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Martin Simard

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martin.simard@fmed.ulaval.ca

Dép. biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie

Centre de recherche sur le cancer

Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval

Regroupement québécois de recherche sur la fonction, la structure et l'ingénierie des protéines

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Contribution à la recherche

Thématiques de recherche de la Faculté de médecine

Oncologie

Domaines de recherche

Génétique moléculaire
Biologie cellulaire et moléculaire des animaux
Cibles moléculaires du cancer
Mécanismes de la carcinogenèse
Métastases et progression du cancer

Projets de recherche en cours

Toward understanding the role of tRNA-derived small RNAs in animals - Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie Canada - Subventions à la découverte SD (individuelles et d'équipe), chercheur principal - 2025-04-01 au 2030-03-31
Deciphering cellular modulators of the microRNA pathway - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada - Subvention Projet, chercheur principal - 2024-10-01 au 2029-09-30
Understanding the regulation and implication of Argonaute in microRNA-mediated gene silencing. - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada - Subvention Projet, chercheur principal - 2020-10-01 au 2025-09-30

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Financements des 2 dernières années

Genetic and molecular analysis of the siRNA-mediated gene regulation - Secrétariat Inter-Conseils (Canada) (CRSH, CRSNG, IRSC), Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie Canada - Subventions à la découverte SD (individuelles et d'équipe), chercheur principal - 2019-04-01 au 2024-03-31
Deciphering cellular modulators of the microRNA pathway - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada - Subvention Projet, chercheur principal - 2023-03-01 au 2024-02-29
Canadian Developmental Biology Conference - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada - Subventions de planification et dissémination – Programme d’appui communautaire des instituts, University of Toronto, co-chercheur - 2023-01-01 au 2023-12-31

