Selected Papers by Jay X. Tang He, J., Mak, M., Liu, Y., Tang, J. X., Counterion-dependent microrheological properties of F-actin solutions across the isotropic-nematic phase transition Phys. Rev. E 78, 011908 (2008) (PDF) Morin, N. A., Oakes, P. W., Hyun, Y.-M., Lee, D., Chin, E. Y., King, M. R., Springer, T. A., Shimaoka, M., Tang, J. X., Reichner, J. S., Kim, M., Nonmuscle Myosin Heavy Chain IIA Mediates Integrin LFA-1 De-adhesion During T Lympphocyte Migration J. Exp. Med. 205, 195-205 (2008) (PDF) He, J., Viamontes, J., Tang, J. X., Counterion-Induced Abnormal Slowdown of F-Actin Diffusion across the Isotropic-to-Nematic Phase Transition Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 068103 (2007) (PDF) Oakes, P. W., Viamontes, J., Tang, J. X., Growth of tactoidal droplets during the first-order isotropic to nematic phase transition of F-actin Phys. Rev. E 75, 061902 (2007) (PDF) Guo, Y., Liu, Y., Tang, J. X., Valles Jr., J. M., Polymerization Force Driven Buckling of Microtubule Bundles Determines the Wavelength of Patterns Formed in Tubulin Solutions Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 198103 (2007) (PDF) Viamontes, J., Oakes, P. W., and Tang, J. X., The Isotropic to Nematic Liquid Crystalline Phase Transition of F-actin Varies from Continuous to First Order. Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 118103 (2006) (PDF) Wen, Q., and Tang, J. X., Temperature Effects on Threshold Counterion Concentration to Induce Aggreation of fd Virus. Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 048101 (2006). (PDF) Li, G., and Tang, J. X., Low Flagellar Motor Torque and High Swimming Efficiency of Caulobacter crescentus Swarmer Cells. Biophys. J. 91, 2726-2734 (2006). (PDF) Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Valles, J. M., and Tang, J. X., Microtubule Bundling and Nested Buckling Drive Stripe Formation in Polymerizing Tubulin Solutions. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103, 10654-10659 (2006) (PDF) Tsang, P., Li, G., Brun, Y. V., Freund, L. B., and Tang, J. X., Adhesion of Single Bacterial Cells in the Micronewton Range. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103, 5764-5768 (2006). (PDF) Featured in Nature, Science News, National Public Radio, Fox News, etc. Viamontes, J., Narayanan, S., Sandy, A. R., and Tang, J. X, Orientational Order Parameter of the Nematic Liquid Crystalline Phase of F-actin. Phys Rev. E 73 061901 (2006) (PDF) Atakhorrami, M., Sulkowska, J. I., Addas, K.M., Koenderink, G.H., Tang, J. X., Levine, A.J., MacKintosh, F.C., and Schmidt, C.F., Correlated Fluctuations of Microparticles in Viscoelastic Solutions: Quantitative Measurement of Material Properties by Microrheology in the Presence of Optical Traps. Phys. Rev. E 73, 061501 (2006) (PDF) Alipour-Assiabi, E., Li, G., Powers, T. R., and Tang, J. X., Fluctuation Analysis of Caulobacter crescentus Adhesion. Biophys. J. 90, 2206-2212 (2006) (PDF) Tang, J. X., Qi Wen, Bennett, A., Kim, B., Sheils, C.A., Bucki, R., and Janmey, P., Anionic Poly(amino acid)s Dissolve F-actin and DNA Bundles, Enhance DNase Activity, and Reduce the Viscosity of Cystic Fibrosis Sputum. