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Aktan Alpsoy

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2014Rising activity
Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchCellular Mechanics and InteractionsMelanoma and MAPK PathwaysChromatin Remodeling and Cancer

Publications

104

Citations

1,036

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Aktan Alpsoy's research focuses on cancer molecular biology, particularly how the YAP/TAZ signaling pathway (a set of proteins that control cell growth and are often abnormally active in cancer) is regulated, including by kinases called MARK2 and MARK3. Recent work also involves developing gene-editing tools, such as inducible base editors, to study cancer genes directly in living organisms. This research combines cell biology, cancer genetics, and molecular tool development.

YAP/TAZ signaling in cancerKinase regulation of cancer pathwaysCell adhesion and mechanicsChromatin and gene regulation in cancerGenome editing tools for cancer research

Publication output was low and sporadic from 2017–2022 but increased sharply from 2023 onward, suggesting a recent period of growing research activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 16.8/year recently
172018: 8 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 27 publications232024: 30 publications30242025: 5 publications252026: 21 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Cell Reports×2
  • ChemRxiv×2
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×1
  • Nature Chemical Biology×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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