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Publications

Argonaute proteins: Key players in RNA silencing, Simard, M.J., Hutvagner, G., Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2008, 10.1038/nrm2321
The ribosomal protein RACK1 is required for microRNA function in both C. elegans and humans, Simard, M.J., Hutvagner, G., Piquet, S., Banville, I.H., Bouasker, S., Giguère, N.J., Bajan, S., Jannot, G., EMBO Reports, 2011, 10.1038/embor.2011.66
The R148.3 gene modulates Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan and fat metabolism, Picard, F., Taubert, S., Simard, M.J., Guillemette, C., Rondeau, É., Lee, K., Miard, S., Grants, J.M., Roy-Bellavance, C., G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2017, 10.1534/g3.117.041681
Analysis of the C. elegans Argonaute Family Reveals that Distinct Argonautes Act Sequentially during RNAi, Mello, C.C., Simard, M.J., Mitani, S., Joshua-Tor, L., Tolia, N.H., Chen, C.-C.G., Pang, K.M., Bei, Y., Batista, P.J., Yigit, E., Cell, 2006, 10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.033
A guide to microRNA‐mediated gene silencing, Martin J. Simard, Miguel Quévillon Huberdeau, The FEBS Journal, 2019, 10.1111/febs.14666
Regulation and different functions of the animal microRNA‐induced silencing complex, Martin J. Simard, Pierre‐Marc Frédérick, WIREs RNA, 2022, 10.1002/wrna.1701
Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle A/B proteins and the control of alternative splicing of the mammalian heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle A1 pre-mRNA., Simard, M.J., Nasim, F.H., Hutchison, S., LeBel, C., Chabot, B., Progress in molecular and subcellular biology, 2003
Argonaute pull-down and RISC analysis using 2'-O-methylated oligonucleotides affinity matrices., Simard, M.J., Vasquez-Rifo, A., Jannot, G., Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2011
Polypyrimidine tract binding protein (hnRNP I) is possibly a conserved modulator of miRNA-mediated gene regulation, Hutvagner, G., Simard, M.J., Remenyi, J., Jannot, G., Engels, B., PLoS ONE, 2012, 10.1371/journal.pone.0033144
Somatic and Germline MicroRNAs Form Distinct Silencing Complexes to Regulate Their Target mRNAs Differently, Martin J. Simard, Pierre-Marc Frédérick, Alexandra Dallaire, Developmental Cell, 2018, 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.08.022
The implication of microRNAs and endo-siRNAs in animal germline and early development, Simard, M.J., Dallaire, A., Developmental Biology, 2016, 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.06.007
Human let-7a miRNA blocks protein production on actively translating polyribosomes, Richter, J.D., Simard, M.J., Nottrott, S., Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, 2006, 10.1038/nsmb1173
A novel mutation in the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene promotes skipping of two exons by preventing exon definition, Thirion, J.-P., Chabot, B., Vidaud, M., Lemieux, B., Assouline, B., Vidaud, D., Simard, M.J., Fang, L.J., Journal of Molecular Biology, 2001, 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4561
The Decapping Scavenger Enzyme DCS-1 Controls MicroRNA Levels in Caenorhabditis elegans, Simard, M.J., Großhans, H., Ambros, V.R., Rondeau, E.L., Vasquez-Rifo, A., Ow, M.C., Rüegger, S., Bossé, G.D., Molecular Cell, 2013, 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.02.023
Annexin-1-mediated endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis are regulated by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced inhibition of miR-196a expression, Huot, J., Royal, I., Simard, M.J., Paquet, É.R., Guillonneau, M., Fournier, P., Houle, F., Pin, A.-L., Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012, 10.1074/jbc.M112.393561
RIP-chip-SRM - A new combinatorial large-scale approach identifies a set of translationally regulated bantam/miR-58 targets in C. elegans, Hengartner, M.O., Gerber, A.P., Aebersold, R., Miska, E.A., Simard, M.J., Wollscheid, B., Kaufman, E., Neukomm, L.J., Frei, A., Rehrauer, H., Picotti, P., Weiss, M., Clark, A., Reiter, L., Jovanovic, M., Genome Research, 2012, 10.1101/gr.133330.111
Down regulation of miR-124 in both Werner syndrome DNA helicase mutant mice and mutant Caenorhabditis elegans wrn-1 reveals the importance of this microRNA in accelerated aging, Lebel, M., Simard, M.J., de Cabo, R.D., Mitchell, S.J., Paquet, E.R., Garand, C., Dallaire, A., Aging, 2012
Novel Features of a PIWI-Like Protein Homolog in the Parasitic Protozoan Leishmania, Papadopoulou, B., Simard, M.J., Rochette, A., Samant, M., Dumas, C., Padmanabhan, P.K., PLoS ONE, 2012, 10.1371/journal.pone.0052612
Poly(A)-binding proteins are required for microRNA-mediated silencing and to promote target deadenylation in C. elegans, Duchaine, T.F., Wohlschlegel, J., Simard, M.J., Keiper, B.D., Jannot, G., Vashisht, A., Wu, E., Flamand, M.N., Nucleic Acids Research, 2016, 10.1093/nar/gkw276
A New Role for the GARP Complex in MicroRNA-Mediated Gene Regulation, Simard, M.J., Dallaire, A., Jannot, G., Bossé, G.D., Rondeau, E.L., Vasquez-Rifo, A., PLoS Genetics, 2013, 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003961
