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Panagiota Louka

University of CyprusORCID 0000-0002-5847-5258Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:Xenopus· 1

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Avrin GhanaeianiD· 1 shared Chad G. PearsoniD· 1 shared Charles Naim BaroudiD· 1 shared Corbin Steven BlackiD· 1 shared Courtney OzzelloiD· 1 shared Dorota WłogaiD· 1 shared Ewa JoachimiakiD· 1 shared Gerard W. DoughertyiD· 1 shared

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SPEF1 mediates assembly of the central pair microtubule complexes in cilia of Tetrahymena.

Mayukh Guha, Krishna Kumar Vasudevan, Yu‐Yang Jiang, Panagiota Louka, Neeraj Sharma, Mireya Parra, Karl F. Lechtreck, Raphaël F.-X. Tomasi, Charles Naim Baroud, Pascale Dupuis‐Williams, Gerard W. Dougherty, Heymut Omran, Courtney Ozzello, Chad G. Pearson, Ewa Joachimiak, , Jacek Gaertig

This study shows that SPEF1 stabilizes central microtubules in Tetrahymena cilia, with defects in its absence affecting ciliary structure and function.

Journal of Cell Science · Sep 14, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Ciliary and non-ciliary functions of CEP104 in Xenopus

Panagiota Louka, Louiza Potamiti, Mihalis I. Panayiotidis, Paris A. Skourides

This study shows Cep104 is essential for neural tube closure in Xenopus by regulating apical constriction and microtubule stability, beyond its known role in cilia and hedgehog signaling.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology