Damien D'Amours, Université de Montréal

Research

Cell Cycle Chromatin Yeast Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (Cdk)Genome Integrity Mass Spectrometry Mitosis Phosphoproteome

Latest papers

Polo kinase Cdc5 associates with centromeres to facilitate the removal of centromeric cohesin during mitosis.
Molecular biology of the cell · 2016
Centrosome-Dependent Bypass of the DNA Damage Checkpoint by the Polo Kinase Cdc5.
Cell reports · 2016 · senior author
Structural maintenance of chromosome (SMC) proteins link microtubule stability to genome integrity.
The Journal of biological chemistry · 2014

All 4 publications

Latest funding

High resolution profiling of phosphoproteome dynamics in normal and mutant cells defective in mitotic kinase activity
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
$1,169,688
Mitotic regulation of the Condensin complex
CIHR · 2014 · Nominated PI
$690,898
Regulation of the DNA damage response by SMC complexes
CIHR · 2011 · Nominated PI
$734,656

All 5 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Polo kinase Cdc5 associates with centromeres to facilitate the removal of centromeric cohesin during mitosis.

Mishra PK, Ciftci-Yilmaz S, Reynolds D, Au WC, Boeckmann L, Dittman LE, Jowhar Z, Pachpor T, Yeh E, Baker RE, Hoyt MA, D'Amours D, Bloom K, Basrai MA

Molecular biology of the cell2016

DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-01-0004 PMID: 27226485

02

Centrosome-Dependent Bypass of the DNA Damage Checkpoint by the Polo Kinase Cdc5.

Ratsima H, Serrano D, Pascariu M, D'Amours D

Cell reports2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.01.014 PMID: 26832404

03

Structural maintenance of chromosome (SMC) proteins link microtubule stability to genome integrity.

Laflamme G, Tremblay-Boudreault T, Roy MA, Andersen P, Bonneil É, Atchia K, Thibault P, D'Amours D, Kwok BH

The Journal of biological chemistry2014

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.569608 PMID: 25135640

04

When genome integrity and cell cycle decisions collide: roles of polo kinases in cellular adaptation to DNA damage.

Serrano D, D'Amours D

Systems and synthetic biology2014Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11693-014-9151-9 PMID: 25136381

High resolution profiling of phosphoproteome dynamics in normal and mutant cells defective in mitotic kinase activity

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: D'Amours, Damien

Keywords: Cell Cycle; Chromatin; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (Cdk); Genome Integrity; Mass Spectrometry; Mitosis; Phosphoproteome; Polo-Like Kinase (Plk); Ubiquitylation; Yeast

$1,169,688

Mitotic regulation of the Condensin complex

Nominated PICIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: D'Amours, Damien

Keywords: Cell Cycle; Chromatin; Chromosomes; Condensin; Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; Genetics; Genome Stability; Phosphorylation; Smc Proteins; Yeast

$690,898

Regulation of the DNA damage response by SMC complexes

Nominated PICIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: D'Amours, Damien

Keywords: Cancer; Checkpoint; Dna Repair; Genome Stability; Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome; Phosphorylation; Rad50 Complex; Smc Complexes; Smc5-6 Complex; Sumoylation

$734,656

Le rôle de la phosphorylation de Xrs2 dans la régulation de l'intégrité génomique

SupervisorCIHR2010Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Simoneau, Antoine

Keywords: Biochimie; Cycle Cellulaire; Dommage À L'Adn; Phosphorylation; Point De Contrôle De La Phase S; Télomères

$17,500

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER / TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA - tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2009Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: D'Amours, Damien

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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