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75
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16203
World Ranking
5433
National Ranking
201

Overview

Andras Kapus is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Kapus's work integrates detailed investigations into molecular and cellular processes, particularly within subfields such as molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, surgery, and hepatology.

Their main research topics include genetic and kidney cyst diseases, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, cellular mechanics and interactions, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, renal and related cancers, liver disease and transplantation, and mitochondrial function and pathology.

Kapus has contributed in a range of publication venues, frequently publishing in journals such as the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cells, Shock, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and iScience.

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Kapus include:

  • Endothelial ACKR1 is induced by neutrophil contact and down-regulated by secretion in extracellular vesicles, 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • MRTF: Basic Biology and Role in Kidney Disease, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Therapeutic Effects of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Require Mitochondrial Transfer and Quality Control, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nuclear Import and Export of YAP and TAZ, 2023, Cancers
  • Kindlin-2 Mediates Mechanical Activation of Cardiac Myofibroblasts, 2020, Cells

Collaboration is an important aspect of Kapus's scientific work, seen in repeated co-authorship with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include Katalin Szászi, Ori D. Rotstein, Menachem Ailenberg, Avinash Naraiah Mukkala, and Michael Kofler.

Best Publications

  • Membrane phosphatidylserine regulates surface charge and protein localization

    Tony Yeung;Gary E. Gilbert;Jialan Shi;John Silvius

  • Pre–B cell colony–enhancing factor inhibits neutrophil apoptosis in experimental inflammation and clinical sepsis

    Song Hui Jia;Yue Li;Jean Parodo;Andras Kapus

  • Receptor Activation Alters Inner Surface Potential During Phagocytosis

    Tony Yeung;Mauricio Terebiznik;Liming Yu;John Silvius

  • YAP/TAZ Are Mechanoregulators of TGF-β-Smad Signaling and Renal Fibrogenesis

    Stephen G. Szeto;Masahiro Narimatsu;Mingliang Lu;Xiaolin He

  • Force activates smooth muscle α-actin promoter activity through the Rho signaling pathway

    Xiao-Han Zhao;Carol Laschinger;Pam Arora;Katalin Szászi

  • Central role for Rho in TGF-β1-induced α-smooth muscle actin expression during epithelial-mesenchymal transition

    András Masszi;András Masszi;Caterina Di Ciano;Gábor Sirokmány;William T. Arthur

  • Functional characterization of three isoforms of the Na+/H+ exchanger stably expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells. ATP dependence, osmotic sensitivity, and role in cell proliferation.

    A. Kapus;S. Grinstein;Sanjeev Wasan;Ramani Kandasamy

  • Nonopsonic monocyte/macrophage phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized erythrocytes: a role for CD36 in malarial clearance

    Ian D. McGilvray;Lena Serghides;Andras Kapus;Ori D. Rotstein

  • Integrity of Cell-Cell Contacts Is a Critical Regulator of TGF-β1-Induced Epithelial-to-Myofibroblast Transition : Role for β-Catenin

    András Masszi;Lingzhi Fan;László Rosivall;László Rosivall;Christopher A. McCulloch

  • Immunomodulatory Effects of Hypertonic Resuscitation on the Development of Lung Inflammation Following Hemorrhagic Shock

    Sandro B. Rizoli;Andras Kapus;Jie Fan;Yue H. Li

  • MicroRNA-21 preserves the fibrotic mechanical memory of mesenchymal stem cells

    Chen Xi Li;Nilesh P. Talele;Stellar Boo;Anne Koehler

  • Delayed neutrophil apoptosis in sepsis is associated with maintenance of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and reduced caspase-9 activity.

    Ravi Taneja;Jean Parodo;Song Hui Jia;Andras Kapus

  • Scar wars: mapping the fate of epithelial–mesenchymal–myofibroblast transition

    Susan E. Quaggin;András Kapus

  • Oxidative stress generated by hemorrhagic shock recruits Toll-like receptor 4 to the plasma membrane in macrophages.

    Kinga A. Powers;Katalin Szászi;Rachel G. Khadaroo;Patrick S. Tawadros

  • Expression of α-Smooth Muscle Actin Determines the Fate of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Nilesh P. Talele;Julie Fradette;John E. Davies;Andras Kapus

  • Cell contact-dependent regulation of epithelial-myofibroblast transition via the rho-rho kinase-phospho-myosin pathway.

    Lingzhi Fan;Attila Sebe;Attila Sebe;Attila Sebe;Zalán Péterfi;András Masszi

  • Fyn and p38 signaling are both required for maximal hypertonic activation of the osmotic response element-binding protein/tonicity-responsive enhancer-binding protein (OREBP/TonEBP)

    Ben C.B. Ko;Amy K.M. Lam;András Kapus;Lingzhi Fan

  • House Dust Mite–Promoted Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Bronchial Epithelium

    Irene H. Heijink;Dirkje S. Postma;Jacobien A. Noordhoek;Martine Broekema

  • Skeletal Muscle Cells and Adipocytes Differ in Their Reliance on TC10 and Rac for Insulin-Induced Actin Remodeling

    Lellean JeBailey;Assaf Rudich;Xudong Huang;Caterina Di Ciano-Oliveira;Caterina Di Ciano-Oliveira

  • CD44 is a phagocytic receptor

    Eric Vachon;Raiza Martin;Jonathan D Plumb;Vivian Kwok

Frequent Co-Authors

Ori D. Rotstein
Ori D. Rotstein University of Toronto
John C. Marshall
John C. Marshall University of Toronto
Christopher A. McCulloch
Christopher A. McCulloch University of Toronto
Stine F. Pedersen
Stine F. Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Mingyao Liu
Mingyao Liu University Health Network
Jie Fan
Jie Fan Zhejiang University
Hiroyasu Nakano
Hiroyasu Nakano Toho University
Myron I. Cybulsky
Myron I. Cybulsky University Health Network
Michael Glogauer
Michael Glogauer University of Toronto

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