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Zebrafish as a model for hearing loss

Understanding hair cell development, death and regeneration

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Hair cells of the inner ear act as mechanosensors, converting mechanical stimuli to electrical signals transmitted to the brain. Hair cells of the auditory organs respond to sound stimuli for hearing perception; those in the vestibular organs respond to gravity and head movements for perception of balance.

Hair cells are called such because they have actin-rich protrusions, stereocilia, at their apical end. Displacement of stereocilia opens ion channels resulting in depolarization and release of transmitter from synapses at the basal end of the cell to terminals of innervating afferent nerves.

Damage and loss of hair cells are leading causes of hearing and balance disorders, affecting over 40 million people in the US. Hair cells are susceptible to environmental insults, including noise, chemical exposure and accumulated damage during aging. Hair cell loss in humans is irreversible.

Zebrafish lateral line hair cells share many properties with those of the inner ear, and are sensitive to the same types of damaging agents as human cells. However they are able to regenerate hair cells throughout life. The location of the lateral line on the surface of the body allows access for visualization and manipulation.

We take an interdisciplinary approach to study hair cell development, death and regeneration that uses genetics, genome editing, single cell profiling, high resolution imaging, small molecule screening and computational modeling.

The Raible lab values equity and inclusion and strives to provide a welcoming environment for trainees from diverse backgrounds. We recognize that oppressive policies create barriers that prevent the entry and participation of underrepresented groups, hindering the advancement of science. We provide resources to empower trainees and support their progression throughout their scientific careers.

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McQuate A, Knecht S, Raible DW (2022) Activity regulates a cell type-specific mitochondrial phenotype in zebrafish lateral line hair cells. bioRxiv 2022.06.17.496604

Saunders LM, Srivatsan SR, Duran M, Dorrity MW, Ewing B, Linbo T, Shendure J, Raible DW, Moens CB, Kimelman D, Trapnell C. (2022) Deep molecular, cellular and temporal phenotyping of developmental perturbations at whole organism scale. bioRxiv 2022.08.04.502764

Shi T, Beaulieu MO, Saunders LM, Fabian P, Trapnell C, Segil N, Crump JG, Raible DW. (2022) Single-cell transcriptomic profiling of the zebrafish inner ear reveals molecularly distinct hair cell and supporting cell subtypes. bioRxiv 2022.09.08.507120

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Bellairs JA, Redila VA, Wu P, Tong L, Webster A, Simon JA, Rubel EW, Raible DW. An in vivo Biomarker to Characterize Ototoxic Compounds and Novel Protective Therapeutics. Front Mol Neurosci. 2022 Jul 18;15:944846. PMCID: PMC9342690

Davis SN, Wu P, Camci ED, Simon JA, Rubel EW, Raible DW. (2020). Chloroquine kills hair cells in zebrafish lateral line and murine cochlear cultures: Implications for ototoxicity. Hear Res. 395:108019. PMCID: PMC7345387

Kitcher SR, Kirkwood NK, Camci ED, Wu P, Gibson RM, Redila VA, Simon JA, Rubel EW, Raible DW, Richardson GP, Kros CJ. (2019). ORC-13661 protects sensory hair cells from aminoglycoside and cisplatin ototoxicity. JCI Insight. 4(15):e126764. PMCID: PMC6693895

Thomas ED, Raible DW. (2019). Distinct progenitor populations mediate regeneration in the zebrafish lateral line. Elife, 8. pii: e43736. PMCID: PMC6433462

Pickett SB, Raible DW. (2019). Water Waves to Sound Waves: Using Zebrafish to Explore Hair Cell Biology. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 20(1):1-19. PMCID: PMC6364261

Pickett SB, Thomas ED, Sebe J, Esterberg R, Linbo T, Hailey D, Raible DW. (2018). Cumulative mitochondrial activity confers selective susceptibility in active zebrafish mechanosensory hair cells. Elife, 7. pii: e38062. PMCID: PMC6345563

Chowdhury, S., Owens, K.N., Herr, J., Jiang, Q., Chen, X., Johnson, G., Groppi, V., Raible, D.W., Rubel, EW and Simon J.A. (2018). Phenotypic Optimization of Urea-Thiophene Carboxamides To Yield Potent, Well Tolerated, and Orally Active Protective Agents against Aminoglycoside-Induced Hearing Loss. J. Med. Chem., 2018 61(1):84-97. PMCID: PMC5889090

Sebe, J., Cho, S., Sheets, L., Rutherford, M., von Gersdorff, H., and Raible, D.W. (2017). Ca2+ permeable AMPARs mediate glutamatergic transmission and excitotoxic damage at the hair cell afferent synapse. J. Neurosci., 37:6162-6175.PMCID: PMC5481947

Hailey, DW, Esterberg R, Linbo T, Rubel, E.W. and Raible, D.W. (2017). Delivery of aminoglycoside antibiotics to the lysosomes predicts their toxicity in mechanosensory hair cells. J. Clinical Invest. 127(2):472-486.PMCID: PMC5272180

Esterberg R, Linbo T, Pickett SB, WuP, Ou HC, Rubel, E.W. and Raible, D.W. (2016). Mitochondrial calcium uptake underlies ROS generation during aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death. J. Clinical Invest., 126:3556-66. PMCID: PMC5004972

