Dr. Basak Varol

Research Scientist
Istanbul University, Turkiye


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkiye

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Molecular Biology
Biophysics
Cytoskeleton
Actinomycetes

Selected Publications

  1. Varol, B., O. Coskun, S. Karabulut, K.R. Serin, O. Asoglu, I. Albeniz and R. Nurten, 2014. Clinical significance of serum ADP-ribosylation and NAD glycohydrolase activity in patients with colorectal cancer. Tumor Biol., 35: 5575-5582.
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  2. Varol, B., M. Bektas, R. Nurten and E. Bermek, 2012. The cytotoxic effect of diphtheria toxin on the actin cytoskeleton. Cell. Mol. Biol. Lett., 17: 49-61.
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  3. Bektas, M., E. Hacıosmanoglu, B. Ozerman, B. Varol, R. Nurten and E. Bermek, 2011. On diphtheria toxin fragment A release into the cytosol-Cytochalasin D effect and involvement of actin filaments and eukaryotic elongation factor 2. Int. J. Biochem. cell Biol., 43: 1365-1372.
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  4. Bektas, M., B. Varol, R. Nurten and E. Bermek, 2009. Interaction of diphtheria toxin (fragment A) with actin. Cell Biochem. Funct., 27: 430-439.
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  5. Bektas, M., B. Guncer, C. Guven, R. Nurten and E. Bermek, 2004. Actin-an inhibitor of eukaryotic elongation factor activities. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 317: 1061-1066.
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