Cloutier, Sylvie, Ph.D.
Molecular geneticist
Contact Information:
960 Carling Ave
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
Telephone: 613-759-1744
Fax: 613-759-1937
Email: sylvie.j.cloutier@agr.gc.ca
Areas of Expertise:
- cdna library
- genomics
- bac library
- sequencing
- cloning
Current Projects:
- Construction of physical maps of important seed quality traits.
- Identification of wheat disease resistance genes by microarrayed biochips
- Map-based cloning and sequencing of the wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr1.
- Molecular genetics of the leaf rust pathosystem: gene expression profiling using microarrays.
Research publications
2019
- Cloutier S, You FM, Soto-Cerda BJ (2019) Linum Genetic Markers, Maps and QTL Discovery. In: Genetics and Genomics of Linum, Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models 23, Cullis CA (ed), Springer Nature, Switzerland, Chap 7, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23964-0_7
- Ravichandran, S., Ragupathy, R., Edwards, T., Domaratzki, M., Cloutier, S. (2019). Microrna-guided regulation of heat stress response in wheat, 20(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5799-6
- You FM, Cloutier S (2019) Assembly of the Flax Genome into Chromosomes. In: Genetics and Genomics of Linum, Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models 23, Cullis CA (ed), Springer Nature, Switzerland, Chap 5, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23964-0_5
2018
- Soto-Cerda, B.J., Cloutier, S., Quian, R., Gajardo, H.A., Olivos, M., You, F.M. (2018). Genome-wide association analysis of mucilage and hull content in flax (Linum usitatissimum l.) seeds, 19(10), http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19102870
- You, F.M., Xiao, J., Li, P., Yao, Z., Jia, G., He, L., Kumar, S., Soto-Cerda, B., Duguid, S.D., Booker, H.M., Rashid, K.Y., Cloutier, S. (2018). Genome-wide association study and selection signatures detect genomic regions associated with seed yield and oil quality in flax, 19(8), http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19082303
- https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxvi/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/30386
2017
- Sudarshan, G.P., Kulkarni, M., Akhov, L., Ashe, P., Shaterian, H., Cloutier, S., Rowland, G., Wei, Y., Selvaraj, G. (2017). QTL mapping and molecular characterization of the classical D locus controlling seed and flower color in Linum usitatissimum (flax), 7(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11565-7
- Wang, Z., Guo, H., Cloutier, S. (2017). Tandem duplications of receptor-like kinase genes reshaped the homologous chromosome 1 regions in Oryza sativa ssp. indica and japonica and their possible ancestral genomes, 37(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11032-016-0594-4
- You, F.M., Jia, G., Xiao, J., Duguid, S.D., Rashid, K.Y., Booker, H.M., Cloutier, S. (2017). Genetic variability of 27 traits in a core collection of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), 8 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01636
2016
- Cloutier, S. (2016). "Linseed.", in Corke, H., Wrigley, C., Seetharaman, K. and Faubion, J. (eds.) - Encyclopedia of Food Grains, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, Chapter 31, pp. 259-264.
- Li, P., Quan, X., Jia, G., Xiao, J., Cloutier, S., You, F.M. (2016). RGAugury: A pipeline for genome-wide prediction of resistance gene analogs (RGAs) in plants, 17(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-3197-x
- McCallum, B.D., Hiebert, C.W., Cloutier, S., Bakkeren, G., Rosa, S.B., Humphreys, D.G., Marais, G.F., McCartney, C.A., Panwar, V., Rampitsch, C., Saville, B.J., Wang, X. (2016). A review of wheat leaf rust research and the development of resistant cultivars in Canada, 38(1), 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2016.1145598
- Ragupathy, R., Ravichandran, S., Mahdi, M.S.R., Huang, D., Reimer, E., Domaratzki, M., Cloutier, S. (2016). Deep sequencing of wheat sRNA transcriptome reveals distinct temporal expression pattern of miRNAs in response to heat, light and UV, 6 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39373
- Shi, G., Zhang, Z., Friesen, T.L., Bansal, U., Cloutier, S., Wicker, T., Rasmussen, J.B., Faris, J.D. (2016). Marker development, saturation mapping, and high-resolution mapping of the Septoria nodorum blotch susceptibility gene Snn3-B1 in wheat, 291(1), 107-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00438-015-1091-x
- Thambugala D, Ragupathy R, Cloutier S (2016) Structural organization of fatty acid desaturase loci in linseed lines with contrasting linolenic acid contents. Funct Integr Genomics 16:429-439
- Xiao J, Sekhwal MK, Li P, Ragupathy R, Cloutier S, Wang X, You FM (2016) Pseudogenes and Their Genome-Wide Prediction in Plants. Int J Mol Sci. 17(12). pii: E1991.
- You FM, Jia G, Cloutier S, Booker HM, Duguid SD, Rashid K (2016) A method of estimating broad-sense heritability for quantitative traits in the type 2 modified augmented design. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, 8(11):257-272.
