Publications
2020
Molecular Basis of Vestibular Organ Formation During Ontogeny
Ketchum E.M., Sheltz-Kempf S.N., Duncan J.S., (In Press) In The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference 2e Vol. 6 Vestibular System and Balance, Ed. Grothe B., Elsevier
Anatomy and Development of the Inner Ear
Duncan J.S., Cox B.C., (In Press) In The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference 2e Vol. 2 Audition, Ed. Straka H., Elsevier
2019
Topologically Correct Central Projections of Tetrapod Inner Ear Afferents Require Fzd3
Duncan J.S., Fritzsch B., Houston D.W., Ketchum E.M., Kersigo J., Deans M.R., Elliott K.L., (2019) Scientific Reports, PMCID: PMC6635624 PUBMED
Neuronal Migration Generates New Populations of Neurons that Develop Unique Connections, Physiological Properties and Pathologies
Fritzsch B., Elliott K.L., Pavlinkova G., Duncan J.S., Hansen M.R., Kersigo J.M. (2019) Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. PMCID 31069224 PUBMED
2018
Evolutionary and Developmental Insights Provide the Necessary molecular Steps to Regenerate Organ of Corti Hair Cells
Elliott K.L., Fritzsch B., Duncan J.S., (2018) Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, PMICD: PMC6092489 PUBMED
2017
Celsr1 Coordinates the Planar Polarity of Vestibular Hair Cells During Inner Ear Development
Duncan J.S.*, Stoller M.L.*, Frankel A.F., Tissier F., Devenport D., Deans M.R., (2017) Developmental Biology, PMCID: 28159525 *These authors contributed equally. PUBMED
2016
NOVA2-mediated RNA Regulation is Required for Axonal Pathfinding During Development
Saito Y., Miranda-Rottmann S.*, Ruggiu M.*, Park C.Y., Fak J.J., Zhong R., Duncan J.S., Fabella B.A., Junge H.J., Chen Z., Araya R., Fritzsch B., Hudspeth A.J., Darnell R., (2016) ,eLIFE, PMCID: PMC4930328 PUBMED
Neuroanatomical Tracing Techniques in the Ear: History, State of the Art, and Future Developments
Fritzsch B., Duncan J.S., Kersigo J., Gray B., Elliott K.L., (2016) In Auditory and Vestibular Research, Methods in Molecular Biology, Ed. Sokolowki B., Springer, PMCID: PMC4993453 PUBMED
2015
Combining Whole-Mount in situ Hybridization with Neuronal Tracing and Immunohistochemistry
Duncan J.S., Kersigo J., Elliott K.L., Gray B., Fritzsch B. (2015) In In Situ Hybridization Methods, Neuromethods, Ed. Hauptmann, G., Springer
2014
Human CFEOM1 Mutations Attenuate KIF21A Autoinhibition and Cause Oculomotor Axon Stalling
Cheng L.*, Desai J.*, Miranda C.J., Duncan J.S., Qiu W., Nugent A.A., Kolpak A.L., Wu C.C. Drokhlyansky E., Delisle M.M., Chan W., Wei Y., Propst F., Reck-Peterson S.L., Fritzsch B., Engle E.C. (2014) Neuron, 82(2), 334-349. PMCID: PMC4002761 PUBMED
Development of the Mammalian Vestibular System: Evolution and Development of Form to Detect Angular and Gravity Acceleration
Fritzsch B., Kopecky B.J., Duncan J.S., (2014) In Development of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems 4e, Ed. Romand R., Varela-Nieto I., Elsevier
2013
Postnatal Refinement of Auditory Hair Cell Planar Cell Polarity Deficits Occurs in the Absence of Vangl2
Copley C.O., Duncan J.S., Liu C, Cheng H, Deans M.R. (2013) Journal of Neuroscience, 33(35): 14001-14016. PMCID: PMC3756750 PUBMED
Continued Expression of Gata3 is Necessary for Cochlear Neurosensory Development
Duncan J.S., Fritzsch B. (2013) PLoS ONE, 8(4): e62046. PMCID: PMC3628701 PUBMED
Evolution and Development of the Tetrapod Auditory System: an Organ of Corti-Centric Perspective
Fritzsch B., Pan N., Jahan I., Duncan J.S., Kopecky B., Elliott K., Kersigo J., Yang T. (2013) Evolution and Development, 15(1): 63-79. PMCID: PMC3918746 PUBMED
2012
Three Dimensional Reconstructions from Optical Sections of Thick Mouse Inner Ears using Confocal Microscopy
Kopecky B., Duncan J.S., Elliott K., Fritzsch B. (2012) Journal of Microscopy, 248(3): 219-299. PMCID: PMC3625616 PUBMED
Evolution of Sound & Balance Perception: Innovations That Aggregate Single Hair Cells Into the Ear and Transform a Gravistatic Sensor Into the Organ of Corti
Duncan J.S., Fritzsch B. (2012) Anatomical Record, 295: 1760-1774. PMID: 23044863 PUBMED
A Novel Atoh1 ‘Self-terminating’ Mouse Model Reveals the Necessity of Proper Atoh1 Level and Duration for Hair Cell Differentiation and Viability
Pan N., Jahan I., Kersigo J., Duncan J.S., Kopecky B., Fritzsch B. (2012) PLoS ONE, 7(1). PMCID: PMC3261193 PUBMED
Expression of Neurog1 Instead of Atoh1 Can Partially Rescue Organ of Corti Cell Survival
Jahan I., Pan N., Kersigo J., Calisto L.E., Morris K.A., Kopecky B., Duncan J.S., Beisel K.W., Fritzsch B. (2012) PLoS ONE, 7(1). PMCID: PMC3265522 PUBMED
Transforming the Vestibular Epithelia One Molecule at a Time: The Molecular and Developmental Basis of Vertebrate Auditory Evolution
Duncan J.S., Fritzsch B. (2012) In Sensing in Nature, Ed. Lopez-Larrea, Adv Exp Med Biol, 739: 173-186. PMID: 22399402 PUBMED
2011
Limited Inner Ear Morphogenesis and Neurosensory Development are Possible in the Absence of GATA3
Duncan J.S., Lim K.C., Engel J.D., Fritzsch B. (2011) Int Developmental Biology, 55(3): 297-303. PMID: 21553382 PUBMED
Combining Lipophilic Dye, In Situ Hybridization, Immunohistochemistry, and Histology
Duncan J., Kersigo J., Gray B., Fritzsch B. (2011) Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2011, (49): 2451. PMCID: PMC3197290 PUBMED
Dissecting the Molecular Basis of Organ of Corti Development: Where are We Now?
Fritzsch B., Jahan I., Pan N., Kersigo J., Duncan J., Kopecky B. (2011) Hearing Research, 276(1-2): 16-26. PMCID:PMC3097286 PUBMED
2010
Photo- and Bio-physical Characterization of Novel Violet and Near-Infrared Lipophilic Fluorophores for Neuronal Tracing
Tonnings J.*, Hansen M.*, Duncan J.*, Bassett M.J., Fritzsch B., Gray B.D., Easwaran A., Nichols M.G. (2010) Journal of Microscopy, 239(2):117-34. PMID: 20629917 PUBMED
Development of the Inner Ear Efferent System
Simmons D.D., Duncan J.S., Crapon de Caprona D., Fritzsch B. (2010) In Auditory and Vestibular Efferents, New York: Springer, 187-216