Zhonggang Hou
Research Assistant Professor
Biological Chemistry
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Zhonggang Hou
Research Assistant Professor
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  • About

    My research has focused on developing novel gene-editing technologies to improve human health.

    Links
    • https://yanzhanglab.med.umich.edu/
    Qualifications
    • Postdoc
      University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, 2011
    • PhD
      University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, 2008
    • BS
      Peking University, Beijing, 2001
    Research Overview

    Genome engineering in human cells using novel CRISPR tools such as Type I CRISPR. Basic CRISPR biology in bacteria.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Exploiting activation and inactivation mechanisms in type I-C CRISPR-Cas3 for genome-editing applications.
      Hu C, Myers MT, Zhou X, Hou Z, Lozen ML, Nam KH, Zhang Y, Ke A. Mol Cell, 2024 Feb 1; 84 (3): 463 - 475.e5. DOI:10.1016/j.molcel.2023.12.034
      PMID: 38242128
    • Journal Article
      Snapshots of a tiny ancestral nuclease of Cas9.
      Hou Z, Tan R, Zhang Y. Trends Biochem Sci, 2023 Jan; 48 (1): 9 - 10. DOI:10.1016/j.tibs.2022.08.008
      PMID: 36100522
    • Journal Article
      Cas11 enables genome engineering in human cells with compact CRISPR-Cas3 systems.
      Tan R, Krueger RK, Gramelspacher MJ, Zhou X, Xiao Y, Ke A, Hou Z, Zhang Y. Mol Cell, 2022 Feb 17; 82 (4): 852 - 867.e5. DOI:10.1016/j.molcel.2021.12.032
      PMID: 35051351
    • Journal Article
      Introducing Large Genomic Deletions in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using CRISPR-Cas3.
      Hou Z, Hu C, Ke A, Zhang Y. Curr Protoc, 2022 Feb; 2 (2): e361 DOI:10.1002/cpz1.361
      PMID: 35129865
    • Journal Article
      Biochemical characterization of RNA-guided ribonuclease activities for CRISPR-Cas9 systems.
      Gramelspacher MJ, Hou Z, Zhang Y. Methods, 2020 Feb 1; 172: 32 - 41. DOI:10.1016/j.ymeth.2019.06.018
      PMID: 31228550
    • Journal Article
      Introducing a Spectrum of Long-Range Genomic Deletions in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Using Type I CRISPR-Cas.
      Dolan AE, Hou Z, Xiao Y, Gramelspacher MJ, Heo J, Howden SE, Freddolino PL, Ke A, Zhang Y. Mol Cell, 2019 Jun 6; 74 (5): 936 - 950.e5. DOI:10.1016/j.molcel.2019.03.014
      PMID: 30975459
    • Journal Article
      Inserting DNA with CRISPR.
      Hou Z, Zhang Y. Science, 2019 Jul 5; 365 (6448): 25 - 26. DOI:10.1126/science.aay2056
      PMID: 31273110
    • Journal Article
      Insights into a Mysterious CRISPR Adaptation Factor, Cas4.
      Hou Z, Zhang Y. Mol Cell, 2018 Jun 7; 70 (5): 757 - 758. DOI:10.1016/j.molcel.2018.05.028
      PMID: 29883600