- You, F.M., Booker, H.M., Duguid, S.D., Jia, G., Cloutier, S. (2016). Accuracy of genomic selection in biparental populations of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), 4(4), 290-303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2016.03.001
- You, F.M., Duguid, S.D., Lam, I., Cloutier, S., Rashid, K.Y., and Booker, H.M. (2016). "Pedigrees and Genetic Base of Flax Cultivars Registered in Canada.", Canadian Journal of Plant Science. doi : 10.1139/CJPS-2015-0337
- You, F.M., Song, Q., Jia, G., Cheng, Y., Duguid, S., Booker, H., Cloutier, S. (2016). Estimation of genetic parameters and their sampling variances for quantitative traits in the type 2 modified augmented design, 4(2), 107-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2016.01.003
2015
- Kumar, S., You, F.M., Duguid, S., Booker, H., Rowland, G., Cloutier, S. (2015). QTL for fatty acid composition and yield in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.), 128(5), 965-984. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-015-2483-3
- Sekhwal, M.K., Li, P., Lam, I., Wang, X., Cloutier, S., and You, F.M. (2015). "Disease Resistance Gene Analogs (RGAs) in Plants.", International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16(8), pp. 19248-19290. doi : 10.3390/ijms160819248
- You, F.M., Cloutier, S., Shan, Y.F., and Ragupathy, R. (2015). "LTR Annotator: Automated Identification and Annotation of LTR Retrotransposons in Plant Genomes.", International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, 5(3), pp. 165-174. doi : 10.17706/ijbbb.2015.5.3.165-174
2014
- Dakouri, A., McCallum, B.D., Cloutier, S. (2014). Haplotype diversity and evolutionary history of the Lr34 locus of wheat, 33(3), 639-655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11032-013-9981-2
- Ghose, K., Selvaraj, K., McCallum, J., Kirby, C.W., Sweeney-Nixon, M., Cloutier, S.J., Deyholos, M., Datla, R., Fofana, B. (2014). Identification and functional characterization of a flax UDP-glycosyltransferase glucosylating secoisolariciresinol (SECO) into secoisolariciresinol monoglucoside (SMG) and diglucoside (SDG), 14(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-14-82
- Kumar, S., Wang, Z., Banks, T.W., Jordan, M.C., McCallum, B.D., Cloutier, S. (2014). Lr1-mediated leaf rust resistance pathways of transgenic wheat lines revealed by a gene expression study using the Affymetrix GeneChip® Wheat Genome Array, 34(1), 127-141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11032-014-0022-6
- Radovanovic, N., Thambugala, D., Duguid, S., Loewen, E., Cloutier, S. (2014). Functional characterization of flax fatty acid desaturase FAD2 and FAD3 isoforms expressed in yeast reveals a broad diversity in activity, 56(7), 609-620. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12033-014-9737-1
- Soto-Cerda, B.J., Diederichsen, A., Duguid, S., Booker, H., Rowland, G., Cloutier, S. (2014). The potential of pale flax as a source of useful genetic variation for cultivated flax revealed through molecular diversity and association analyses, 34(4), 2091-2107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11032-014-0165-5
- Soto-Cerda, B.J., Duguid, S., Booker, H., Rowland, G., Diederichsen, A., Cloutier, S. (2014). Association mapping of seed quality traits using the Canadian flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) core collection, 127(4), 881-896. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-014-2264-4
- Soto-Cerda, B.J., Duguid, S., Booker, H., Rowland, G., Diederichsen, A., Cloutier, S. (2014). Genomic regions underlying agronomic traits in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) as revealed by association mapping, 56(1), 75-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jipb.12118
- Soto-Cerda, B.J., Westermeyer, F., Iñiguez-Luy, F., Muñoz, G., Montenegro, A., Cloutier, S. (2014). Assessing the agronomic potential of linseed genotypes by multivariate analyses and association mapping of agronomic traits, 196(1), 35-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-013-1012-1
- Thambugala, D., Cloutier, S. (2014). Fatty acid composition and desaturase gene expression in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), 55(4), 423-432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13353-014-0222-0
- You, F.M., Li, P., Kumar, S., Ragupathy, R., Li, Z.N., Fu, Y.B., and Cloutier, S. (2014). "Genome-wide Identification and Characterization of the Gene Families Controlling Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Flax (Linum usitatissimum L).", Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 7(10), pp. 310-326. doi : 10.4172/jpb.1000334
- Zhang, T., Lamb, E.G., Soto-Cerda, B., Duguid, S., Cloutier, S., Rowland, G., Diederichsen, A., Booker, H.M. (2014). Structural equation modeling of the Canadian flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) core collection for multiple phenotypic traits, 94(8), 1325-1332. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS-2014-158
2013
- Asgarinia, P., Cloutier, S., Duguid, S., Rashid, K., Mirlohi, A., Banik, M., Saeidi, G. (2013). Mapping quantitative trait loci for powdery mildew resistance in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), 53(6), 2462-2472. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2013.05.0298
