Evolutionary Genetics of Interactions Group

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Living systems are made up of a multitude of interlocking levels of organization, involving cooperation and conflict. Cooperation and the selection of systems operating in a coordinated manner has allowed so-called "major" evolutionary transitions, towards new scales of individuality, such as the eukaryotic cell. Nevertheless, natural selection continues to operate at all scales, generating possible evolutionary conflicts between the different components of the individual.

Our research is in line with this perspective, and aims to better understand the nature and evolutionary implications of the interactions between the multiple components of organisms, from genes to symbiotic bacteria, viruses and transposable elements. We also explore the impact of these interactions on the dynamics of genetic information, through horizontal transfer, or on genetic innovation and adaptation, through domestication. Our research, mainly experimental, but also theoretical, is implemented on arthropod models, and is mainly related to genetics and evolutionary genomics.

The team is structured along two main axis:

  •     Intragenomic interactions: transposable elements (resp. Marie Fablet)

        Ex1: The evolutionary dynamics of transposable elements (TEs) in genomes, in relation to their natural variability.      Our models include natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans, as well as species of agronomic or societal interest, such as the invasive species D. suzukii or the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus.
        Ex2: Interactions between ET control and anti-viral immunity. We are studying the molecular mechanisms of RNA interference at the origin of the entanglement of these two processes, as well as the co-evolutionary implications, using experimental infections of different viruses on several Drosophila lines.
        People involved : CV, MB, MF

  •     Symbiosis, the driving force of evolution (resp. Natacha Kremer)

        Ex1 : Certain symbiotic bacteria provide metabolic capacities that the insect lacks. We are analysing these interactions in haematophagous insects (bedbugs, ticks) and phytophagous insects (the whitefly Bemisia tabaci) using approaches combining phenotype analysis, genetics, physiology and metabolomics.
        Ex2: Parasitoid insects have domesticated viral genes enabling them to bypass the immune responses of their hosts. We are studying the frequency and adaptive significance of these events and, more generally, looking into the factors structuring horizontal transfers in host-parasitoid communities.
        People involved: NK, LM, LZ, JMD, JV, FV, SC

 

Publications

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Interactions between Coexisting Intracellular Genomes: Mitochondrial Density and Wolbachia Infection

L. Mouton, H. Henri, Frédéric Fleury

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 75(7) : 1916-1921

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Genomic environment influences the dynamics of the tirant LTR retrotransposon in Drosophila.

Marie Fablet, Emmanuelle Lerat, Rita Rebollo, Béatrice Horard, Nelly Burlet, Sonia Martinez...

FASEB Journal . 23 ( 5 ) : 1482-9

DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-123513

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Evolutionary Origin and Functions of Retrogene Introns

M. Fablet, M. Bueno, L. Potrzebowski, H. Kaessmann

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 26(9) : 2147-2156

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How sympatric is speciation in the Howea palms of Lord Howe Island ?

W. Babik, R.K. Butlin, W. Baker, A.S.T. Papadopulos, Matthieu Boulesteix, M.C. Anstett...

Molecular Ecology . 18 : 3629-3638

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Manipulation de la sex ratio

S. Charlat, T. Rigaud

incollection . -- : 1901-1908

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The joint evolutionary histories of Wolbachia and mitochondria in Hypolimnas bolina

S. Charlat, A. Duplouy, E.A. Hornett, E.A. Dyson, N. Davies, G.K Roderick...

BMC Evolutionary Biology . 9(64) : 1-9

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Assessing risks of Wolbachia DNA cross-specimen contamination following mass collection and ethanol storage

A. Duplouy, C. Vermenot, N. Davies, G. Roderick, G.D.D. Hurst, S. Charlat

Molecular Ecology Resources . 9(1) : 46-50

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Contribution à la connaissance des araignées des îles de la Société (Polynésie française)

M. Dierkens, S. Charlat

Revue arachnologique, série 2 . 17(5) : 63-81

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The evolutionary dynamics of the Helena retrotransposon revealed by sequenced Drosophila genomes.

Adriana Granzotto, Fabrício R Lopes, Emmanuelle Lerat, Cristina Vieira, Claudia M A Carareto

BMC Evolutionary Biology . 9 : 174

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-174

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[Prophylaxis of thromboembolic disease in obstetrics after the French guidelines publication]

C. Chauleur, Cristina Vieira, P. Seffert

Gynécologie Obstétrique & Fertilité . 36 ( 1 ) : 23-34

DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2007.07.043

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Do vertically transmitted symbionts co-existing in a single host compete or cooperate? A modelling approach

E. Vautrin, S. Genieys, Sandrine Charles, F. Vavre

Journal of Evolutionary Biology . 21 : 145-161

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Inherited intracellular ecosystem: symbiotic bacteria share bacteriocytes in whiteflies

Y. Gottlieb, M. Ghanim, G. Gueguen, S. Kontsedalov, F. Vavre, Frédéric Fleury...

FASEB Journal . 22 : 1-9

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Genetic and Immunological Comparison of the Cladoceran Parasite Pasteuria ramosa with the Nematode Parasite Pasteuria penetrans

L.M. Schmidt, L. Mouton, G. Nong, D. Ebert, J.F. Preston

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 74 : 259-264

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Variable-Number-of-Tandem-Repeats Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Pasteuria ramosa

L. Mouton, D. Ebert

Current Microbiology . 56 : 447-452

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High Genetic Differentiation between the M and S Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae in Africa

C. Esnault, M. Boulesteix, J.B. Duchemin, A.A. Koffi, F. Chandre, R. Dabiré...

PLoS ONE . 3 : 1-7

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You can`t keep a good parasite down: evolution of a male-killer suppressor uncovers cytoplasmic incompatibility

E.A. Hornett, A.M. Duplouy, N. Davies, G.K. Roderick, N. Wedell, G.D. Hurst...

Evolution international journal of organic evolution . 62 : 1258-1263

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The heterochromatic copies of the LTR retrotransposons as a record of the genomic events that have shaped the Drosophila melanogaster genome

N. Mugnier, Laurent Guéguen, Cristina Vieira, C. Biémont

Gene . 411 : 87-93

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Losing helena: The extinction of a drosophila line-like element

Rita Rebollo, Emmanuelle Lerat, Liliana Lopez Kleine, Christian Biémont, Cristina Vieira

BMC Genomics . 9 : 1-11

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-149

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Intense transpositional activity of insertion sequences in an ancient obligate endosymbiont

R. Cordaux, S. Pichon, A. Ling, P. Perez, C. Delaunay, F. Vavre...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 25 ( 9 ) : 1889-1896

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msn134

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Is symbiosis evolution influenced by the pleiotropic role of programmed cell death in immunity an development ?

F. Vavre, N. Kremer, B.A. Pannebakker, B. Loppin, Patrick Mavingui

Insect Symbiosis . 3 : 57-76

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Phylogenetic Characterization and Prevalence of “Spirobacillus cienkowskii ” a Red-Pigmented Spiral-Shaped Bacterial Pathogen of Freshwater Daphnia Species

J.L.M. Rodrigues, M.A. Duffy, A.J. Tessier, D. Ebert, L. Mouton, T.M. Schmidt

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 74 : 1575-1582

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The effects of multiple infections on the expression and evolution of virulence in a daphnia-endoparasite system

F. Ben-Ami, L. Mouton, D. Ebert

Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 62-7 : 1700-1711

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The evolution of retrotransposon regulatory regions and its consequences on the Drosophila melanogaster and Homo sapiens host genomes

Marie Fablet, Rita Rebollo, Christian Biémont, Cristina Vieira

Gene . 390 ( 1-2 ) : 84-91

DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.08.005

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Behavioural manipulation of insect parasitoids by a maternally inherited virus: ecological consequences and potential applications for biological control

Julien Varaldi, S. Patot, M. Maache, D. Lepetit, Frédéric Fleury

Entomological Research . 37 : A11-A73

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Evolution and invasion dynamics of multiple infections with Wolbachia investigated using matrix based models.

E. Vautrin, Sandrine Charles, S. Genieys, F. Vavre

Journal of Theoretical Biology . 245 : 197-209

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Parasitic inhibition of cell death facilitates symbiosis.

Bart A Pannebakker, Benjamin Loppin, Coen P H Elemans, Lionel Humblot, Fabrice Vavre

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 104 ( 1 ) : 213-5

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0607845104

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Tomato yellow leaf curl virus transmission efficacy is determined by symbiotic bacteria in the vector the sweet potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci

E. Zchori-Fein, Y.. Gottlieb, H. Czosnek, E. Chiel, F. Vavre, Frédéric Fleury...

Entomological Research . 37(1) : A42-A43

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A Survey of the Bacteriophage WO in the Endosymbiotic Bacteria Wolbachia

L. Gavotte, H. Henri, R. Stouthamer, D. Charif, S. Charlat, M. Boulétreau...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 24 : 427-435

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Variable-Number Tandem Repeats as Molecular Markers for Biotypes of Pasteuria ramosa in Daphnia spp

L. Mouton, G. Nong, J.F. Preston, D. Ebert

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 73 : 3715-3718

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Evolutionary Pathways of the tirant LTR Retrotransposon in the Drosophila melanogaster Subgroup of Species

M. Fablet, S. Souames, C. Biémont, Cristina Vieira

Journal of Molecular Evolution . 64 : 438-447

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