Sean X. Sun

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Sean X. Sun is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean X. Sun has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Cell Biology, 65 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sean X. Sun's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (65 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (24 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (23 papers). Sean X. Sun is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (65 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (24 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (23 papers). Sean X. Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Singapore. Sean X. Sun's co-authors include Denis Wirtz, Sam Walcott, Hongyuan Jiang, Ganhui Lan, Erdinç Atılgan, Yizeng Li, Charles W. Wolgemuth, Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντόπουλος, Bo Li and Pei-Hsun Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sean X. Sun

128 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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Water Permeation Drives Tumor Cell Migration in Confined Microenvironments

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cells prioritize the regulation of cell mass density 2025 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), Yufei Wu, Abhya Gupta, (unknown), Hongru Yang, (unknown), Ishan Barman, Sean X. Sun	1
2	The interplay of membrane potential and cytoskeleton directs cell migration 2024 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Sean X. Sun	2
3	Simple aneuploidy evades p53 surveillance and promotes niche factor-independent growth in human intestinal organoids 2024 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yi Dong, Taibo Li, (unknown), Akshay Narkar, Yufei Wu, Sean X. Sun, Tatianna Larman, Jin Zhu, Rong Li	0
4	Cell migration dynamics explained by the coupling of mechanics with electrochemistry and pH regulation 2024 ·Physical Review Research ·Yizeng Li, Sean X. Sun	0
5	On the role of myosin-induced actin depolymerization during cell migration 2023 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown), Yoichiro Mori, Sean X. Sun, Yizeng Li	5
6	Intrinsic cell rheology drives junction maturation 2022 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Jose L. Sanchez‐Alonso, Pamela Swiatlowska, (unknown), Pavel Novák, (unknown), (unknown), Bernd Hoffmann, Rudolf Merkel, Molly M. Stevens, Sean X. Sun, Julia Gorelik, Vania Braga	6
7	Directing Multicellular Organization by Varying the Aspect Ratio of Soft Hydrogel Microwells 2022 ·Advanced Science ·(unknown), Jiaxiang Tao, Miloš Nikolić, (unknown), Giuliano Scarcelli, Sean X. Sun, Lewis H. Romer, David H. Gracias	23
8	The correlation between cell and nucleus size is explained by an eukaryotic cell growth model 2022 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Yufei Wu, Adrian F. Pegoraro, David A. Weitz, Paul A. Janmey, Sean X. Sun	42
9	Polarized NHE1 and SWELL1 regulate migration direction, efficiency and metastasis 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Yuqi Zhang, Yizeng Li, Keyata N. Thompson, Konstantin Stoletov, Qinling Yuan, Kaustav Bera, (unknown), Runchen Zhao, Alexander Kiepas, (unknown), Panagiotis Mistriotis, Selma A. Serra, John D. Lewis, Miguel A. Valverde, Stuart S. Martin, Sean X. Sun, Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντόπουλος	43
10	CTRL – a label-free artificial intelligence method for dynamic measurement of single-cell volume 2020 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Kai Yao, Nash D. Rochman, Sean X. Sun	10
11	Symmetry breaking in hydrodynamic forces drives meiotic spindle rotation in mammalian oocytes 2020 ·Science Advances ·Haiyang Wang, Yizeng Li, Jing Yang, Xing Duan, Petr Kaláb, Sean X. Sun, Rong Li	31
12	Dynamic organelle distribution initiates actin-based spindle migration in mouse oocytes 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Xing Duan, Yizeng Li, Kexi Yi, Fengli Guo, Haiyang Wang, Pei-Hsun Wu, Jing Yang, Devin B. Mair, (unknown), Petr Kaláb, Denis Wirtz, Sean X. Sun, Rong Li	58
13	The importance of water and hydraulic pressure in cell dynamics 2020 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Yizeng Li, (unknown), Runchen Zhao, Yoichiro Mori, Sean X. Sun	61
14	On the energy efficiency of cell migration in diverse physical environments 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yizeng Li, (unknown), Yoichiro Mori, Sean X. Sun	44
15	Cell sensing and decision-making in confinement: The role of TRPM7 in a tug of war between hydraulic pressure and cross-sectional area 2019 ·Science Advances ·Runchen Zhao, Alexandros Afthinos, (unknown), Panagiotis Mistriotis, Yizeng Li, Selma A. Serra, Yuqi Zhang, Christopher L. Yankaskas, (unknown), Miguel A. Valverde, Sean X. Sun, Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντόπουλος	62
16	Role of membrane-tension gated Ca2+ flux in cell mechanosensation 2018 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Lijuan He, Jiaxiang Tao, (unknown), Fangwei Si, Yi Wu, (unknown), Vishnu Prasath, Denis Wirtz, Sean X. Sun	37
17	Three-dimensional cell migration does not follow a random walk 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Pei-Hsun Wu, Anjil Giri, Sean X. Sun, Denis Wirtz	237
18	A mechanical model of actin stress fiber formation and substrate elasticity sensing in adherent cells 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sam Walcott, Sean X. Sun	191
19	Condensation of FtsZ filaments can drive bacterial cell division 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ganhui Lan, Brian R. Daniels, Terrence M. Dobrowsky, Denis Wirtz, Sean X. Sun	109
20	α-Catenin mediates initial E-cadherin-dependent cell–cell recognition and subsequent bond strengthening 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Saumendra Bajpai, Joana Simões‐Correia, Yunfeng Feng, Joana Figueiredo, Sean X. Sun, Gregory D. Longmore, Gianpaolo Suriano, Denis Wirtz	57

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