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CCDC66 regulation of cytoskeleton and cilia stability is important for signaling and epithelial organization

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By Jovana Deretic, Seyma Cengiz-Emek, Ece Seyrek, Elif Nur Firat-Karalar
| PLOS Biology Verified
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article ? This is an uncorrected proof. Citation: Deretic J, Cengiz-Emek S, Seyrek E, Firat-Karalar EN (2025) CCDC66 regulation of cytoskeleton and cilia stability is important for signaling and epithelial organization. PLoS Biol 23(7): e3003313. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003313 Academic Editor: Renata Basto, Institut Curie, FRANCE Received: May 22, 2024; Accepted: July 11, 2025; Published: July 29, 2025 Copyright: © 2025 Deretic et al.
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Ccdc66 regulates primary cilium stability, disassembly and signaling important for epithelial organization

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By Jovana Deretic, Elif Nur Firat-Karalar, Seyma Cengiz-Emek, Ece Seyrek
| BioRxiv
Abstract The primary cilium is a conserved, microtubule-based organelle that transduces signaling pathways essential for development and homeostasis. It is a dynamic structure that assembles and disassembles in response to intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli while maintaining remarkable stability and tightly controlled length. Although cilium assembly is well-understood, less is known about the molecular players and pathways governing their stability, length and disassembly.
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The ciliopathy protein CCDC66 controls mitotic progression and cytokinesis by promoting microtubule nucleation and organization

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By Elif Nur Firat-Karalar, Umut Batman, Jovana Deretic
| PLOS Biology Verified
Expression of CCDC66 and its centrosome and MT-binding fragments restore mitotic and cytokinetic defects in CCDC66-depleted cells to different extents The functional significance of the dynamic localization of CCDC66 to the centrosomes and various MT arrays as well as the relative contribution of its MT nucleation and organization activities to its functions are not known.
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