- Dakouri, A., McCallum, B.D., Radovanovic, N., Cloutier, S. (2013). Molecular and phenotypic characterization of seedling and adult plant leaf rust resistance in a world wheat collection, 32(3), 663-677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11032-013-9899-8
- Kumar, S., Jordan, M.C., Datla, R., Cloutier, S. (2013). The LuWD40-1 Gene Encoding WD Repeat Protein Regulates Growth and Pollen Viability in Flax (Linum Usitatissimum L.), 8(7), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069124
- McCouch, S., Baute, G.J., Bradeen, J., Bramel, P., Bretting, P.K., Buckler, E., Burke, J.M., Charest, D., Cloutier, S., Cole, G., Dempewolf, H., Dingkuhn, M., Feuillet, C., Gepts, P., Grattapaglia, D., Guarino, L., Jackson, S., Knapp, S., Langridge, P., Lawton-Rauh, A., Lijua, Q., Lusty, C.A., Michaels, T.E., Myles, S., Naito, K., Nelson, R.L., Pontarollo, R., Richards, C.M., Rieseberg, L., Ross-Ibarra, J., Rounsley, S., Sackville Hamilton, R., Schurr, U., Stein, N., Tomooka, N., van der Knaap, E., van Tassel, D., Toll, J., Valls, J., Varshney, R.K., Ward, J., Waugh, R., and Zamir, D. (2013). "Agriculture: Feeding the future.", Nature, 499, pp. 23-24. doi : 10.1038/499023a
- Ragupathy, R., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Arguments for standardizing transposable element annotation in plant genomes.", Trends in Plant Science. doi : 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.03.005
- Soto-Cerda, B.J., Cloutier, S. (2013). Outlier Loci and Selection Signatures of Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) in Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), 31(4), 978-990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11105-013-0568-1
- Soto-Cerda, B.J., Diederichsen, A., Ragupathy, R., Cloutier, S. (2013). Genetic characterization of a core collection of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) suitable for association mapping studies and evidence of divergent selection between fiber and linseed types, 13(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-13-78
- Thambugala, D., Duguid, S.D., Loewen, E., Rowland, G.G., Booker, H.M., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Genetic variation of six desaturase genes in flax and their impact on fatty acid composition.", Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), 126(10), pp. 2627-2641. doi : 10.1007/s00122-013-2161-2
- Wang, Z.N., Banik, M., Cloutier, S., Gulick, P. (2013). Divergent evolutionary mechanisms of co-located Tak/Lrk and Glu-D3 loci revealed by comparative analysis of grass genomes, 56(4), 195-204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/gen-2012-0172
- You, F.M., Duguid, S.D., Thambugala, D., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Statistical analysis and field evaluation of the type 2 modified augmented design (MAD) in phenotyping of flax (Linum usitatissimum) germplasms in multiple environments.", Australian Journal of Crop Science, 7(11), pp. 1789-1800.
- Zhang, W., Boyle, K., McCallum, B.D., Cloutier, S., and Fobert, P. (2013). "Capturing dynamice host-parasite interactomes.", 9th Canadian Plant Genomics Workshop, Halifax, NS, Canada, August 12-15, 2013.
2012
- Cloutier, S., Miranda, E., Ward, K., Radovanovic, N., Reimer, E., Walichnowski, A., Datla, R., Rowland, G., Duguid, S., Ragupathy, R. (2012). Simple sequence repeat marker development from bacterial artificial chromosome end sequences and expressed sequence tags of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), 125(4), 685-694. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-012-1860-4
- Cloutier, S., Ragupathy, R., Miranda, E., Radovanovic, N., Reimer, E., Walichnowski, A., Ward, K., Rowland, G., Duguid, S., Banik, M. (2012). Integrated consensus genetic and physical maps of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), 125(8), 1783-1795. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-012-1953-0
- Kumar, S., Banks, T.W., and Cloutier, S. (2012). "SNP discovery through next-generation sequencing and its applications.", International Journal of Plant Genomics, 2012(Article No. 831460). doi : 10.1155/2012/831460
- Kumar, S., You, F.M., Cloutier, S. (2012). Genome wide SNP discovery in flax through next generation sequencing of reduced representation libraries, 13(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-13-684
- Malihipour, A., Gilbert, J., Piercey-Normore, M., Cloutier, S. (2012). Molecular phylogenetic analysis, trichothecene chemotype patterns, and variation in aggressiveness of fusarium isolates causing head blight in wheat, 96(7), 1016-1025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-11-0866-RE
- McCallum, B.D., Humphreys, D.G., Somers, D.J., Dakouri, A., Cloutier, S. (2012). Allelic variation for the rust resistance gene Lr34/Yr18 in Canadian wheat cultivars, 183(2), 261-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-011-0519-6
- Soto-Cerda, B.J. and Cloutier, S. (2012). "Association mapping in plant genomes.", in Caliskan, M (ed.) - Genetic diversity in plants, InTech, Open Access Publisher, Chapter 3, pp. 29-54.
- Soto-Cerda, B.J., Maureira-Butler, I., Muñoz, G., Rupayan, A., Cloutier, S. (2012). SSR-based population structure, molecular diversity and linkage disequilibrium analysis of a collection of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) varying for mucilage seed-coat content, 30(2), 875-888. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11032-011-9670-y
- Wang, Z., Hobson, N., Galindo, L., Zhu, S., Shi, D., McDill, J., Yang, L., Hawkins, S., Neutelings, G., Datla, R., Lambert, G., Galbraith, D.W., Grassa, C.J., Geraldes, A., Cronk, Q.C., Cullis, C., Dash, P.K., Kumar, P.A., Cloutier, S., Sharpe, A.G., Wong, G.K.S., Wang, J., Deyholos, M.K. (2012). The genome of flax (Linum usitatissimum) assembled de novo from short shotgun sequence reads, 72(3), 461-473. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2012.05093.x
2011
- Aboukhaddour, R., Cloutier, S., Lamari, L., Strelkov, S.E. (2011). Simple sequence repeats and diversity of globally distributed populations of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, 33(3), 389-399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2011.590821
- Banik, M., Duguid, S., Cloutier, S., Belzile, F. (2011). Transcript profiling and gene characterization of three fatty acid desaturase genes in high, moderate, and low linolenic acid genotypes of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and their role in linolenic acid accumulation, 54(6), 471-483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/g11-013
- Cloutier, S., Ragupathy, R., Niu, Z., Duguid, S. (2011). SSR-based linkage map of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and mapping of QTLs underlying fatty acid composition traits, 28(4), 437-451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11032-010-9494-1
- Fofana, B., Cloutier, S., Kirby, C.W., McCallum, J., Duguid, S. (2011). A well balanced omega-6/omega-3 ratio in developing flax bolls after heating and its implications for use as a fresh vegetable by humans, 44(8), 2459-2464. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2010.12.018
- Hiebert, C.W., Fetch, T.G., Zegeye, T., Thomas, J.B., Somers, D.J., Humphreys, D.G., McCallum, B.D., Cloutier, S., Singh, D., Knott, D.R. (2011). Genetics and mapping of seedling resistance to Ug99 stem rust in Canadian wheat cultivars 'Peace' and 'AC Cadillac', 122(1), 143-149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-010-1430-6
- Ragupathy, R., Rathinavelu, R., Cloutier, S. (2011). Physical mapping and BAC-end sequence analysis provide initial insights into the flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genome, 12 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-217
- Venglat, P., Xiang, D., Qiu, S., Stone, S.L., Tibiche, C., Cram, D., Alting-Mees, M., Nowak, J., Cloutier, S., Deyholos, M., Bekkaoui, F., Sharpe, A., Wang, E., Rowland, G., Selvaraj, G., Datla, R. (2011). Gene expression analysis of flax seed development, 11 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-11-74
2010
- Dakouri, A., McCallum, B.D., Walichnowski, A.Z., Cloutier, S. (2010). Fine-mapping of the leaf rust Lr34 locus in Triticum aestivum (L.) and characterization of large germplasm collections support the ABC transporter as essential for gene function, 121(2), 373-384. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-010-1316-7
- Faris, J.D., Zhang, Z., Lu, H., Lu, S., Reddy, L., Cloutier, S., Fellers, J.P., Meinhardt, S.W., Rasmussen, J.B., Xu, S.S., Oliver, R.P., Simons, K.J., Friesen, T.L. (2010). A unique wheat disease resistance-like gene governs effector-triggered susceptibility to necrotrophic pathogens, 107(30), 13544-13549. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1004090107
- Fofana, B., Yao, X.H., Rampitsch, C., Cloutier, S., Wilkins, J.A., Nyomba, B.L.G. (2010). Prenatal alcohol exposure alters phosphorylation and glycosylation of proteins in rat offspring liver, 10(3), 417-434. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200800969
- Ragupathy, R., Banks, T., Cloutier, S. (2010). Molecular characterization of the Sasanda LTR copia retrotransposon family uncovers their recent amplification in Triticum aestivum (L.) genome, 283(3), 255-271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00438-009-0509-8
- Wang, Z.N., Huang, X.Q., Cloutier, S. (2010). Recruitment of closely linked genes for divergent functions: The seed storage protein (Glu-3) and powdery mildew (Pm3) genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), 10(2), 241-251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10142-009-0150-y
2009
- Aboukhaddour, R., Cloutier, S., Ballance, G.M., Lamari, L. (2009). Genome characterization of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis isolates reveals high plasticity and independent chromosomal location of ToxA and ToxB, 10(2), 201-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00520.x
- Cloutier, S., Niu, Z., Datla, R., Duguid, S. (2009). Development and analysis of EST-SSRs for flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), 119(1), 53-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-009-1016-3
- DePauw, R.M., Clarke, F.R., Fofana, B., Knox, R., Humphreys, G., Cloutier, S. (2009). RL4137 contributes preharvest sprouting resistance to Canadian wheats, 168(3), 347-361. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-009-9933-4
- Fofana, B., Humphreys, D.G., Rasul, G., Cloutier, S., Brûlé-Babel, A., Woods, S., Lukow, O.M., Somers, D.J. (2009). Mapping quantitative trait loci controlling pre-harvest sprouting resistance in a red x white seeded spring wheat cross, 165(3), 509-521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9766-6
- Wicker, T., Krattinger, S.G., Lagudah, E.S., Komatsuda, T., Pourkheirandish, M., Matsumoto, T., Cloutier, S., Reiser, L., Kanamori, H., Sato, K., Perovic, D., Stein, N., Keller, B. (2009). Analysis of intraspecies diversity in wheat and barley genomes identifies breakpoints of ancient haplotypes and provides insight into the structure of diploid and hexaploid triticeae gene pools, 149(1), 258-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.108.129734
- Zhang, J., Lu, Y., Yuan, Y., Zhang, X., Geng, J., Chen, Y., Cloutier, S., McVetty, P.B.E., Li, G. (2009). Map-based cloning and characterization of a gene controlling hairiness and seed coat color traits in Brassica rapa, 69(5), 553-563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11103-008-9437-y
Other science related publications
2020
- Cloutier S (2020) Sylvie Cloutier. Wikipedia web page, Nov 1, 2020. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvie_Cloutier)
- Cloutier S, You F, Rashid K, Zheng C, Lam S, Khan N, He L, Xiao X, Yao J, Li P (2020) Insights into genetic structure and genomic prediction of powdery mildew resistance in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). Proc 28th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, Jan 11-15, PO0499
- Fatima F, McCallum B, Hiebert C, McCartney C, Fedak G, Pozniak C, Edwards T, Ravichandran S, You FM, Cloutier S (2020) Single and multi-locus genome-wide association study for leaf rust resistance in cultivated, progenitor and wild wheat. Proc 28th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, Jan 11-15, PO0937
- Goodman E (2020) Serious support for grain science. GrainsWest , Winter 2020, pp7-8 (https://grainswest.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/grainswest24/8/)
- King C (2020) From wild to wheat. Top Crop Manager, Nov 16 2020 (https://www.topcropmanager.com/from-wild-to-wheat/)
- Till BJ, Aravena Abarzua GA, Howard-Till R, Qian R, Gajardo H, Cloutier S, Fofana B, Soto-Cerda BJ (2020) Genomic improvement of flax using natural variation and induced mutations. Proc 28th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, Jan 11-15, W436
- Wenguang Cao, Gavin Humphreys, Minkyung Kang-Choi, Linda Langille, Sylvie Cloutier, Allen Xue, Barbara Blackwell and Maria Antonia Henriquez (2020) Evaluation for new sources of Fusarium head blight resistance in hexaploid and tetraploid wheat Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Fusarium Head Blight. Banff, Canada March 23-26 2020
2019
- Bruskiewich RM, Caron CT, Kucheran LS, Jia G, Young LW, Staton SE, Légaré J-S, Wang Z, Huellas-Bruskiewicz K, Warfield A, Marden E, Bett K, Booker HM, Cloutier S, You FM and Rieseberg LH. The DivSeek Canada Initiative: out of the starting gate. XXVII Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, January 12-16, 2019 (PO0035)
- CBCNews (2019) $24M in funding announced for 3 U of Sask-led agriculture research projects. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/u-sask-agriculture-research-funding-1.5222733 , July 23
- Fatima F, Edwards T, Hiebert C, McCartney C, McCallum B, Henriquez MA, Humphreys G, Cao W, Fedak G, You FM, Cloutier S (2019) Diversity analysis of wheat and wild relatives using the wheat 90K Infinium array. Proc 1st International Wheat Congress, Saskatoon, July 21-27, P217 (poster)
- Humphreys G, Cao W, Kalikililo A, Langille L, Henriquez MA, Blackwell B, Fedak G, Cloutier S (2019) Uncovering useful variability for agronomics and disease resistance within a diverse wheat collection. Proc 1st International Wheat Congress, Saskatoon, July 21-27, P 447 (poster)
- Jia G, You FM, Cloutier S, Deyholos MK, and Booker H. The flax breeding database (FlaxDB). XXVII Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, January 12-16, 2019. PE1082
- Kang-Choi M, Kalikililo A, Serajazari M, Wilker N, Langille L, Xue A, Blackwell B, Cloutier S, McCartney C, Navabi A, Humphreys G (2019) Evaluation of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in a Canadian Winter Wheat DH population. Proc 1st International Wheat Congress, Saskatoon, July 21-27, P 268 (poster)
- Young LW, Trouve J-P, Speck A, Kutcher R, Rashid KY, You FM, Cloutier S and Booker HM. Mapping rust and powdery mildew resistant genes in flax. XXVII Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, January 12-16, 2019 (PO0871).
2018
- Bruskiewich RM, Bett K, Booker HM, Cloutier S, You FM, Evan Staton S, Warfield A, Warfield E, Rieseberg LH (2018) Divseek Canada Initiative. Proc 26th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 13-17, W314 (workshop oral talk)
- Fedak G, Wolfe D, Chi D, Cloutier S, Xue A, Zhang L (2018) Unique sources of resistance to Fusarium head blight for durum wheat. Proc 26th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 13-17, P1094 (poster)
- Fofana B, Ghose K, Somalraju A, McCallum J, Cloutier S (2018) Dissecting SDG lignin biosynthetic pathways in EMS mutagenized flax using Ampliseq gene panels. Proc 26th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 13-17, P0117 (poster)
- Kang-Choi M, Kalikililo A, Serajazari, M Wilker N, Xue A, Cloutier S, Navabi A, Humphreys G (2018) Analysis of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in a Canadian Winter Wheat Doubled Haploid Population. Poster and abstract presented at 9th Canadian Fusarium Workshop, Nov. 19-22, 2018 in Winnipeg, MB.
