award, Second Prize (2014): National Level
- Beijing Award, First Prize (2013): Municipal Level
- Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2005): Academy Level
- Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award (2004): Other
