Jean-Sebastien Parent
Adjunct Research Professor
- B.Sc. in biochemistry (Université de Montréal), Ph.D. in biochemistry (Université de Montréal)
- Email Jean-Sebastien Parent
Current Research
We study the molecular mechanisms that enable crop plants to develop, adapt, and perform under diverse environmental conditions. Our research explores how genetic and epigenetic regulation, particularly through small RNA molecules, influences plant development and can be harnessed to combat disease. Through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates microscopy, transcriptomics, and genome editing, we generate new insights with the potential to enhance agricultural productivity, resilience, and food security in Canada.
Selected Publications
Turcotte, J. Hooker, B. Samanfar, J.-S. Parent, Can Epigenetics Guide the Production of Better Adapted Cultivars? Agronomy, 12(4) (2022).
J.-S. Parent, J. Cahn, R. P. Herridge, D. Grimanelli, R. A. Martienssen, Small RNAs guide histone methylation in Arabidopsis embryos. Genes Dev., 35(11-12): 841–846 (2021).
C. Lee, E. Ernst, B. Berube, F. Borges, J.-S. Parent, P. Ledon, A. Schorn, R. A. Martienssen, Arabidopsis retrotransposon virus-like particles and their regulation by epigenetically activated small RNA . Genome Res., 30(4): 576–588 (2020).
J.-S. Parent, F. Borges, A. Shimada, R. A. Martienssen, Small RNA Function in Plants : From Chromatin to the Next Generation. Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol. LXXXIV: 133-140 (2019).
Borges, J.-S. Parent, F. van Ex, P. Wolff, G. Martínez, C. Köhler, R. A. Martienssen, Transposon-derived small RNAs triggered by miR845 mediate genome dosage response in Arabidopsis. Nat. Genet. 50(2): 186–192 (2018).
J.-S. Parent, N. Bouteiller, T. Elmayan, H. Vaucheret, Respective contributions of Arabidopsis DCL2 and DCL4 to RNA silencing. Plant J. 81(2): 223–232 (2015).