- Soto-Cerda BJ, Quian R, Gajardo H, Cloutier S (2018) First insights into the genetic factors underlying post-flowering drought tolerance in flax. Proc 26th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 13-17, P1187 (poster)
- You FM, Rashid K, Cloutier S, Chen W, Luo M-C, Zhu (2018) High-quality genome sequences of cultivated (Linum usitatissimum) and wild (L. bienne) flax. Proc 26th Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 13-17, P0911 (poster)
2017
- Cloutier S, Ghose K, Somalraju A, McCallum J, Fofana B (2017) Further evidence that mutations in UGT74S1 alter SDG lignan glucoside profiles in EMS flax mutant lines. Proc 25th Plant and Animal Genome meeting, San Diego, CA, 14-18 Jan, P232
- Desta DS, Cloutier S (2017) Genome-wide association study for drought related traits in flax. Joint Meeting Canadian Society of Plant Biologists and Canadian Society for Horticultural Science, Vancouver, July 4-7, 161-AB (poster)
- Kang-Choi M, Humphreys G, Cloutier S, Cao W, Xue A, Navabi A (2017) Evaluation of Type II resistance to Fusarium head blight in Canadian winter wheat. Joint Meeting Canadian Phytopathological Society and Canadian Society of Agronomy, Winnipeg, June 18-22, P16 (poster)
- Ravichandran S, Ragupathy R, Edwards T, Robinson S, Domaratzki M, Cloutier S (2017) MicroRNA guided post-transcriptional gene regulation in response to heat stress in wheat. Joint Meeting Canadian Society of Plant Biologists and Canadian Society for Horticultural Science, Vancouver, July 4-7 (oral)
- Ravichandran S, You FM, Rashid KY, Young L, Booker HM, Cloutier S (2017) Structural organization and haplotypes of rust resistance genes in flax. Joint Meeting Canadian Phytopathological Society and Canadian Society of Agronomy, Winnipeg, June 18-22, P3 (poster)
- You FM, Rashid K, Yao Z, Cloutier S (2017) Genome-wide association study for Fusarium wilt resistance in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). Joint Meeting of Canadian Phytopathological Society and Canadian Society of Agronomy, Winnipeg, MB, June 18-22 (poster).
2016
- Cloutier, S., Deyholos, M.K., Ragupathy, R., Zhu, T., Li, P., Luo, M.-C., and You, F.M. (2016). "BioNano optical map improves the flax reference genome.", XXIV Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, USA, January 9-13, 2016.
- Desta DS, Cloutier S (2016) Genomics of drought tolerance in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) Canadian Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Montreal, 24-26 July
- Fofana, B., Ghose, K., McCallum, J.L., Somalraju, A., Cloutier, S., Deyholos, M.K., and Rowland, G.G. (2016). "Developing EMS flax mutant lines with altered SDG lignan glucosides.", PAGXXIV 2016, San Diego, USA, January 9-13, 2016.
- Fofana, B., Ghose, K., McCallum, J.L., Somalraju, A., Cloutier, S., Deyholos, M.K., and Rowland, G.G. (2016). "Developing EMS flax mutant lines with altered SDG lignan glucosides.", PAGXXIV, San Diego, USA, January 9-13, 2015. (Poster)
- Fu YB, Cloutier S, Tinker N (2016) Molecular characterization of plant germplasm in Plant Gene Resources of Canada: some lessons learnt for DivSeek. DivSeek Workshop. Saskatoon, Sk, 18 June 2016
- Kang-Choi M, Humphreys G, Cloutier S, Blackwell B, McCartney C, Navabi A (2016) Improvement of fusarium head blight resistance in winter wheat. Proc 3rd Can Wheat Symposium, Ottawa, Nov22-25, P 35
- Li, P., Cloutier, S., and You, F.M. (2016). "RGAugury: A pipeline for genome-wide prediction of resistance gene analogs (RGAs) in plants.", Great Lakes Bioinformatics and Canadian Computational Biology Conference, Toronto, Canada, May 16-19, 2016. (Poster)
- McCallum BD, Hiebert CW, Fetch TG, McCartney CA, Henriquez MA, Randhawa HS, Cloutier S (2016) Developing a wheat germplasm collection with diverse pathogen and pest resistance. Canadian Phytopathological Society Meeting, Moncton, NB, 12-15 June
- McCartney CA, Kassa MT, Pozniak CJ, You FM, Cloutier S, Wise IL, Smith MAH, Sharpe AG, Fobert PR, Kumar S, Burt A, Ordon F, Uauy C, Costamagna AC (2016) Wheat midge resistance: breeding and genetics. Proc 3rd Can Wheat Symposium, Ottawa, Nov22-25, S10
- Ravichandran S, Ragupathy R, Edwards T, Mahdi MSR, Lévesque-Lemay M, Domaratzki M, Cloutier S (2016) Heat stress-responsive miRNA are transiently expressed to impart stress tolerance in wheat plants. Proc 3rd Can Wheat Symposium, Ottawa, Nov22-25, S29
- Ravichandran S, Ragupathy R, Mahdi MSR, Huang D, Reimer E, Domaratzki M, Cloutier S (2016) Sequencing of small RNA transcriptome demonstrates distinct temporal expression pattern of stress regulated miRNA in wheat. Canadian Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Montreal, 24-26 July, P22
- You FM, Duguid SD, Lam I, Cloutier S, Rashid K, Booker HM (2016) Pedigrees and genetic base of flax varieties registered in Canada. 66th Flax Institute of the United States, Fargo, North Dakota, March 31-April 1, 2016.
- You FM, Duguid SD, Lam I, Cloutier S, Rashid KY, Booker HM (2016) Pedigrees and genetic base of flax cultivars registered in Canada. Proc 66th Flax Institute of the United States, Fargo, ND, 31 Mar-1 Apr, p 98
- You FM, Li P, Luo M-C, Duguid SD, Rashid K, Booker HM, Deyholos M, Cloutier S (2016) BioNano genome mapping improves the flax reference genome. 7th International Crop Science Congress, Beijing, August 14-19, 2016 (Oral talk)
- You, F.M., Li, P., Ragupathy, R., Kumar, S., Zhu, T., Luo, M.-C., Duguid, S.D., Rashid, K.Y., Booker, H.M., Deyholos, M.K., Fu, Y.B., Sharpe, A.G., and Cloutier, S. (2016). "The Draft Flax Genome Pseudomolecules.", 66th Flax Institute of the United States, Holiday Inn, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, March 31-April 1, 2016, pp. 17-24.
