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Benjamin Dufour

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

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Cell Biology· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Genetics· 1

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Organism:C. elegans· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Patrick NarbonneiD· 3 shared Pier-Olivier MarteliD· 3 shared Jichao DengiD· 2 shared Vincent RoyiD· 2 shared Xavier Lechasseur· 2 shared Alexandre ClouetiD· 1 shared Alexane Murray· 1 shared Amani Ange Danielle Brou· 1 shared

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Non-autonomous PMK-1/p38 MAPK signaling ensures homeostatic downregulation of germline stem cell proliferation in C. elegans

Alexandre Clouet, Matthieu Valet, Benjamin Dufour, Janina Rieger, Xavier Lechasseur, Aurelia Condomat Zoumabo, Lloyd Venceslas Fotso Dzuna, Alexane Murray, Jichao Deng, Pier-Olivier Martel, Patrick Narbonne

The paper identifies a signaling pathway in C. elegans that downregulates germline stem cell proliferation in response to oocyte usage needs, preventing tumor formation.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

DAF-18/PTEN prevents oocyte wastage in spermless C. elegans hermaphrodites by blocking spermatheca neck dilation through RHO-1/RhoA disinhibition

Jichao Deng, Armi M Chaudhari, Olivier Gagné, Vincent Roy, Benjamin Dufour, Pier-Olivier Martel, Martin J. Simard, Patrick Narbonne

bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2025 · PreprintGenetics

Non-autonomous regulation of germline stem cell proliferation bysomatic MPK-1/MAPK activity in C. elegans

Sarah Robinson-Thiewes, Benjamin Dufour, Pier-Olivier Martel, Xavier Lechasseur, Amani Ange Danielle Brou, Vincent Roy, Yunqing Chen, Judith E. Kimble, Patrick Narbonne

The paper identifies tissue-specific MPK-1 isoforms in C. elegans and shows that the soma-specific MPK-1A promotes germline stem cell proliferation non-autonomously.

Cell Reports · May 1, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology