| Biomechanical characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and human ACE2 protein-protein interaction W Cao, C Dong, S Kim, D Hou, W Tai, L Du, W Im, XF Zhang Biophysical journal 120 (6), 1011-1019, 2021 | 108 | 2021 |
| Fc-independent immune thrombocytopenia via mechanomolecular signaling in platelets ME Quach, MA Dragovich, W Chen, AK Syed, W Cao, X Liang, W Deng, ... Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology 131 (7), 787-796, 2018 | 94 | 2018 |
| Activation of von Willebrand factor via mechanical unfolding of its discontinuous autoinhibitory module NA Arce, W Cao, AK Brown, ER Legan, MS Wilson, ER Xu, MC Berndt, ... Nature communications 12 (1), 2360, 2021 | 58 | 2021 |
| Integrin α4β7 switches its ligand specificity via distinct conformer-specific activation SH Wang, CY Wu, YB Zhang, QL Zhong, H Sun, WP Cao, GX Ge, GH Li, ... Journal of Cell Biology 217 (8), 2799-2812, 2018 | 32 | 2018 |
| Low affinity binding in cis to P2Y2R mediates force-dependent integrin activation during hantavirus infection Virginie Bondu, Chenyu Wu, Wenpeng Cao, Peter C. Simons, Jennifer Gillette ... Molecular Biology of the Cell, doi: 10.1091/mbc.E17-01-0082, 2017 | 16* | 2017 |
| Desialylation of O‐glycans activates von Willebrand factor by destabilizing its autoinhibitory module KM Voos, W Cao, NA Arce, ER Legan, Y Wang, A Shajahan, P Azadi, ... Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 20 (1), 196-207, 2022 | 11 | 2022 |
| Binding kinetics of liposome conjugated E-selectin and P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 measured with atomic force microscopy Y Zhou, W Cao, Z Xu, XF Zhang, Y Liu Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 207, 112002, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
| Factor VIII binding affects the mechanical unraveling of the A2 domain of von Willebrand factor W Cao, W Cao, W Zhang, XL Zheng, XF Zhang Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 18 (9), 2169-2176, 2020 | 9 | 2020 |
| Biophysical investigation of interactions between SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein and neuropilin‐1 D Hou, W Cao, S Kim, X Cui, M Ziarnik, W Im, XF Zhang Protein Science 32 (10), e4773, 2023 | 4 | 2023 |
| Biophysical characterization of lynx‐nicotinic receptor interactions using atomic force microscopy AV Pisapati, W Cao, KR Anderson, G Jones, KH Holick, P Whiteaker, ... FASEB BioAdvances, 2021 | 4 | 2021 |
| Peak force visible microscopy H Wang, L Wang, Y Shang, SY Tafti, W Cao, Z Ning, XF Zhang, XG Xu Soft Matter 16 (36), 8372-8379, 2020 | 3 | 2020 |
| A novel anxiety-associated SNP identified in LYNX2 (LYPD1) is associated with decreased protein binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors KR Anderson, W Cao, HS Lee, MA Crenshaw, TB Palumbo, ... Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 18, 1347543, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Nano-Biomechanical Investigation of Phosphatidylserine-Mediated Ebola Viral Attachment via Human Gas6 and Axl D Hou, Q Mu, W Chen, W Cao, XF Zhang Viruses 16 (11), 1700, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Binding of Gpibα to VWF A2 Domain Alters Mechanical Unraveling of the A2 Domain Y Liu, W Cao, W Cao, XL Zheng, X Zhang Blood 136, 24-25, 2020 | | 2020 |
| Biophysical characterization of the adhesion between enveloped virus and phosphatidylserine-binding proteins X Zhang, W Cao, A Jagota The Journal of Immunology 204 (1_Supplement), 248.20-248.20, 2020 | | 2020 |
| Mechanical Activation of von Willebrand Factor A Domains W Cao Lehigh University, 2020 | | 2020 |
| Binding of Factor VIII to D'D3 and A2 Domains of Von Willebrand Factor Facilitates Mechanical Unraveling of the A2 Domain W Cao, W Cao, W Zhang, XL Zheng, XF Zhang Blood 134, 95, 2019 | | 2019 |
| Design, expression, and initial characterization of von Willebrand Factor A2 domain and its mutants W Cao Lehigh University, 2017 | | 2017 |
X. Frank Zhang, PhDProfessor and Associate Department Head, Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts AmherstVerified email at umass.edu