2015
- Cloutier, S., Mahdi, S.R., Domaratzki, M., Ravichandran, S., and Ragupathy, R. (2015). "Small RNAs underlying genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of adaptation to abiotic stresses in T. aestivum cv Glenlea.", 9th International Wheat Conference 2015, Sydney, Australia, September 20-25, 2015.
- Fofana, B., Ghose, K., McCallum, J.L., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2015). "UGT74S1 is a single-copy gene and is unique In controlling Secoisolariciresinol Diglucoside (SDG) formation in flax.", Botany 2015 Joint Conference: Science and plants for people, Shaw Convention Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 25-30, 2015. (Poster)
- Fofana, B., Ghose, K., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2015). "UGT74S1 Is Unique In Controlling Secoisolariciresinol Diglucoside (SDG) Formation In Flax.", XXIII Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, January 10-14, 2015, pp. 160. (Abstract)
- Shan, Y.F., Li, P., Duguid, S.D., Cloutier, S., Deyholos, M.K., Wang, Y., Gu, Y.Q., Booker, H.M., and You, F.M. (2015). "FlaxDB: A comprehensive and integrated genome and breeding database for flax improvement.", XXIII Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, January 10-14, 2015. (Poster)
- Soto-Cerda BJ, Duguid S, Booker H, You FM, Rowland G, Cloutier S (2015) Genome wide association study (GWAS) for yield-related traits in flax. Proc 23rd Plant and Animal Genome meeting, San Diego, CA, 10-14 Jan, W294 (invited)
- You F, Li P, Kumar S, Ragupathy R, Banik M, Duguid S, Booker H, Deyholos M, Fu Y-B, Sharpe AG, Cloutier S (2015) The refined flax genome, its evolution and application. Proc 23rd Plant and Animal Genome meeting, San Diego, CA, 10-15 Jan, P1039
- You, F.M., Li, P., Kumar, S., Ragupathy, R., Banik, M., Duguid, S.D., Booker, H.M., Deyholos, M.K., Fu, Y.B., Sharpe, A.G., and Cloutier, S. (2015). "The refined flax genome, its evolution and application.", XXIII Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, January 10-14, 2015, P1039. (Poster)
- You, F.M., Ragupathy, R., Shan, Y.F., and Cloutier, S. (2015). "LTRAnnotator: automated identification and annotation of LTR retrotransposons in plant genomes.", 2015 International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computer Engineering (ICBCE 2015), Chengdu, China, April 18-19, 2015, Oral presentations; won best paper in the bioinformatics section.
2014
- Cloutier, S. and Robinson, S. (2014). "Epigenetic mechanisms for rapid adaptation to heat stress and elevated CO2 levels.", HeDWIC, Frankfurt, Germany, December 2-4, 2014. (Abstract)
- Cloutier, S., Rowland, G.G., Booker, H.M., Deyholos, M.K., Datla, R.S.S., Duguid, S.D., Fofana, B., Reaney, M.J.T., Selvaraj, G., Smyth, S., Wang, E., Weselake, R.J., You, F.M., Zou, J.W., and Barker, C. (2014). "The TUFGEN project.", 65th Flax Institute, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, March 27-28, 2014, Oral presentation, pp. 39-48.
- Dakouri, A., McCallum, B.D., Riemer, E., and Cloutier, S. (2014). "Characterization of leaf rust resistance in North American wheat cultivars.", 2014 BGRI Workshop and Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security, Obregon, Sonora, México, March 22-28, 2014. (Abstract)
- Edirisinghe VP, Kutcher HR, Rashid K, Cloutier S, You FM, Booker H (2014) Resistance reaction of flax germplasm to fusarium wilt. APS-CPS joint meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 9-13 August, p 35
- Fofana, B., Ghose, K., McCallum, J.L., and Cloutier, S. (2014). "Flax SDG lignan glucosylation: from gene discovery to flax lines with altered SDG profiles.", Plant Biology 2014, Portland, Oregon, USA, July 12-16, 2014. (Poster)
- Ragupathy, R., Madhi, S.R., Domaratzki, M., and Cloutier, S. (2014). "Micro RNAs and siRNAs underlying genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of adaptation to abiotic stresses in Triticum aestivum cutivar Glenlea.", 2nd Wheat Genetics Symposium, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, June 2014, pp. 8. (Poster)
- You, F.M., Cloutier, S., Luo, M.-C., and Dvorak, J. (2014). "Genotyping-by-sequencing strategy for genome-wide SNP discovery and genotyping.", 12th Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Conference, Shanghai, China, January 17-19, 2014.
2013
- Ghose, K., Selvaraj, K., McCallum, J.L., Datla, R.S.S., Cloutier, S., and Fofana, B. (2013). "Key Catalytic Amino Acids for a Flax Secoisolariciresinol Glycosyltransferase as determined by Molecular Modeling and Site-Directed Mutagenesis.", 2013 CSPB/SCBV Annual General Meeting, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada, June 25-28, 2013.
