Publications
* S. Walcott and S.X. Sun, 'Hysteresis in cross-bridge models of muscle,' Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics in press (2009).
* A. Celedon, I. M. Nodelman, B. Wildt, R. Dewan, P. Searson, D. Wirtz, G. D. Bowman and S. X. Sun, “Magentic Tweezer Measurement of Single Molecule Torque.” Nano Lett. In press.
* J.S. Kim and S.X. Sun, 'Morphology of Caulobacter crescentus and the mechanical role of crescentin,' Biophys. J. in press (2009).
* B.R. Daniels, E.M. Perkins, T.M. Dobrowsky, S.X. Sun and D. Wirtz, 'Asymmetric enrichment of PIE-1 in the C. elegans zygote is mediated by binary counter-diffusion,' J. Cell Biol. 184(4):473-9. (2009).
* G. Lan, T.M. Debrowsky, B.R. Daniels, D. Wirtz and S.X. Sun, 'Condensation of FtsZ filaments can drive bacterial cell division.' PNAS, 106, 121-126, (2009).
* J.S. Kim and S. X. Sun, 'Continuum modeling of forces in growing viscoelastic cytoskeletal networks.' J. Theo. Biol., 256, 596-606 (2009).
* S. Bajpai, J. Correia, Y. Feng, J. Figueiredo, S.X. Sun, G.D. Longmore, G. Suriano, and D. Wirtz, 'Alpha-catenin mediates initial E-cadherin-dependent cell-cell recognition and subsequent bond strengthening', PNAS, 105, 18331-18336 (2008).
* G. Lan, A. Dajkovic, D. Wirtz and S. X. Sun, 'Polymerization and bundling kinetics of FtsZ filaments.' Biophys. J. 95, 4045-4056 (2008).
* R. Bloom, A. Celedon, S. X. Sun and D. Wirtz, 'Mapping local matrix remodeling induced by a migrating tumor cell using 3-D multiple-particle tracking.' Biophys. J., 95, 4077-4088 (2008).
* T. M. Dobrowsky, Y. Zhou, S. X. Sun, R. F. Siliciano and D. Wirtz, 'Monitoring Early Fusion Dynamics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 at Single Molecule Resolution.' J. Virology, 82, 7022-7033 (2008).
* A. Dajkovic, G. Lan, S. X. Sun, D. Wirtz and J. Lutkenhaus, 'MinC Spatially Controls Bacterial Cytokinesis by Antagonizing the Scaffolding of FtsZ.' Current Biology, 18, 235-244 (2008).
* S. X. Sun, G. Lan and E. Atilgan, 'Stochastic Simulation Methods in Cell Biology.' Methods Cell Biol. 2008; 89:601-21 (2008).
* G. Lan, C. Wolgemuth and S. X. Sun, 'Z-ring Force and Cell Shape During Division in Rod-like Bacteria.' PNAS, 104, 16110-16115 (2007).
* B. Harland and S. X. Sun, 'Path Ensembles and Path Sampling in Non-equilibrium Stochastic Systems.' J. Chem. Phys. 127, 104103 (2007).
* S. Choe and S. X. Sun, 'Bending Elasticity of Anti-parallel beta-sheets.' Biophys. J. 92, 1204-1214 (2007).
* A. J. Tanskanen, J. L. Greenstein, S. X. Sun and R. Winslow, 'Protein Geometry and Placement in the Cardiac Dyad Influence Macroscopic Properties of Calcium Induced Calcium Release.' Biophys. J. 92, 3379-3396 (2007).
* E. Atilgan and S. X. Sun, 'Shape Transitions in Lipid Membranes and Protein Catalyzed Vesicle Fusion and Fission.' J. Chem. Phys. 126, 095102 (2007).
* C. Wolgemuth and S. X. Sun, 'Elasticity of Alpha-helical Coiled Coils.' Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 248101 (2006).
* G. Lan and S. X. Sun, 'Flexible Light-chain and Helical Structure of F-actin Explain the Movement and Step Size of Myosin-VI.' Biophys. J. 91, 4002-4013 (2006).
*S. X. Sun, 'Path Summation Formulation of the Master Equation.' Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 210602 (2006).
