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Published Work

  1. Anticevic, I., Otten, C., (2024) Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 2 (TDP2) repairs DNA-protein crosslinks and protects against double strand breaks . (*correspondence), Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (IF 6, Q1), https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1394531

  2. Anticevic, I., Otten, C., Vinkovic, L., Jukic, L., (2023) Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) and SPRTN protease repair histone 3 and topoisomerase 1 DNA-protein crosslinks in vivo (*correspondence), Open Biology (IF 7, Q1) 13: 230113. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.230113

  3. Popovic, M. *, Fielden, J.*, Ramadan, K. (2022) TEX264 at the Intersection of Autophagy and DNA repair. Autophagy 1-10 (IF 16.02, Q1, 10%) Review with partly original data. (*equal contribution).

  4. Popovic, M.*, Kahl, V.*, Hoch, N.* Editorial: Genome Instability: Old Problem, New Solutions. Front. Cell Dev. Biol., 24 February 2022 (*equal contribution).

  5. Ruggiano, A., Vaz, B., Kilgas, S., ., Rodriguez-Berriguete, G., Singh, A.N., Higgins, G.S., Kiltie, A.E., Ramadan, K. (2021) SPRTN protease and SUMOylation coordinate DNA-protein crosslink repair to prevent genome instability. Cell reports (*equal contribution).

  6. Dragojevic, J., Marakovic, N., ., Smital, T. (2021) Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Oatp2b1 as a functional ortholog of the human OATP2B1 transporter. Fish physiology and biochemistry, 47 (6) 1837-1849 (IF 2.88, Q2).

  7. Dragojević, J., Marić, P., Lončar, J., Popovic, M., Mihaljević, I., Smital, T. 2020. Environmental contaminants modulate transport activity of zebrafish organic anion transporters Oat1 and Oat3 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology  231, 108742 (IF 2.89, Q1, 10%)

  8. Halder, S. *, Torrecilla, I. *, Burkhalter, M., Popovic, M.,  Fielden, J., Vaz, B., Oehler, J.,..., Ramadan, K. (2019) SPRTN Protease and Checkpoint Kinase 1 Cross-Activation Loop Safeguards DNA Replication. Nature communications, 3142 (*equal contribution).

  9. Dragojevic, J., Mihaljevic, I., , Smital, T. 2019. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Oat1 and Oat3 transporters and their interaction with physiological compounds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

  10. Fielden, J. *, Ruggiano, A. *, , Ramadan, K. (2018). (Invited review article with partly original data) (*equal contribution).

  11. Dragojevic, J., Mihaljevic, I., ., Zaja, R., Smital, T. (2018) In vitro characterization of zebrafish (Danio rerio) organic anion transporters (Oat2a-e). 46, 246-256.

  12. Popovic, M.*, Vaz, B*., Ramadan, K. (2017). DNA-Protein Crosslink Proteolysis Repair. Trends in Biochemical Sciences (Invited review article with partly original data) (*equal contribution).

  13. Popovic, M.*, Vaz, B*., Newman, J., Fielden, J., Aitkenhead, H., Halder., S…Gileadi, O., Ramadan, K. (2016) Metalloprotease SPRTN/DVC1 Orchestrates Replication-Coupled DNA-Protein Crosslink Repair. Molecular Cell. 64, 704–719. (*equal contribution).

  14. Mihaljevic, I., ., Zaja, R., Marakovic, N., Sinko, G., Smital, T. (2017) Interaction between the zebrafish (Danio rerio) organic cation transporter 1 (Oct1) and endo- and xenobiotics. 187, 18–28.

  15. Popovic, M.*, Mihaljevic, I.*, Zaja, R., Smital, T. (2016) Phylogenetic, syntenic, and tissue expression analysis of slc22 genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio). BMC genomics. 17:626. (*equal contribution).

  16. Popovic, M.*, Lončar, J*., Krznar, P., Zaja, R., Smital, T. (2016) First characterization of MATE (Multidrug and Toxin Extrusion) proteins in zebrafish. Scientific Reports. Article number: 28937. (*equal contribution).

  17. Zaja, R., ., Loncar, J. Smital, T. (2016) Functional characterization of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Abcg2a (Bcrp) transporter. Comparative Biochemistry and physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology. 190 (2016) 15–23.

  18. Popovic, M., Zaja, R, Fent, K., Smital, T. (2014). Interaction of environmental contaminants with zebrafish uptake transporter Oatp1d1 (Slco1d1). Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 280 (1), 149-158.

  19. Glisic, B.*, Mihaljevic, I.*,., Zaja, R., Loncar, J., Fent, K., Kovacevic, R., Smital, T. (2014) Characterization of glutathione-S-transferases in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Aquatic toxicology, 158, 50–62. (*equal contribution).

  20. Popovic, M., Zaja, R., Fent, K., Smital, T. (2013) Molecular characterization of zebrafish Oatp1d1 (Slco1d1), a novel organic anion transporting polypeptide. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288 (47) 33894-33911.

  21. Zaja,R., Terzić, S., Senta,I., Lončar J., Popovic, M., Ahel, M., Smital, T. (2013) Identification of P-Glycoprotein Inhibitors in Contaminated Freshwater Sediments. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(9), 4813-21.

  22. Smital, T., Terzić, S., Lončar, J., Senta, I., Žaja, R., Popović, M., Mikac, I., Tollefsen, K.-E., Thomas, K.V., Ahel, M. (2013)  Prioritisation of organic contaminants in a river basin using chemical analyses and bioassays. Environemental Science and Pollution Research 20 (3), 1384-1395.

  23. Zaja, R., Lončar, J., , Smital, T. (2011) First characterization of fish P-glycoprotein (abcb1) substrate specificity using determinations of its ATPase activity and calcein-AM assay with PLHC-1/dox

  24. Smital, T., Terzic, S., Zaja, R., Senta, I., Pivcevic, B., , Mikac, I., Tolllefsen, K.E., Thomas, K.V., Ahel, M. (2011) Assessment of toxicological profiles of the municipal wastewater effluents using chemical analyses and bioassays. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74 (4), 844-851.

  25. Popovic, M., Zaja, R., Smital, T. (2010) Organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATP) in zebrafish (Danio rerio): phylogenetic analysis and tissue distribution. Comparative Biochemistry and physiology-A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 155 (3), 327-335.

  26. Popovic, M., Zaja, R., Loncar, J., Smital, T. (2010) A novel ABC transporter: The first insight into zebrafish (Danio rerio) Abch1. Marine Environmental Research 69 (SUPPL. 1), pp. S11-S13.

  27. Loncar, J., Popovic, M., Zaja, R., Smital, T. (2010) Gene expression analysis of the efflux transporters in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comparative Biochemistry and physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology.  

  28. Popović, M., Gottstein-Matočec S. (2006). Biological aspects of the Spinicaudata (Branchiopoda, Diplostraca) in the largest alluvial wetland in Croatia. Crustaceana 79 (4), 423-440.

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