Chengjun Sun, Ph.D.

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2001 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States 
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Biochemistry & Biophysics, Biomedical Sciences, Biology-Inspired Chemistry & Physics
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J. Herbert Waite grad student 2001 UC Santa Barbara
 (Matrix protein PTMP1 and its possible role in the biomechanics of mussel byssal thread, an extra-organismic connective tissue.)
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Sun CJ, Srivastava A, Reifert JR, et al. (2009) Halogenated DOPA in a Marine Adhesive Protein. The Journal of Adhesion. 85: 126
Miserez A, Schneberk T, Sun C, et al. (2008) The transition from stiff to compliant materials in squid beaks. Science (New York, N.Y.). 319: 1816-9
Sun C, Fantner GE, Adams J, et al. (2007) The role of calcium and magnesium in the concrete tubes of the sandcastle worm Journal of Experimental Biology. 210: 1481-1488
Lin Q, Gourdon D, Sun C, et al. (2007) Adhesion mechanisms of the mussel foot proteins mfp-1 and mfp-3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104: 3782-6
Zhao H, Sun C, Stewart RJ, et al. (2005) Cement proteins of the tube-building polychaete Phragmatopoma californica. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280: 42938-44
Sun C, Waite JH. (2005) Mapping chemical gradients within and along a fibrous structural tissue, mussel byssal threads. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280: 39332-6
Waite JH, Andersen NH, Jewhurst S, et al. (2005) Mussel adhesion: Finding the tricks worth mimicking Journal of Adhesion. 81: 297-317
Sun C, Lucas JM, Waite JH. (2002) Collagen-binding matrix proteins from elastomeric extraorganismic byssal fibers. Biomacromolecules. 3: 1240-8
Waite JH, Vaccaro E, Sun C, et al. (2002) Elastomeric gradients: a hedge against stress concentration in marine holdfasts? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 357: 143-53
Sun C, Vaccaro E, Waite JH. (2001) Oxidative stress and the mechanical properties of naturally occurring chimeric collagen-containing fibers. Biophysical Journal. 81: 3590-5
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