- Kumar, S. and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Total Utilization Flax GENomics (TUFGEN): Major Thrust-Genomics.", Manitoba Flax Growers Association AGM, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, January 14, 2013, Oral presentation.
- Kumar, S., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "The 10K+ SNP maps of flax.", Plant & Animal Genome XXI Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, January 12-16, 2013.
- Ragupathy, R., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Genome-wide comparative analysis of LTR retrotransposon dynamics In flax (Linum usitatissimum) and Its related genomes, cassava (Manihot esculenta) and poplar (Populus trichocarpa).", Plant & Animal Genome XXI Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, January 12-16, 2013.
- You, F.M., Kumar, S., Banik, M., Ragupathy, R., Deyholos, M.K., Fu, Y.B., Sharpe, A.G., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Ordering the draft genome sequence of flax (Linum usitatissimum).", Plant & Animal Genome XXI Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, January 12-16, 2013.
- You, F.M., Kumar, S., Ragupathy, R., Deyholos, M.K., Fu, Y.B., Sharpe, A.G., and Cloutier, S. (2013). "Organization and evolution of the flax genome.", 2013 CSPB/SCBV Annual General Meeting, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada, June 25-28, 2013, Poster no. F6, page no. 89 of the abstract book. (Poster)
2012
- Cloutier, S., Banik, M., You, F.M., Radovanovic, N., Miranda, D.E., Reimer, E., Ward, K., Walichnowski, A.Z., Rowland, G.G., and Duguid, S.D. (2012). "High Density SSR- and SNP-based Genetic Maps of Flax.", Plant & Animal Genome XX Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, January 14-18, 2012. (Poster)
- Cloutier, S., Dakouri, A., and McCallum, B.D. (2012). "Haplotype diversity and evolutionary history of the Lr34 locus of a world wheat germplasm collection.", 22nd International Triticeae Mapping Initiative and 4th National wheat genomics Committee joint Workshop, Fargo, ND, USA, June 24-29, 2012, Invited – selected for oral presentation, pp. 7.
- Dakouri, A., McCallum, B.D., Radovanovic, N., and Cloutier, S. (2012). "Molecular and phenotypic characterization of seedling and adult plant resistance in a world wheat collection.", 13th Inter Cereal Rusts and Powdery Mildews Conference, Beijing, China, August 28-September 1, 2012, pp. 137.
- Kumar, S., You, F.M., and Cloutier, S. (2012). "High density genetic maps for flax.", Genomics: The Power and the Promise, the Gairdner Foundation and Genome Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 27-28, 2012.
- McCallum, B.D., Hiebert, C.W., Huerta-Espino, J., and Cloutier, S. (2012). "Wheat Leaf Rust.", in Sharma, I. (ed.) - Disease Resistance in Wheat. CABI Plant Protection Series, CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, Chapter 3, pp. 33-63.
2011
- Dakouri, A., McCallum, B.D., Walichnowski, A.Z., and Cloutier, S. (2011). "Molecular characterization and phenotypic assessment of Lr34 gene in wheat germplasm.", 9th Plant Genomics European Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, May 4-7, 2011. (Abstract)
- Selvaraj, K., Ghose, K., Nixon, M., Cloutier, S., and Fofana, B. (2011). "Molecular and functional characterization of flax SDG lignan glycosyltransferases.", Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Eastern Regional Meeting & Plant Development Workshop / Congrès de la Société Canadienne de Physiologie Végétale & Congrès de Développement Végétale (Congrès Régional de l’Est), Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, December 2-3, 2011, P22, pp. 40.
2010
- Cloutier, S., Cloutier, S., Rowland, G.G., Datla, R.S.S., Deyholos, M.K., Duguid, S.D., Fofana, B., Reaney, M.J.T., Selvaraj, G., Smyth, S., Wang, E., Weselake, R.J., Zou, J., and Barker, C. (2010). "Total Utilization Flax Genomics (TUFGEN): A Genome Canada Project.", Plant & Animal Genome XVIII Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, January 9-13, 2010, P018. (Poster)
- Fofana, B., Ragupathy, R., and Cloutier, S. (2010). "Flax Lipids: Classes, biosynthesis, genetics and the promise of applied genomics for understanding and altering of fatty acids.", in Gilmore, P.L. (ed.) - Lipids: Categories, Biological Functions and Metabolism, Nutrition, and Health, Nova Science Publishers Inc, Chapter 3, pp. 71-98.
- Ragupathy, R., Cloutier, S., Rowland, G.G., Duguid, S.D., Datla, R.S.S., Selvaraj, G., Deyholos, M.K., Wang, E., Fofana, B., Zou, J., Reaney, M.J.T., Weselake, R.J., Philips, P., Smyth, S., and Barker, C. (2010 Internal). "Total utilization of flax genomics (TUFGEN).", Internal Review Meeting, Department of Biotechnology (DBT-Government of India) supported flaxproject, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India, June 16, 2010. (Presentation)
2009
- Bromfield, E.S.P., Tambong, J.T., Cloutier, S., Prévost, D., Laguerre, G., van Berkum, P., Van Tran Thi, T., Assabgui, R., and Barran, L.R. (2009). "Novel bacterial genotypes isolated from nodules of Medicago sativa and Melilotus alba at a Canadian site without a history of legume cultivation.", 3rd Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2009), Gothenburg Convention Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 28-July 2, 2009, pp. 451. (Abstract)
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