ZFIN Person: Jensen, Abigail

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-960805-272

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-960805-272

Jensen, Abigail

Email:	ajensen@bio.umass.edu
URL:	http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/jensen/
Affiliation:	Jensen Lab
Address:	Department of Biology University of Massachusetts Amherst 221 Morrill Science Center Amherst, MA 01003-9297 USA
Country:	United States
Phone:	(413) 545-4750
Fax:	(413) 545-3243
ORCID ID:

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

PUBLICATIONS

Campbell, L.J., West, M.C., Jensen, A.M. (2018) A high content, small molecule screen identifies candidate molecular pathways that regulate rod photoreceptor outer segment renewal. Scientific Reports. 8:14017

Campbell, L.J., Jensen, A.M. (2017) Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Sildenafil and Vardenafil Reduce Zebrafish Rod Photoreceptor Outer Segment Shedding. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 58:5604-5615

West, M.C., Campbell, L.J., Willoughby, J.J., and Jensen, A.M. (2014) Two types of transgenic lines for doxycycline-inducible, cell-specific gene expression in zebrafish ultraviolet cone photoreceptors. Gene expression patterns : GEP. 14(2):96-104

Willoughby, J.J., Jensen, A.M. (2012) Generation of a genetically encoded marker of rod photoreceptor outer segment growth and renewal. Biology Open. 1:30-6

Campbell, L.J., Willoughby, J.J., and Jensen, A.M. (2012) Two types of tet-on transgenic lines for doxycycline-inducible gene expression in zebrafish rod photoreceptors and a gateway-based tet-on toolkit. PLoS One. 7(12):e51270

Hsu, Y.C., and Jensen, A.M. (2010) Multiple domains in the Crumbs Homolog 2a (Crb2a) protein are required for regulating rod photoreceptor size. BMC Cell Biology. 11:60

Christensen, A.K., and Jensen, A.M (2008) Tissue-specific requirements for specific domains in the FERM protein Moe/Epb4.1l5 during early zebrafish development. BMC Developmental Biology. 8:3

Hsu, Y.C., Willoughby, J.J., Christensen, A.K., and Jensen, A.M. (2006) Mosaic Eyes is a novel component of the Crumbs complex and negatively regulates photoreceptor apical size. Development (Cambridge, England). 133(24):4849-4859

Kramer-Zucker, A.G., Wiessner, S., Jensen, A.M., and Drummond, I.A. (2005) Organization of the pronephric filtration apparatus in zebrafish requires Nephrin, Podocin and the FERM domain protein Mosaic eyes. Developmental Biology. 285(2):316-329

Jensen, A.M., and Westerfield, M. (2004) Zebrafish Mosaic Eyes Is a Novel FERM Protein Required for Retinal Lamination and Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Tight Junction Formation. Current biology : CB. 14(8):711-717

Jensen, A.M. and Westerfield, M. (2001) Zebrafish mosaic eyes gene is required for tight junction formation in the retinal pigmented epithelium. Developmental Biology. 235(1):181 (#46)

Jensen, A.M., Walker, C., and Westerfield, M. (2001) mosaic eyes: a zebrafish gene required in pigmented epithelium for apical localization of retinal cell division and lamination. Development (Cambridge, England). 128(1):95-105

Jensen, A. (2000) Direct Submission of Mapping Data (Abigail Jensen). Direct Submission of Mapping Data.

NON-ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS
Laprise P, Beronja S, Silva-Gagliardi NF, Pellikka M, Jensen AM, McGlade CJ, Tepass U. 2006 The FERM protein Yurt is a negative regulatory component of the Crumbs complex that controls epithelial polarity and apical membrane size.

Dev Cell. Sep;11(3):363-74.
PMID: 16950127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jensen AM. Potential roles for BMP and Pax genes in the development of iris smooth muscle. 2005 Dev Dyn. Feb;232(2):385-92.
PMID: 15614784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jensen AM, Raff MC. 1997 Continuous observation of multipotential retinal progenitor cells in clonal density culture. Dev Biol. Aug 15;188(2):267-79.
PMID: 9268574 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Wallace VA, Jensen AM. 1999 IBMX, taurine and 9-cis retinoic acid all act to accelerate rhodopsin expression in postmitotic cells. Exp Eye Res. Dec;69(6):617-27.
PMID: 10620391 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jensen AM, Wallace VA. 1997 Expression of Sonic hedgehog and its putative role as a precursor cell mitogen in the developing mouse retina. Development. Jan;124(2):363-71.

PMID: 9053312 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]