ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-970423-14
Fekete, Donna Marie
Email: dfekete@purdue.edu
URL: http://www.bio.purdue.edu/people/faculty/fekete/
Affiliation:
Address: Department of Biological Sciences 915 W. State Street Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47906 USA
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Phone: (765) 496-3058
Fax: (765) 494-0876
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research interests:

Development of the inner ear
Gene trap screen to isolate neural and otic genes


PUBLICATIONS
Liang, H., Fekete, D.M., and Andrisani, O. (2011) CtBP2 Downregulation during Neural Crest Specification Induces Expression of Mitf and REST, Resulting in Melanocyte Differentiation and Sympathoadrenal Lineage Suppression. Molecular and cellular biology. 31(5):955-970
Li, H., and Fekete, D.M. (2010) MicroRNAs in hair cell development and deafness. Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery. 18(5):459-465
Li, H., Kloosterman, W., and Fekete, D.M. (2010) MicroRNA-183 Family Members Regulate Sensorineural Fates in the Inner Ear. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 30(9):3254-3263
Friedman, L.M., Dror, A.A., Mor, E., Tenne, T., Toren, G., Satoh, T., Biesemeier, D.J., Shomron, N., Fekete, D.M., Hornstein, E., and Avraham, K.B. (2009) MicroRNAs are essential for development and function of inner ear hair cells in vertebrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106(19):7915-7920
Blasiole, B., Canfield, V.A., Vollrath, M.A., Huss, D., Mohideen, M.A., Dickman, J.D., Cheng, K.C., Fekete, D.M., and Levenson, R. (2006) Separate Na,K-ATPase genes are required for otolith formation and semicircular canal development in zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 294(1):148-160
Fekete, D.M. (2003) Developmental Biology: rocks that roll zebrafish. Science (New York, N.Y.). 302(5643):241-242
Bever, M.M. and Fekete, D.M. (2002) Atlas of the developing inner ear in zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 223(4):536-543
Fekete, D.M. (1996) Cell fate specification in the inner ear. Current opinion in neurobiology. 6(4):533-541

NON-ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS