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Alain Fournier
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Latest papers
Lipidated peptides derived from intracellular loops 2 and 3 of the urotensin II receptor act as biased allosteric ligands.
The Journal of biological chemistry · 2021
Design and biological assessment of membrane-tethering neuroprotective peptides derived from the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide type 1 receptor.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects · 2019
Intracellular Angiotensin-II Interacts With Nuclear Angiotensin Receptors in Cardiac Fibroblasts and Regulates RNA Synthesis, Cell Proliferation, and Collagen Secretion.
Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017
Latest funding
- $41,000
Dévelopement d'analogues sélectifs du récepteur PAC1 pour le traitement de l'ischémie cérébrale.
CIHR · 2009 · Supervisor
- $556,367
Molecular pharmacology of the neuroprotective peptide hormone PACAP (pituitaty adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide) and its receptors.
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
- $50,500
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NSERC · 2005 · Co-investigator
17 publications.
Lipidated peptides derived from intracellular loops 2 and 3 of the urotensin II receptor act as biased allosteric ligands.
Nassour H, Hoang TA, Martin RD, Dallagnol JCC, Billard É, Létourneau M, Novellino E, Carotenuto A, Allen BG, Tanny JC, Fournier A, Hébert TE, Chatenet D
Design and biological assessment of membrane-tethering neuroprotective peptides derived from the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide type 1 receptor.
Poujol de Molliens M, Jamadagni P, Létourneau M, Devost D, Hébert TE, Patten SA, Fournier A, Chatenet D
Intracellular Angiotensin-II Interacts With Nuclear Angiotensin Receptors in Cardiac Fibroblasts and Regulates RNA Synthesis, Cell Proliferation, and Collagen Secretion.
Tadevosyan A, Xiao J, Surinkaew S, Naud P, Merlen C, Harada M, Qi X, Chatenet D, Fournier A, Allen BG, Nattel S
Role of the Cationic C-Terminal Segment of Melittin on Membrane Fragmentation.
Therrien A, Fournier A, Lafleur M
International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. XCII. Urotensin II, urotensin II-related peptide, and their receptor: from structure to function.
Vaudry H, Leprince J, Chatenet D, Fournier A, Lambert DG, Le Mével JC, Ohlstein EH, Schwertani A, Tostivint H, Vaudry D
Design and application of light-activated probes for cellular signaling.
Chatenet D, Bourgault S, Fournier A
Development and pharmacological characterization of conformationally constrained urotensin II-related peptide agonists.
Chatenet D, Folch B, Feytens D, Létourneau M, Tourwé D, Doucet N, Fournier A
Identification by photoaffinity labeling of the extracellular N-terminal domain of PAC1 receptor as the major binding site for PACAP.
Dejda A, Bourgault S, Doan ND, Létourneau M, Couvineau A, Vaudry H, Vaudry D, Fournier A
Design and in vitro characterization of PAC1/VPAC1-selective agonists with potent neuroprotective effects.
Doan ND, Bourgault S, Dejda A, Létourneau M, Detheux M, Vaudry D, Vaudry H, Chatenet D, Fournier A
Characterization of the adrenomedullin receptor acting as the target of a new radiopharmaceutical biomolecule for lung imaging.
Fu Y, Létourneau M, Nguyen QT, Chatenet D, Dupuis J, Fournier A
Dévelopement d'analogues sélectifs du récepteur PAC1 pour le traitement de l'ischémie cérébrale.
Principal investigators: Doan, Ngoc Duc
Keywords: Agoniste; Apoptose; Ischémie; Pacap; Récepteur Pac1
Molecular pharmacology of the neuroprotective peptide hormone PACAP (pituitaty adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide) and its receptors.
Principal investigators: Fournier, Alain
Keywords: A Neuropeptide Hormone; Binding And Photolabeling Studies; Elders' Health; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Pacap; Parkinson'S Disease; Peptide Synthesis And Molecular Pharmacology
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Principal investigators: Sylvestre, Michel
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Principal investigators: Lépine, François
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- David Chatenet and Alain Fournier: 8 shared papers
- David Chatenet and Nicolas Doucet: 6 shared papers
- Stanley Nattel and David Chatenet: 1 shared paper
- Stanley Nattel and Alain Fournier: 1 shared paper
- Adel Schwertani and David Chatenet: 1 shared paper
- Adel Schwertani and Alain Fournier: 1 shared paper
- Nicolas Doucet and Alain Fournier: 1 shared paper
- INRS
- Chimie médicinale
- Department of Medicine
- Medicine
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