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Jovana Deretic

Koç UniversityORCID 0000-0003-2003-1165Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:Xenopus· 1

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Elif Nur Firat‐KaralariD· 3 shared Camille BoutiniD· 1 shared Clothilde BoiteliD· 1 shared Ece SeyrekiD· 1 shared Esra Nur Yi̇ği̇tiD· 1 shared F. Basak TuraniD· 1 shared Hasan BayramiD· 1 shared Ilgin Sezer· 1 shared

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CCDC66 couples actin-microtubule crosslinking to KANK1-associated microtubule targeting and focal adhesion turnover

F. Basak Turan, Ilgin Sezer, Jovana Deretic, Mehmet Gönen, Elif Nur Firat‐Karalar

This study identifies CCDC66 as an actin-microtubule crosslinker that couples microtubule targeting to focal adhesion turnover and migration, with implications for cancer progression.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

The Joubert syndrome protein CSPP1 is a conserved regulator of vertebrate multiciliogenesis and motile cilia function

Irem S Dilbaz-Gunden, Clothilde Boitel, Jovana Deretic, Marine Touret, Mehmet S. Aydin, Esra Nur Yi̇ği̇t, Özgecan Kayalar, Hasan Bayram, Virginie Thomé, Olivier Rosnet, Nicolas Brouilly, Laurent Kodjabachian, Camille Boutin, Elif Nur Firat‐Karalar

This study identifies CSPP1 as a conserved regulator of multiciliogenesis and motile cilia function in vertebrates, showing its role in centriole amplification, basal body migration, and ciliary structure and function.

bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Ccdc66 regulates primary cilium stability, disassembly and signaling important for epithelial organization

Jovana Deretic, Seyma Cengiz-Emek, Ece Seyrek, Elif Nur Firat‐Karalar

This study identifies Ccdc66 as a microtubule-stabilizing factor that regulates primary cilium stability, disassembly, and signaling in mouse epithelial cells.

PLoS Biology · Jul 29, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology