Assistant Professor GÖKER ARPAĞ
Education
Doctorate
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Physics
Bachelor's Degree
İstanbul Technical University
Engineering Physics
Research Areas
- Computational and Experimental Molecular Biophysics
Work Experience
2016 /
2022
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Researcher
Publications
- Arpağ, Göker; Cassidy, Anna; Farmer, Veronica; Zanic, Marija (2024), "Molecular Biology of the Cell", The GTP-tubulin cap is not the determinant of microtubule end stability in cells, Vol.35, No.10, mbc.E24-07-0307 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E24-07-0307
- Cassidy, Anna; Farmer, Veronica; Arpağ, Göker; Zanic, Marija (2024), "The GTP-tubulin cap is not the determinant of microtubule end stability in cells", Molecular biology of the cell, Vol.35, No.10, br19 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E24-07-0307
- Lawrence, E. J.; Arpag, G.; Arnaiz, C.; Zanic, M. (2021), "Ssna1 stabilizes dynamic microtubules and detects microtubule damage", eLife, Vol.10, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.67282
- Farmer, Veronica; Arpağ, Göker; Hall, Sarah L.; Zanic, Marija (2021), "Xmap215 promotes microtubule catastrophe by disrupting the growing microtubule end", Journal of Cell Biology, Vol.220, No.10, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202012144
- Trogden, Kathryn P.; Lee, Justin; Bracey, Kai M.; Ho, Kung Hsien; McKinney, Hudson; Zhu, Xiaodong; Arpag, Goker; Folland, Thomas G.; Osipovich, Anna B.; Magnuson, Mark A.; Zanic, Marija; Gu, Guoqiang; Holmes, William R.; Kaverina, Irina (2021), "Microtubules regulate pancreatic β-cell heterogeneity via spatiotemporal control of insulin secretion hot spots", eLife, Vol.10, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.59912
- Arpag, Göker; Lawrence, Elizabeth J.; Farmer, Veronica J.; Hall, Sarah L.; Zanic, Marija (2020), "Collective effects of XMAP215, EB1, CLASP2, and MCAK lead to robust microtubule treadmilling", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol.117, No.23, 12847-12855 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2003191117
- Strothman, Claire; Farmer, Veronica; Arpag, Göker; Rodgers, Nicole; Podolski, Marija; Norris, Stephen; Ohi, Ryoma; Zanic, Marija (2019), "Microtubule minus-end stability is dictated by the tubulin off-rate", Journal of Cell Biology, Vol.218, No.9, 2841-2853 DOI: 10.1083/JCB.201905019
- Arpağ, Göker; Norris, Stephen R.; Mousavi, S. Iman; Soppina, Virupakshi; Verhey, Kristen J.; Hancock, William O.; Tüzel, Erkan (2019), "Motor Dynamics Underlying Cargo Transport by Pairs of Kinesin-1 and Kinesin-3 Motors", Biophysical Journal, Vol.116, No.6, 1115-1126 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.01.036
- Lawrence, Elizabeth J.; Arpag, Göker; Norris, Stephen R.; Zanic, Marija (2018), "Human CLASP2 specifically regulates microtubule catastrophe and rescue", Molecular Biology of the Cell, Vol.29, No.10, 1168-1177 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E18-01-0016
- Snider, Chloe E.; Willet, Alaina H.; Chen, Jun Song; Arpag, Göker; Zanic, Marija; Gould, Kathleen L. (2017), "Phosphoinositide-mediated ring anchoring resists perpendicular forces to promote medial cytokinesis", Journal of Cell Biology, Vol.216, No.10, 3041-3050 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201705070
- Greenberg, Michael J.; Arpaǧ, Göker; Tüzel, Erkan; Ostap, E. Michael (2016), "A Perspective on the Role of Myosins as Mechanosensors", Biophysical Journal, Vol.110, No.12, 2568-2576 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.05.021
- Pyrpassopoulos, Serapion; Arpaǧ, Göker; Feeser, Elizabeth A.; Shuman, Henry; Tüzel, Erkan; Ostap, E. Michael (2016), "Force generation by membrane-associated myosin-I", Scientific Reports, Vol.6, DOI: 10.1038/srep25524
- Arpaʇ, Göker; Shastry, Shankar; Hancock, William O.; Tüzel, Erkan (2014), "Transport by populations of fast and slow kinesins uncovers novel family-dependent motor characteristics important for in vivo function", Biophysical Journal, Vol.107, No.8, 1896-1904 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.09.009
- Arpaǧ, Göker; Erzan, Ayşe (2014), "An ensemble approach to the evolution of complex systems", Journal of Biosciences, Vol.39, No.2, 259-280 DOI: 10.1007/s12038-013-9394-8
Courses Offered
| Course Name | Course Code | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Basic Sciences and Applications II | MBG204 | 2023/24 Spring |
| Probability and Statistics | FENS200*1 | 2023/24 Spring |
| Seminar | MBG435 | 2023/24 Spring |
| Biopython | MBG309 | 2023/24 Fall |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics I | MBG321 | 2023/24 Fall |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics I | MBG321 | 2024/25 Fall |
| Just Out of Molecular Curiosity: Experiential Learning and Adapting | GE205 | 2024/25 Fall |