ZFIN Person: Tallafuss, Alexandra

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-001109-3

Tallafuss, Alexandra

Email:	tallafuss@uoneuro.uoregon.edu
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Affiliation:
Address:	Institute of Neuroscience 1254 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1254 USA
Country:	United States
Phone:	(541) 346-4539
Fax:	(541) 346-4548
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

PUBLICATIONS

Bruckner, J.J., Stednitz, S.J., Grice, M.Z., Zaidan, D., Massaquoi, M.S., Larsch, J., Tallafuss, A., Guillemin, K., Washbourne, P., Eisen, J.S. (2022) The microbiota promotes social behavior by modulating microglial remodeling of forebrain neurons. PLoS Biology. 20:e3001838

Ncube, D., Tallafuss, A., Serafin, J., Bruckner, J., Farnsworth, D.R., Miller, A.C., Eisen, J.S., Washbourne, P. (2022) A conserved transcriptional fingerprint of multi-neurotransmitter neurons necessary for social behavior. BMC Genomics. 23:675

Tallafuss, A., Stednitz, S.J., Voeun, M., Levichev, A., Larsch, J., Eisen, J., Washbourne, P. (2022) Egr1 is necessary for forebrain dopaminergic signaling during social behavior. eNeuro. 9(2):

Goode, C., Voeun, M., Ncube, D., Eisen, J., Washbourne, P., Tallafuss, A. (2020) Late onset of Synaptotagmin 2a expression at synapses relevant to social behavior. The Journal of comparative neurology. 529(9):2176-2188

Stednitz, S.J., McDermott, E.M., Ncube, D., Tallafuss, A., Eisen, J.S., and Washbourne, P. (2018) Forebrain Control of Behaviorally Driven Social Orienting in Zebrafish. Current biology : CB. 28(15):2445-2451.e3

Tallafuss, A., Kelly, M., Gay, L., Gibson, D., Batzel, P., Karfilis, K.V., Eisen, J., Stankunas, K., Postlethwait, J.H., Washbourne, P. (2015) Transcriptomes of post-mitotic neurons identify the usage of alternative pathways during adult and embryonic neuronal differentiation. BMC Genomics. 16:1100

Tallafuss, A., Gibson, D., Morcos, P., Li, Y., Seredick, S., Eisen, J., and Washbourne, P. (2012) Turning gene function ON and OFF using sense and antisense photo-morpholinos in zebrafish. Development (Cambridge, England). 139(9):1691-1699

Phillips, J.B., Blanco-Sanchez, B., Lentz, J.J., Tallafuss, A., Khanobdee, K., Sampath, S., Jacobs, Z.G., Han, P.F., Mishra, M., Williams, D.S., Keats, B.J., Washbourne, P., and Westerfield, M. (2011) Harmonin (Ush1c) is required in zebrafish Muller glial cells for photoreceptor synaptic development and function. Disease models & mechanisms. 4(6):786-800

Davey, C., Tallafuss, A., and Washbourne, P. (2010) Differential expression of neuroligin genes in the nervous system of zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 239(2):703-714

Tallafuss, A., Trepman, A., and Eisen, J.S. (2009) DeltaA mRNA and protein distribution in the zebrafish nervous system. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 238(12):3226-3236

Tallafuss, A., and Eisen, J.S. (2008) The Met receptor tyrosine kinase prevents zebrafish primary motoneurons from expressing an incorrect neurotransmitter. Neural Development. 3:18

Tallafuss, A., Hale, L.A., Yan, Y.L., Dudley, L., Eisen, J.S., and Postlethwait, J.H. (2006) Characterization of retinoid-X receptor genes rxra, rxrba, rxrbb and rxrg during zebrafish development. Gene expression patterns : GEP. 6(5):556-565

Hale, L.A., Tallafuss, A., Yan, Y.L., Dudley, L., Eisen, J.S., and Postlethwait, J.H. (2006) Characterization of the retinoic acid receptor genes raraa, rarab and rarg during zebrafish development. Gene expression patterns : GEP. 6(5):546-555

Beis, D., Bartman, T., Jin, S.W., Scott, I.C., D'Amico, L.A., Ober, E.A., Verkade, H., Frantsve, J., Field, H.A., Wehman, A., Baier, H., Tallafuss, A., Bally-Cuif, L., Chen, J.N., Stainier, D.Y., and Jungblut, B. (2005) Genetic and cellular analyses of zebrafish atrioventricular cushion and valve development. Development (Cambridge, England). 132(18):4193-4204

Holzschuh, J., Wada, N., Wada, C., Schaffer, A., Javidan, Y., Tallafuss, A., Bally-Cuif, L., and Schilling, T.F. (2005) Requirements for endoderm and BMP signaling in sensory neurogenesis in zebrafish. Development (Cambridge, England). 132(16):3731-3742

Ninkovic, J., Tallafuss, A., Leucht, C., Topczewski, J., Tannhäuser, B., Solnica-Krezel, L., and Bally-Cuif, L. (2005) Inhibition of neurogenesis at the zebrafish midbrain-hindbrain boundary by the combined and dose-dependent activity of a new hairy/E(spl) gene pair. Development (Cambridge, England). 132(1):75-88

Tallafuss, A. and Bally-Cuif, L. (2003) Tracing of her5 progeny in zebrafish transgenics reveals the dynamics of midbrain-hindbrain neurogenesis and maintenance. Development (Cambridge, England). 130(18):4307-4323

Tallafuss, A., Adolf, B., and Bally-Cuif, L. (2003) Selective control of neuronal cluster size at the forebrain/midbrain boundary by signaling from the prechordal plate. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 227(4):524-535

Geling, A., Itoh, M., Tallafuss, A., Chapouton, P., Tannhauser, B., Kuwada, J.Y., Chitnis, A.B., and Bally-Cuif, L. (2003) bHLH transcription factor Her5 links patterning to regional inhibition of neurogenesis at the midbrain-hindbrain boundary. Development (Cambridge, England). 130(8):1591-1604

Tallafuss, A. (2003) The induction and early development of the midbrain-hindbrain in the embryonic zebrafish. Ph.D. Thesis.

Tallafuss, A. and Bally-Cuif, L. (2002) Formation of the head-trunk boundary in the animal body plan: an evolutionary perspective. Gene. 287(1-2):23-32

Tallafuss, A., Wilm, T.P., Crozatier, M., Pfeffer, P., Wassef, M., and Bally-Cuif, L. (2001) The zebrafish buttonhead-like factor Bts1 is an early regulator of pax2.1 expression during mid-hindbrain development. Development (Cambridge, England). 128(20):4021-4034

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