Liu R*, Liu J*, Chen Z*, Liu Z, Sun S# (2026). Morphological and functional diversity of spatially resolved vestibular ganglion neuron cell types. Proc Natl Acad Sci 123(28):e2530677123. *contributed equally to this work. #correspondence.

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Huang Y, Chen Z, Chen J, Liu J, Qiu C, Liu Q, Zhang L, Zhu GJ, Ma X, Sun S#, Shi YS#, Wan G# (2025). Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into spiral ganglion neurons by defined transcription factors. Cell Prolif.; 58(4):e13775. #correspondence.

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Siebald C*, Vincent PFY*, Bottom RT*, Sun S*, Reijntjes DOJ, Manca M, Glowatzki E, Müller U. (2023) Molecular signatures define subtypes of auditory afferents with distinct peripheral projection patterns and physiological properties. Proc Natl Acad Sci 120(31):e2217033120. *contributed equally to this work.

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Sun S, Siebald C, Mueller U. (2021) Subtype Maturation of Spiral Ganglion Neurons. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 29(5):391-399.

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Sun S*, Babola T*, Palermo A*, So K, Nguyen M, Su S, Palermo A, Bergles D, Burns J, Mueller U. (2018) Hair Cell Mechanotransduction Regulates Spontaneous Activity and Spiral Ganglion Subtype Specification in the Auditory System. Cell 174(5):1246-1632. *contributed equally to this work.
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        Whalley, Nature Review Neuroscience. 19,579 (2018)
        Kandler, Neuron. 2018.07.043
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Sun S*, Xu Q*, Guo C, Guan Y, Liu Q and Dong X. (2017) Leaky gate model: intensity-dependent coding of pain and itch in the spinal cord. Neuron, 93(4):840-853. *contributed equally to this work.
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        Pereira and Lerner, Neuron. 2017.02.016
        
Sun S, Dong X. (2016) Trp channels and itch. Seminars in immunopathology 38(3), 293-307.

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Reddy VB*, Sun S*, Azimi E, Elmariah SB, Dong X, Lerner EA. (2015) Redefining the concept of protease-activated receptors: cathepsin S evokes itch via activation of Mrgprs. Nature communications, 6:7864. *contributed equally to this work.

Li Z, Tseng P.-Y, Tiwari V, Xu Q, He S.-Q, Wang Y, Zheng Q, Han L, Wu Z, Blobaum A.L, Cui Y, Tiwari V, Sun S, Cheng Y, Huang-Lionnet J.H.Y, Geng Y, Xiao B, Peng J, Hopkins C, Raja S.N, Guan Y, Dong X. (2017) Targeting human Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X1 to inhibit persistent pain. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, 114(10): E1996-2005.

Kim YS, Chu Y, Han L, Li M, Li Z, Lavinka PC, Sun S, Tang Z, Park K, Caterina MJ, Ren K, Dubner R, Wei F, Dong X. (2014) Central terminal sensitization of TRPV1 by descending serotonergic facilitation modulates chronic pain. Neuron, 81(4):873-87. 

Liu Q, Sikand P, Ma C, Tang Z, Han L, Li Z, Sun S, LaMotte RH, Dong X. (2012) Mechanisms of itch evoked by β-alanine. J Neurosci.3509-12.

 

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