* S. X. Sun and D. Wirtz, 'Mechanics of HIV-1 Virus Entry into Host Cells.' Biophys. J. 90, L10-L12 (2006).
* E. Atilgan, D. Wirtz and S. X. Sun, 'Dynamics of Actin Driven Thin Membrane Protrusions.' Biophys. J. 90, 65-76 (2006).
* E. Atilgan, D. Wirtz and S. X. Sun, 'The Morphology of the Lamellipodium and the Organization of Actin Associated Proteins: Why is the Lamellipodium Flat.' Biophys. J. 89, 3589-3602 (2005).
* S. Choe and S. X. Sun, 'The Elasticity of Alpha-Helices.' J. Chem. Phys. 122, 244912 (2005).
* G. Lan and S. X. Sun, 'Dynamics of Myosin Driven Skeletal Muscle Contraction I: Steady State Force Generation.' Biophys. J. 88, 4107-4117 (2005).
* G. Lan and S. X. Sun, 'Dynamics of Myosin V Processivity.' Biophys. J. 88, 999-1008 (2005).
* E. Atilgan and S. X. Sun, 'Equilibrium Free Energy Estimates Based on Non-equilibrium Work Relations and Extended Dynamics.' J. Chem. Phys. 121, 10392 (2004).
* S. X. Sun, H. Wang and G. Oster, 'Asymmetry in the F1-ATPase and its Implications in the Rotational Cycle.' Biophys. J. 86, 1373-1384 (2004).
* J. C. Liao, S. X. Sun, D. Chandler and G. Oster, 'Conformational Dynamics of ATP:Mg in Water.' Euro. Biophys. J. 33, 29-37 (2004).
* S. X. Sun, D. Chandler, A. Dinner and G. Oster, 'Elastic Energy Storage in F1- ATPase.' Euro. Biophys. J. 32, 676-682 (2003).
* S. X. Sun, 'Equilibrium Free Energies from Path Sampling of Non-equilibrium Trajectories.' J. Chem. Phys. 118, 5769-5775 (2003).
* S. X. Sun and W. H. Miller, 'Statistical Sampling of Semiclassical Distributions: Calculating Quantum Mechanical Effects Using Metropolis Monte Carlo.' J. Chem. Phys. 117, 5522-5528 (2002).
* S. X. Sun, 'A Weighted density functional Theory of the Solvophobic Effect.' Phys. Rev. E. 64, 21512 (2001).
* P.R. ten Wolde, S. X. Sun and D. Chandler, 'Model of a Fluid at Small and Large Lengthscales and the Hydrophobic Effect.' Phys. Rev. E. 65, 011201 (2001).
* S. X. Sun, 'Semiclassical Approximations to Real Time Quantum Mechanical Effects in Correlation Functions of Complex Molecular Systems.' J. Chem. Phys. 112, 8241 (2000).
* X. Sun and W.H. Miller, 'Forward-Backward Initial Value Representation for Semiclassical Time Correlation Functions', J. Chem. Phys. 110, 6635 (1999); Erratum, 111, 1788 (1999).
* X. Sun and W.H. Miller, 'Semiclassical Initial Value Representation for Rotational Degrees of Freedom: the Tunneling dynamics of HCl Dimer.' J. Chem. Phys. 108, 8870 (1998).
* H. Wang, X. Sun and W.H. Miller, 'Semiclassical Approximations for the Calculation of Thermal Rate Constants', J. Chem. Phys. 108, 9726 (1998).
* X. Sun, H. Wang and W.H. Miller, 'On the Semiclassical Description of Quantum Coherence in Thermal Rate Constants', J. Chem. Phys. 109, 4190 (1998).
* X. Sun, H. Wang and W.H. Miller, 'Semiclassical Theory of Electronically Nonadiabatic Dynamics: Results of a Linearized Approximation to the Initial Value Representation', J. Chem. Phys. 109, 7064 (1998).
* X. Sun and W.H. Miller, 'Mixed Semiclassical-classical approaches to the Dynamics of Complex Molecular Systems', J. Chem. Phys. 106, 916 (1997).
* X. Sun and W.H. Miller, 'Semiclassical Initial Value Representation for Electronically Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics', J. Chem. Phys. 106, 6346 (1997).