Control of hnRNP A1 alternative splicing: An intron element represses use of the common 3' splice site, Chabot, B., Simard, M.J., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2000, 10.1128/MCB.20.19.7353-7362.2000
Tumour-related microRNAs functions in Caenorhabditis elegans, Simard, M.J., Jannot, G., Oncogene, 2006, 10.1038/sj.onc.1209921
CSDE1 controls gene expression through the miRNA-mediated decay machinery, Martin J Simard, Fátima Gebauer, Tanit Guitart, François Houle, Louis-Mathieu Harvey, Pavan Kumar Kakumani, Life Science Alliance, 2020, 10.26508/lsa.201900632
The microRNA pathway controls germ cell proliferation and differentiation in C. elegans, Simard, M.J., Masson, J.-Y., Robert, C., Zetka, M., Paquet, E.R., Gagné, D., Vasquez-Rifo, A., Bukhari, S.I.A., Cell Research, 2012, 10.1038/cr.2012.31
The human decapping scavenger enzyme DcpS modulates microRNA turnover, Simard, M.J., Tones, M.A., Robert, C., Paquet, E., Gagné, D., Bossé, G.D., Piquet, S., Meziane, O., Scientific Reports, 2015, 10.1038/srep16688
CSDE1 attenuates microRNA-mediated silencing of PMEPA1 in melanoma, Martin J. Simard, Fátima Gebauer, Benjamin Goyer, Lucie Germain, Louis-Mathieu Harvey, Francois Houle, Tanit Guitart, Pavan Kumar Kakumani, Oncogene, 2021, 10.1038/s41388-021-01767-9
RNAi pathway in C. elegans: The argonautes and collaborators, Simard, M.J., Boisvert, M.-E.L., Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 2008, 10.1007/978-3-540-75157-1_2
Developmental characterization of the microRNA-specific C. elegans argonautes alg-1 and alg-2, Simard, M.J., Miska, E.A., Rondeau, E.L., Bukhari, S.I.A., Labouesse, M., Armisen, J., Jannot, G., Vasquez-Rifo, A., PLoS ONE, 2012, 10.1371/journal.pone.0033750
Function, targets, and evolution of Caenorhabditis elegans piRNAs, Miska, E.A., Lehrbach, N.J., Simard, M.J., Bouasker, S., Weick, E.-M., Sapetschnig, A., Goldstein, L.D., Bagijn, M.P., Science, 2012, 10.1126/science.1220952
Apoptosis-like programmed cell death induces antisense ribosomal RNA (rRNA) fragmentation and rRNA degradation in Leishmania, Papadopoulou, B., Simard, M.J., Cloutier, S., Samant, M., Padmanabhan, P.K., Cell Death and Differentiation, 2012, 10.1038/cdd.2012.85
The decapping scavenger enzyme DCS-1: A new modulator of miRNA turnover, Simard, M.J., Bossé, G.D., Meziane, O., Cell Cycle, 2013, 10.4161/cc.26076
Interaction between a J-domain co-chaperone and a specific Argonaute protein contributes to microRNA function in animals, Martin J. Simard, Isabelle Banville, Guillaume Jannot, Pierre-Marc Frédérick, 2024, 10.1101/2024.02.27.581607
SRp30c is a repressor of 3′ splice site utilization, Chabot, B., Simard, M.J., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2002, 10.1128/MCB.22.12.4001-4010.2002
Relationship between the development of bronchial hyperresponsiveness and the airway eosinophilia in guinea pigs following injection with Sephadex beads, Sirois, P., Arseneault, D., Cloutier, S., Simard, M.J., Maghni, K., Inflammation Research, 1995, 10.1007/BF01778318
Kinetics of eosinophilia and eosinophil activation in the development of non-allergic bronchial hyperresponsiveness in guinea pigs injected with Sephadex beads, Sirois, P., Arseneault, D., Simard, M.J., Maghni, K., Inflammation, 1996, 10.1007/BF01487044
GW182-Free microRNA Silencing Complex Controls Post-transcriptional Gene Expression during Caenorhabditis elegans Embryogenesis, Simard, M.J., Nakanishi, K., McJunkin, K., Piquet, S., Brackbill, J.A., Morel-Berryman, L., Quévillon Huberdeau, M., Michaud, P., Jannot, G., PLoS Genetics, 2016, 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006484
Interaction between a J-domain co-chaperone and a specific Argonaute protein contributes to microRNA function in animals, Martin J Simard, Isabelle Banville, Guillaume Jannot, Pierre-Marc Frédérick, Nucleic Acids Research, 2024, 10.1093/nar/gkae272
Biogenesis of small non-coding RNAs in animals | La biogenèse des ARN courts non codants chez les animaux, Simard, M.J., Fressigné, L., Medecine/Sciences, 2018, 10.1051/medsci/20183402011
An element in the 5' common exon of the NCAM alternative splicing unit interacts with SR proteins and modulates 5' splice site selection, Chabot, B., Simard, M.J., Côté, J., Nucleic Acids Research, 1999, 10.1093/nar/27.12.2529
MIR-20a represses endothelial cell migration by targeting MKK3 and inhibiting p38 MAP kinase activation in response to VEGF, Huot, J., Simard, M.J., Paquet, E.R., Guillonneau, M., Houle, F., Pin, A.-L., Angiogenesis, 2012, 10.1007/s10456-012-9283-z
Next-generation biobanking of metastases to enable multidimensional molecular profiling in personalized medicine, Batist, G., Têtu, B., Spatz, A., Rousseau, C., Qureshi, S., Przybytkowrski, E., Buchanan, M., Chabot, C., Lan, C., Dalfen, R., Alcindor, T., Kavan, P., Samson, B., Lespérance, B., Gagnon-Kugler, T., Klinck, R., Gologan, A., Chabot, B., Simard, M.J., Jannot, G., Bachvarov, D., Benlimame, N., Constantin, A., Camlioglu, E., Orain, M., Basik, M., Paquet, E.R., Aguilar-Mahecha, A., Diaz, Z., Modern Pathology, 2013, 10.1038/modpathol.2013.81