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 289, L599-605 (2005) (PDF) Angelini, TE., Sanders, LK., Yang, L., Liang, H., Wriggers, W., Tang, J. X., and Wong, G. C. L., Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Multivalent Ions Within Polyelectrolyte Bundles: A Combined X-ray Diffraction and Solid-state NMR Study. J. Phys.: Condensed matter 17, S1123-S1135 (2005) (PDF) Balter, A., and Tang, J. X., Hydrodynamic Stability of Helical Growth at Low Reynolds Number. Phys. Rev. E 71, 051912 (2005) (PDF) Tang, J. X., Kang, H., and Jia, J., Intriguing Self-assembly of Large Granules of F-actin Facilitated by Gelsolin and α-actinin. Langmuir 21, 2789-2795 (2005) (PDF) Li, G., Wen, Q., and Tang, J. X., Single Filament Electrophoresis of F-actin and Filamentous Virus fd. J. Chem. Phys. 122 104708 (2005) (PDF) Li, G., Smith, C. S., Brun, Y. V., and Tang, J. X., The Elastic Properties of the Caulobacter crescentus Adhesive Holdfast Are Dependent on Oligomers of N-Acetylglucosamine. J. Bacteriology 187, 257-265 (2005) (PDF) Wen, Q., and Tang, J. X., Absence of Charge Inversion on Rodlike Polyelectrolytes with Excess Divalent Counterions. J. Chem. Phys. 121, 12666-12670 (2004) (PDF) Yang, L., Liang, H., Angelini, TE., Butler, J., Coridan, R., Tang, J. X., and Wong, G. C. L., Self-assembled Virus-membrane Complexes. Nature Materials 3, 615-619 (2004) (PDF) Addas, K., Schmidt, C. F., and Tang, J. X., Microrheology of Solutions of Semiflexible Biopolymer Filaments Using Laser Tweezers Interferometry. Phys. Rev. E 70, 021503 (2004) (PDF) Li, G., and Tang, J. X., Diffusion of Actin Filaments Within a Thin Layer Between Two Walls. Phys. Rev. E 69, 061921 (2004). (PDF) Hosek, M., and Tang, J. X., Polymer-Induced Bundling of F-actin and the Depletion Force. Phys. Rev. E 69, 051907 (2004) (PDF) Butler, J. C., Angelini, T., Tang, J. X., and Wong, G. C. L., Ion Multivalence and Like-charge Polyelectrolyte Attraction. Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 028301 (2003) (PDF) Wong, G. C. L., Lin, A., Tang, J. X., Li, Y., Janmey, P., and Safinya, C. R., Lamellar Phase of Stacked Two-Dimensional Rafts of Actin Filaments. Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 018103 (2003) (PDF) Viamontes, J., and Tang, J. X., Continuous Isotropic-Nematic Liquid Crystalline Transition of F-actin Solutions. Phys. Rev. E 67, 040701 (2003) (PDF) Tang, J. X., Janmey, P., Lyubartsev, A., and Nordenskiöld, L., Metal Ion Induced Lateral Aggregation of Filamentous Viruses fd and M13. Biophys. J 83, 566-581 (2002) (PDF) Tang, J. X., Käs, J. A., Shah, J. V., and Janmey, P. A., Counterion-induced Actin Ring Formation. Euro. Biophys. J. 30, 477-484 (2001) (PDF) Schmidt, F. G., Hinner, B., Sackmann, E., and Tang, J. X., Viscoelastic Properties of Semiflexible Filamentous Bacteriophage fd, Phys. Rev. E 62, 5509-5517 (2000) (PDF) Wong, G. C. L., Tang, J. X., Lin, A., Li, Y., Janmey, P., and Safinya, C. R., Hierarchical Self-assembly of F-actin and Cationic Lipid Complexes: Stacked Three-layer Tubule Networks. Science 288, 2035-2039 (2000) (PDF) Leinweber, B., Tang, J. X., Stafford, W.F., and Chalovich, J. M., Calponin Interaction with α-Actinin-Actin: Evidence for a Structural Role for Calponin. Biophys. J. 77, 3208-3217 (1999) (PDF) Tang, J. X. , Janmey, P., Stossel, T., and Ito, T., Thiol Oxidation of Actin Produces Dimers That Enhance the Elasticity of the F-actin Network. Biophys. J. 76, 2208-2215 (1999) (PDF) Lyubartsev, A., Tang, J. X., Janmey, P., and Nordenskiöld, L., Electrostatically Induced Polyelectrolyte Association of Rodlike Virus Particles. Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 5465-6468 (1998) (PDF) Xian, W., Tang, J. X., Janmey, P., Braunlin, W., The Polyelectrolyte Behavior of Actin Filaments: A 25Mg NMR Study. Biochemistry 38, 7219-7226 (1999) (PDF) Geng, Y., Azuma, T., Tang, J. X., Hartwig, J., Muszynski, M., Wu, Q., Libby, P., and Kwiatkowski, D., Caspase-3-Induced Gelsolin Fragmentation Contributes to Actin Cytoskeletal Collapse, Nucleolysis, and Apoptosis of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Exposed to Proinflammatory Cytokines. Euro. J. Cell Biol. 77(4) 294-302 (1998) Wriggers, W., Tang, J. X., Azuma, T., Marks, P., and Janmey, P. A., Cofilin and Gelsolin Segment-1: Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Biochemical Analysis Predict a Similar Actin Binding Mode. J. Mol. Biol. 282, 921-932 (1998) (PDF) Tang, J. X. and Janmey, P., Two Distinct Mechanisms of Actin Bundles Formation. Biol. Bull. 194, 406-408 (1998) (PDF) Janmey, P., Käs, J., Shah, J. V., Allen, P. G., and Tang, J. X., Cytoskeletal Networks and Filament Bundles: Regulation by Proteins and Polycations. Biol. Bull. 194, 334-336 (1998) (PDF) Goldman, W.H., Guttenberg, Z., Tang, J.X., Kroy, K., Isenberg, G., Ezzell, R.M., Analysis of the F-actin Binding Fragments of Vinculin Using Stopped-flow and Dynamic Light Scattering Measurements. Euro. J. Biochem. 254, 413-419 (1998) (PDF) [published erratum appears in Eur. J. Biochem. 256(3) 603, (1998)] Parker, C. A., Takahashi, K. , Tang, J. X.,Tao, T., and Morgan, K. G., Cytoskeletal Targeting of Calponin in Differentiated, Contractile Smooth Muscle Cells of the Ferret. J. Physiol. 508.1, 187-198 (1998) (PDF) Kothakota, S., Azuma, T., Reinhard, C., Klippel, A., Tang, J. X., Chu, K., McGarry, T. J., Kirschner, M. W., Koths, K., Kwiatkowski, D., J., and Williams, L. T., Caspase-3-Generated Fragment of Gelsolin: Effector of Morphological Change in Apoptosis. Science 278, 294-298 (1997) (PDF) Tang, J. X., Ito, T., Tao, T., Traub, P., and Janmey, P. Opposite Effects of Electrostatics and Steric Exclusion on Bundle Formation by F-actin and Other Filamentous Polyelectrolytes. Biochemistry 36, 12600-12607 (1997) (PDF) Tang, J. X., Szymanski, P., Janmey, P., and Tao, T. Electrostatic Effects of Smooth Muscle Calponin on Actin Assembly. Euro. J. Biochem. 247, 432-440 (1997) (PDF) Tang, J. and Fraden, S. Nonmonotonic Temperature Dependence of the Flexibility of Bacteriophage fd. Biopolymers 39 13-22 (1996) (PDF) Tang, J. and Janmey, P. The Polyelectrolyte Nature of F-actin and the Mechanism of Actin Bundle Formation. J. of Biol. Chem. 271 8556-8563 (1996) (PDF) Tang, J., Wong, S., Tran, P., and Janmey, P., Counterion Induced Bundle Formation of Rodlike Polyelectrolytes. Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 100, 796-806 (1996) (PDF) Käs, J., H. Strey, Tang, J., Finger, D., Ezzell, R., Sackmann, E., and Janmey, P. F-Actin, a Model Polymer For Semiflexible Chains In Dilute, Semidilute, and Liquid Crystalline Solutions. Biophys. J. 70, 609-625 (1996) (PDF) Tang, J. and Fraden, S. Isotropic-cholesteric Phase Transition in Colloidal Suspension of Filamentous Bacteriophage fd. Liquid Crystals 19, 459-467 (1995) (PDF) Tang, J. and Fraden, S. Magnetic-Field-Induced Isotropic-Nematic Phase Transition in a Colloidal Suspension. Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 3509 (1993) (PDF)
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