Publications | The Sun Laboratory

†: Equal contributions.

In Preparation:

1. Sun, S. †; Gai, E. †; Lew, L. J. N.; Kim, N.; Huang, W. Y. C.; Groves, J. T. Deciphering the Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling Kinetics of Zap70.
2. Liu, C. †; Sun, S. †; Yang, T.; Cremer, P. S. Tuning the Interaction Energies between Lipid Head Groups and Planar Substrates.

3. Lee, J.; Marianelli, A. M.; Sun, S.; Parikh, A.; Keating, C. D. (2024). Encapsulation of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Within Giant Lipid Vesicles. In: Dimova, R & Marques, C. (eds) The Giant Vesicle Book.

Under Review:

1. Zhu, X.; Wang, W.; Sun, S.; Chng, C.-P.; Xie, Y.; Zhu, K.; He, D.; Liang, Q.; Wu, X.; Gao, W.; Miserez, A.; Yu, J.; Huang, C.; Groves, J. T.; Miao, Y. Bacterial XopR Subverts RIN4 Complex-mediated Plant Immunity via Plasma Membrane-associated Percolation. Under review with Cell Host & Microbe.

Patents:

1. Sun, S.; Bazan, G. C.; Groves, J. T. Quantitative Categorization and Characterizations of Individual Small Extracellular Vesicles and Nanoparticles (sEVPs) Using Direct Imaging with Multidimensional Labeling and High-Content Analysis. Provisional patent filed (no. 10202400399P).

Published works:

13. Sun, S.; Cox-Vázquez, S. J.; Cho, N.-J. Bazan, G. C.; Groves, J. T. Direct Imaging with Multidimensional Labeling and High-Content Analysis Allows Quantitative Categorization and Characterizations of Individual Small Extracellular Vesicles and Nanoparticles (sEVPs). J. Extracell. Vesicles. Accepted.

12. Sun, S.; GrandPre, T.; Limmer, D. T.; Groves, J. T. Kinetic Frustration by Limited Bond Availability Controls the LAT Protein Condensation Phase Transition on Membranes. Sci. Adv. 2022, 8, eabo5295.

11. Yeager, C.; Shengjuler, D.; Sun, S.; Cremer, P.S.; Cameron, C.E. (2021). Characterization of Protein–Phospholipid/Membrane Interactions Using a “Membrane-on-a-Chip” Microfluidic System. In: Botelho, R.J. (eds) Phosphoinositides. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2251. Humana, New York, NY.
10. Poyton, M. F.; Pullanchery, S.; Sun, S.; Kusler, K.; Yang, T.; Gagliardi, L.; Cremer, P. S. Zn2+ Binds to Phosphatidylserine and Induces Membrane Blebbing. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 43, 18679–18686.
*Highlighted as a JACS Spotlights: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.0c11041
9. Sun, S.; Liu, C.; Melendez, D. R.; Yang, T.; Cremer, P. S. Immobilization of Phosphatidylinositides Revealed by Bilayer Leaflet Decoupling. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 30, 13003-13010.
8. Sun, S.; Sendecki, A.; Pullenchary, S.; Huang, D.; Yang, T.; Cremer, P. S. Multi-Step Interactions between Ibuprofen and Lipid Membranes. Langmuir, 2018, 34, 10782-10792.
7. Bilkova, E.†; Pleskot, R.†; Rissanen, S.†; Sun, S.†; Czogalla, A.; Cwiklik, L.; Rog, T.; Vattulainen, L.; Cremer, P. S.; Jungwirth, P.; Coskun, Ü. Calcium Directly Regulates Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate Headgroup Conformation and Recognition. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 4019-4024.
6. Shengjuler, D.; Chan, Y. M.; Sun, S.; Moustafa, I. M.; Li, Z.; Gohara, D. W.; Buck, M.; Cremer, P. S.; Boehr, D. D.; Cameron, C. E. The RNA-Binding Site of Poliovirus 3C Protein Doubles as a Phosphoinositide-Binding Domain. Structure 2017, 25, 1875-1886.
5. Shengjuler, D.; Sun, S.; Cremer, P. S.; Cameron, C. E. PIP-on-a-Chip: A Label-Free Study of Protein-Phosphoinositide Interactions. JoVE 2017, 125, e55869.
4. Robison, A. D.; Sun, S.; Poyton, M. F.; Johnson, G. A.; Pellois, J.; Jungwirth, P.; Vazdar, M.; Cremer, P. S. Polyarginine Interacts More Strongly and Cooperatively with Supported Lipid Bilayers Compared to Polylysine. J. Phys. Chem. B 2016, 120, 9287-9296.
3. Sun, S.; Zhao, X.; Lu, H.; Zhang, Z.; Wei, J.; Yang, Y. Unusual Properties of Nanostructured Ce1−xCoxO2−y, Ce1−xNixO2−y and Ce1−(x+y)CoxNiyO2−z: Structural Studies and Catalytic Activity. CrystEngComm. 2013, 15, 1370-1376.
2. Wang, S.; Yang, H.; Feng, L.; Sun, S.; Guo, J.; Yang, Y.; Wei, H. A Simple and Inexpensive Synthesis Route for LiFePO4/C Nanoparticles by Co-Precipitation. J. Power Sources. 2013, 233, 43-46.
1. Wei, J.; Wang, S.; Sun, S.; Yang, Z.; Yang, Y. Formation of Catalytically Active CeO2 Hollow Nanoparticles Guided by Oriented Attachment, Materials Letters 2012, 84, 77-80.