Structural biology: Tracing Argonaute binding, Simard, M.J., Bouasker, S., Nature, 2009, 10.1038/461743a
Casein kinase 1 and 2 phosphorylate Argonaute proteins to regulate miRNA‐mediated gene silencing, Martin J Simard, Gunter Meister, Astrid Bruckmann, Daniela M Zeitler, Miguel Quévillon Huberdeau, Julia Neumeier, Vivek Nilesh Shah, EMBO reports, 2023, 10.15252/embr.202357250
P38 and JNK pathways control E-selectin-dependent extravasation of colon cancer cells by modulating miR-31 transcription, Simard, M.J., Huot, J., Simoneau, B., Zhong, L., Oncotarget, 2017, 10.18632/oncotarget.13779
Defining the contribution of microRNA-specific Argonautes with slicer capability in animals, Martin J Simard, Allison L Abbott, Miguel Quévillon Huberdeau, Katherine A Maniates, Michael Lantin, François Houle, Vaishnav Vasudevan, Anisha Pal, Nucleic Acids Research, 2024, 10.1093/nar/gkae173
Defining the contribution of microRNA-specific slicing Argonautes in animals, Martin J. Simard, Allison L. Abbott, Miguel Quévillon Huberdeau, Katherine A. Maniates, Michael Lantin, François Houle, Vaishnav Vasudevan, Anisha Pal, 2023, 10.1101/2023.01.19.524781
p38 activation induces production of miR-146a and miR-31 to repress E-selectin expression and inhibit transendothelial migration of colon cancer cells, Martin J. Simard, Jacques Huot, Liang Zhong, Scientific Reports, 2018, 10.1038/s41598-018-20837-9
Sequence-specific inhibition of small RNA function, Zamore, P.D., Mello, C.C., Simard, M.J., Hutvágner, G., PLoS Biology, 2004, 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020098
A member of the polymerase β nucleotidyltransferase superfamily is required for RNA interference in C. elegans, Mello, C.C., McCollough, J.A., Brownell, D.R., Tabara, H., Simard, M.J., Chen, C.-C.G., Current Biology, 2005, 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.009
Role for miR-204 in human pulmonary arterial hypertension, Bonnet, S., Simard, M.J., Côté, J., Provencher, S., Biardel, S., Paquet, E.R., Meloche, J., Perreault, T., Saksouk, N., Giguère, N.J., Paulin, R., Courboulin, A., Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2011, 10.1084/jem.20101812
The slicing activity of miRNA-specific Argonautes is essential for the miRNA pathway in C. elegans, Simard, M.J., Bouasker, S., Nucleic Acids Research, 2012, 10.1093/nar/gks748
Expression profile of Caenorhabditis elegans mutant for the Werner syndrome gene ortholog reveals the impact of vitamin C on development to increase life span, Lebel, M., Simard, M.J., Proulx, S., Dallaire, A., BMC Genomics, 2014, 10.1186/1471-2164-15-940
Mutations in Conserved Residues of the C. elegans microRNA Argonaute ALG-1 Identify Separable Functions in ALG-1 miRISC Loading and Target Repression, Ambros, V., Hammell, C.M., Simard, M.J., Bouasker, S., Zinovyeva, A.Y., PLoS Genetics, 2014, 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004286
TEG-1 CD2BP2 controls miRNA levels by regulating miRISC stability in C. elegans and human cells, Hansen, D., Simard, M.J., Wang, X., Bossé, G.D., Fressigne, L., Gupta, P., Wang, C., Nucleic acids research, 2017, 10.1093/nar/gkw836
MicroRNA-19a enhances proliferation of bronchial epithelial cells by targeting TGFβR2 gene in severe asthma, Chakir, J., Bossé, Y., Simard, M.J., Plante, S., Jacques, E., Fakhfakh, R., Bérubé, J.-C., Haj-Salem, I., Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2015, 10.1111/all.12551
A new twist in the microRNA pathway: Not dicer but argonaute is required for a microRNA production, Simard, M.J., Bossé, G.D., Cell Research, 2010, 10.1038/cr.2010.83
Two molecular features contribute to the Argonaute specificity for the microRNA and RNAi pathways in C. elegans, Simard, M.J., Banville, I.H., Boisvert, M.-E.L., Jannot, G., RNA, 2008, 10.1261/rna.901908
The RabGAP TBC-11 controls Argonaute localization for proper microRNA function in C. elegans, Martin J. Simard, Rachid Mazroui, Weifeng Gu, Camille Lavoie-Ouellet, Rachel Rioux, Miguel Quévillon Huberdeau, Francois Houle, Pauline Adjibade, Vivek Nilesh Shah, Pascale Michaud, PLOS Genetics, 2021, 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009511
Phosphorylation of Argonaute proteins affects mRNA binding and is essential for microRNA-guided gene silencing in vivo, Meister, G., Simard, M.J., Deutzmann, R., Jannot, G., Engelmann, J.C., Strieder, N., Piquet, S., Danner, J., Fressigné, L., Bruckmann, A., Hauptmann, J., Zeitler, D.M., Quévillon Huberdeau, M., EMBO Journal, 2017, 10.15252/embj.201696386

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Étudiant(e)s dirigé(e)s*

Depuis 2020/06

Vaishnav Vasudevan - Doctorat - En cours
Louis-Mathieu Harvey - Doctorat - En cours
Mathieu William Segonds - Doctorat - En cours
Pavan Kumar Kakumani - Post-doctorat - En cours
Mickael Lhuillier - Maîtrise avec mémoire - En cours
Pierre-Marc Frédérick - Maîtrise avec mémoire - 2020/09
Pascale Michaud - Doctorat - 2020/09
Michael Lantin - Maîtrise avec mémoire - 2022/05
Vincent Roy - Maîtrise avec mémoire - 2022/09
Vivek Nilesh Shah - Doctorat - 2024/01
Anisha Pal - Doctorat - 2024/05

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