Suli, A., Pujol, R., Cunningham, D.E., Hailey, D.W., Prendergast, A., Rubel, E.W. and Raible, D.W. (2016). Innervation Regulates Synaptic Ribbons in Lateral Line Mechanosensory Hair Cells. J Cell Sci. 129:2250-60. PMCID: PMC4920245

Stawicki TM, Hernandez L, Esterberg R, Linbo T, Owens KN, Shah AN, Thapa N, Roberts B, Moens CB, Rubel, E.W. and Raible, D.W. (2016). Cilia genes play differing roles in aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death in zebrafish. G3, 6:2225-35. PMCID: PMC4938675

Thomas, E.D., Cruz, I.A., Hailey, D.W., and Raible D.W. (2015). There and back again: Development and regeneration of the zebrafish lateral line system. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Dev Biol. 4:1-16. PMCID: PMC4268111

Cruz, I.A., Kappedal, R., Mackenzie, S.M., Hailey, D.W., Hoffman, T.L., Schilling, T.F. and Raible, D.W. (2015). Robust regeneration of adult zebrafish lateral line hair cells reflects continued precursor pool maintenance. Dev. Biol., 402: 229-238. PMCID: PMC4450121

Esterberg, R., Hailey, D.W., Rubel, EW, and Raible, D.W. (2014). ER-mitochondrial calcium flow underlies vulnerability of mechanosensory hair cells to damage. J. Neurosci., 34:9703-9719. PMCID: PMC4099547

Suli, A., Guler, A.D., Raible D.W. and Kimelman, D. (2014). Targeted gene expression system using the Tryptophan Repressor in zebrafish shows no silencing in subsequent generations. Development, 141:1167-1174. PMCID: PMC3929415

Esterberg, R., Hailey, D.W., Coffin, A.B., Raible, D.W. and Rubel, E.W. (2013). Disruption of intracellular calcium is integral to aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death. J Neurosci., 33: 7513-7525. PMCID: PMC3703319

Ma, E.Y., Rubel, E.W and Raible, D.W. (2008). Notch signaling regulates the extent of hair cell regeneration in the zebrafish lateral line. J. Neurosci., 28: 2261-2273.

Owens, K.N., Santos, F., Roberts, B., Linbo, T., Knisely, A.J., Simon, J.A., Rubel, E.W and Raible, D.W. (2008). Identification of genetic and chemical modulators of zebrafish mechanosensory hair cell death. PLoS Genetics, 4: e1000020. PMCID: PMC2265478

Nechiporuk, A. and Raible, D.W. (2008). Fgf-dependent primordium organization drives lateral line segmentation in zebrafish. Science, 320:1774-1777.

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Lab Members

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David Raible

PI

Tor Linbo

Research Scientist

Andrea McQuate

Postdoc

Iván Cruz

Research Scientist

Francisco Barros Becker

Postdoc

Tricia Wu

Research Scientist

Maddy Hewitt

Grad Student (MCB)

Marielle Beaulieu

Grad Student (MCB)

Kevin Yu

Otolaryngology resident

Selina Baeza-Loya

Postdoc

Kristopher Patterson

Medical Student

Brenna Linton

Postbac

Makayla Hsu

Undergraduate

Robin Gibson

Research Scientist

Van Redila

Research Scientist

Former lab members

Graduate Students

Nick Coley
Ivan Cruz
Kevin Curran
Samantha Davis
Kelly Grant
Will Henry
Jessica Lewis
Vic Lewis
Eva Ma
Scott Mackenzie
Sarah Malmquist
Hillary McGraw
Sarah Pickett
Andrew Prendergast
Jared Ragland
Eric Thomas
Josette Ungos

Pathologist, UC San Diego
Research Scientist, UW
Biotech Consultant, Rising Tide Biology
Graduate Student, NYU
Environmental Scientist, CA Dept of Tox Subs Contr
Assistant Attorney General, WA State
Assoc General Counsel, Aldevron
Postdoc, UofO
Asst Teaching Professor, UW Tacoma
Business Analyst, Amazon
Teaching Asst Professor, U Minnesota
Assistant Professor, UMKC
Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford
Scientific Program Manager, Yale U
Policy Director, Software Alliance
Scientist, Allen Institute

Postdoctoral Fellows

Alexandra Abramsson
Jo Bellairs
Heather Brignull
Esra Camci
Alli Coffin
Cynthia Cooper
Richard Dorsky
Robert Esterberg
Dale Hailey
James Lister
Alex Nechiporuk
Kelly Owens
Cat Pittack
Joy Sebe
Iain Shepherd
Corey Snelson
Tamara Stawicki
Heather Stickney
Arminda Suli

Researcher, University of Gothenburg
Resident Physician, Oto-HNS, UW
Medical Writer, Gilead Sciences
Scientist, Prime Medicine
Associate Professor, WSU Vancouver
Associate Professor, WSU Vancouver
Professor, University of Utah
Investigator, Novartis
Director, Garvey Imaging Center, ISCRM, UW
Assistant Professor, VCU
Professor, OHSU
Director, FORCE
Teaching Professor, UW
Assistant Director, Open Doors
Associate Professor, Emory
Administrator, Dept Children, Youth and Families
Assistant Professor, Lafayette University
Scientist, Ambry Genetics
Associate Professor, BYU

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David Raible
draible@uw.edu
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Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
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