Rabindranath De La Fuente
Assistant Professor of Large Animal Reproduction, Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Center for Animal Transgenesis and Germ Cell Research
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Myrin Bldg - Room 144
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Center for Animal Transgenesis and Germ Cell Research
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Myrin Bldg - Room 144
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Office: 610-925-6256
Fax: 610-925-8121
Fax: 610-925-8121
Email:
rfuente@vet.upenn.edu
rfuente@vet.upenn.edu
Education
DVM. (Veterinary Medicine)
National Autonomous University of Mexico. Mexico City. Mexico., 1989.
M.Sc (Biomedical Sciences)
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada, 1993.
Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences)
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada, 1998.
Permanent linkDVM. (Veterinary Medicine)
National Autonomous University of Mexico. Mexico City. Mexico., 1989.
M.Sc (Biomedical Sciences)
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada, 1993.
Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences)
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada, 1998.
Selected Publications
De La Fuente R.: Chromatin modifications in the germinal vesicle (GV) of mammalian oocytes. Dev Biol. 292: 1-12, 2006.Baumann, C and De La Fuente, R.: Independent regulation of DNA methylation and histone methylation in the chromosomes of murine neonatal spermatogonia. Biology of Reproduction 2006 Notes: Platform Presentation.
Yang F., De La Fuente R., Leu NA., Baumann C., McLaughlin KJ., Wang PJ.: SYCP2 is required for synaptonemal complex assembly and chromosomal synapsis during male meiosis. J Cell Biol 173(4): 497-507, 2006.
*De La Fuente R., Baumann C., Fan T., Schmidtmann A., Dobrinski I., Muegge K.: Lsh is required for meiotic chromosome synapsis and retrotransposon silencing in female germ cells. Nature Cell Biology 8(12): 1448-1454, 2006 Notes: *Corresponding Author.
Baumann, C and De La Fuente, R.: Ontogeny of the chromatin remodeling protein (ATRX) and its potential interaction with death-domain associated protein (DAXX) during mouse spermatogenesis. Biology of Reproduction 2005.
Tanaka M, Kihara M, Hennebold JD, Eppig JJ, Viveiros MM, Emery BR, Carrell DT, Kirkman NJ, Zhou J, Bondy CA, Becker M, Misteli T, Schultz RM, De La Fuente R, King GJ and Adashi EY.: Expression of the oocyte-specific H1 linker histone gene (mH1fo) is temporally coupled to the initiation of oocyte growth. Biol Reprod 72(1): 135-142, 2005.
*De La Fuente R, Viveiros MM, Wigglesworth K and Eppig JJ.: ATRX, a Member of the SNF2 Family of Helicase /ATPases, is required for Chromosome Alignment and Meiotic Spindle Organization in Metaphase II Stage Mouse Oocytes. Dev Biol 272: 1-14, 2004 Notes: *Corresponding Author.
*De La Fuente R, Viveiros MM, Burns KH, Adashi EY, Matzuk MM, and Eppig JJ.: Major Chromatin Remodeling in the Germinal Vesicle (GV) of Mammalian Oocytes is Dispensable for Global Transcriptional Silencing but Required for Centromeric Heterochromatin Function. Dev Biol 275: 447-458, 2004 Notes: *Corresponding Author.
Eppig JJ, Viveiros MM, Marin-Bivens C and De La Fuente R.: Regulation of Mammalian Oocyte Maturation. In: The Ovary. Science. P. Long and E.Y. Adashi. (eds.). Elsevier, San Diego, California. 2003.
Hübner K, Fuhrmann G, Christenson LK, Kehler J, Reinbold R, De La Fuente R, Wood J, Strauss, III J, Boiani M, and Schöler HR.: Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells in Culture give rise to Oocytes. Science 300: 1251-1256, 2003.