| Actin cytoskeletal dynamics in smooth muscle: a new paradigm for the regulation of smooth muscle contraction SJ Gunst, W Zhang American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 295 (3), C576-C587, 2008 | 442 | 2008 |
| Invited review: focal adhesion and small heat shock proteins in the regulation of actin remodeling and contractility in smooth muscle WT Gerthoffer, SJ Gunst Journal of applied physiology 91 (2), 963-972, 2001 | 342 | 2001 |
| Actin polymerization stimulated by contractile activation regulates force development in canine tracheal smooth muscle D Mehta, SJ Gunst The Journal of physiology 519 (3), 829-840, 1999 | 301 | 1999 |
| Mechanisms for the mechanical plasticity of tracheal smooth muscle SJ Gunst, RA Meiss, MF Wu, M Rowe American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 268 (5), C1267-C1276, 1995 | 280 | 1995 |
| Cytoskeletal remodeling of the airway smooth muscle cell: a mechanism for adaptation to mechanical forces in the lung SJ Gunst, DD Tang, AO Saez Respiratory physiology & neurobiology 137 (2-3), 151-168, 2003 | 190 | 2003 |
| Contractile force of canine airway smooth muscle during cyclical length changes SJ Gunst Journal of applied physiology 55 (3), 759-769, 1983 | 187 | 1983 |
| Mechanosensitive tyrosine phosphorylation of paxillin and focal adhesion kinase in tracheal smooth muscle D Tang, D Mehta, SJ Gunst American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 276 (1), C250-C258, 1999 | 185 | 1999 |
| Cytoskeletal remodeling in differentiated vascular smooth muscle is actin isoform dependent and stimulus dependent HR Kim, C Gallant, PC Leavis, SJ Gunst, KG Morgan American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 295 (3), C768-C778, 2008 | 178 | 2008 |
| The first three minutes: smooth muscle contraction, cytoskeletal events, and soft glasses SJ Gunst, JJ Fredberg Journal of applied physiology 95 (1), 413-425, 2003 | 163 | 2003 |
| Interactions of airway smooth muscle cells with their tissue matrix: implications for contraction W Zhang, SJ Gunst Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 5 (1), 32-39, 2008 | 154 | 2008 |
| Tension development during contractile stimulation of smooth muscle requires recruitment of paxillin and vinculin to the membrane A Opazo Saez, W Zhang, Y Wu, CE Turner, DD Tang, SJ Gunst American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 286 (2), C433-C447, 2004 | 152 | 2004 |
| Activation of the Arp2/3 complex by N-WASp is required for actin polymerization and contraction in smooth muscle W Zhang, Y Wu, L Du, DD Tang, SJ Gunst American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 288 (5), C1145-C1160, 2005 | 147 | 2005 |
| Selected contribution: plasticity of airway smooth muscle stiffness and extensibility: role of length-adaptive mechanisms SJ Gunst, MF Wu Journal of applied physiology 90 (2), 741-749, 2001 | 137 | 2001 |
| Pressure-volume and length-stress relationships in canine bronchi in vitro SJ Gunst, JQ Stropp Journal of Applied Physiology 64 (6), 2522-2531, 1988 | 132 | 1988 |
| The small GTPase Cdc42 regulates actin polymerization and tension development during contractile stimulation of smooth muscle DD Tang, SJ Gunst Journal of Biological Chemistry 279 (50), 51722-51728, 2004 | 124 | 2004 |
| Mechanical modulation of pressure-volume characteristics of contracted canine airways in vitro SJ Gunst, JQ Stropp, J Service Journal of applied physiology 68 (5), 2223-2229, 1990 | 123 | 1990 |
| Silencing of p21-activated kinase attenuates vimentin phosphorylation on Ser-56 and reorientation of the vimentin network during stimulation of smooth muscle cells by 5 … DD Tang, Y Bai, SJ Gunst Biochemical Journal 388 (3), 773-783, 2005 | 120 | 2005 |
| Muscle 2-Volume Set: Fundamental Biology and Mechanisms of Disease J Hill, E Olson Academic Press, 2012 | 113 | 2012 |
| The small GTPase RhoA regulates the contraction of smooth muscle tissues by catalyzing the assembly of cytoskeletal signaling complexes at membrane adhesion sites W Zhang, Y Huang, SJ Gunst Journal of Biological Chemistry 287 (41), 33996-34008, 2012 | 100 | 2012 |
| On the terminology for describing the length-force relationship and its changes in airway smooth muscle TR Bai, JHT Bates, V Brusasco, B Camoretti-Mercado, P Chitano, ... Journal of applied physiology 97 (6), 2029-2034, 2004 | 95 | 2004 |
