The Yocum lab applies biochemical, biophysical and molecular biological techniques to investigate the function of the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II. The current research initiative concentrates on understanding the role of the manganese-stabilizing protein (MSP; the 33 kDa extrinsic polypeptide) and its natively unfolded features in relation to the function of the inorganic cofactors (Manganese, Calcium, and Chloride) that activate the oxygen-evolving reaction.

Contact Us:

e-mail: yocumgroup@umich.edu
phone: 734-764-9543 (Lab); 734-647-0897 (Prof. Yocum)
FAX: 734-647-0884
Address: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048