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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Identification of a polymorphic collagen-like protein in the crustacean bacteria Pasteuria ramosa

L. Mouton, E. Traunecker, K. Mcelroy, L. Du Pasquier, D. Ebert

Research in Microbiology . 160 : 792-799

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

M. Fablet, E. Lerat, R. Rebollo, B. Horard, N. Burlet, S. Martinez...

FASEB Journal . 23 : 54-62

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Infra- and Transspecific Clues to Understanding the Dynamics of Transposable Elements

Cristina Vieira, M. Fablet, E. Lerat

genome dyn stab . -- : 115-123

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Rapidly Shifting Sex Ratio across a Species Range

E.A. Hornett, S. Charlat, N. Wedell, C.D. Jiggins, G.D.D. Hurst

Current Biology . 19 : 1628-1631

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Identification of expressed transposable element insertions in the sequenced genome of Drosophila melanogaster

M. Deloger, F.M.G. Cavalli, E. Lerat, C. Biémont, M.-F. Sagot, Cristina Vieira

Gene . 439 : 55-62

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Maintenance of adaptive differentiation by Wolbachia induced bidirectional cytoplasmic incompatibility: the importance of sib-mating and genetic systems.

Antoine Branca, Fabrice Vavre, Jean-François Silvain, Stéphane Dupas

BMC Evolutionary Biology . 9 : 185

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-185

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A Virus-Shaping Reproductive Strategy in a Drosophila Parasitoid

Julien Varaldi, Sabine Patot, Maxime Nardin, Sylvain Gandon

Advances in Parasitology . 70 : 334-359

DOI: 10.1016/S0065-308X(09)70013-2

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Molecular Detection Penetrance and Transmission of an Inherited Virus Responsible for Behavioral Manipulation of an Insect Parasitoid

S. Patot, D. Lepetit, D. Charif, Julien Varaldi, Frédéric Fleury

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 75 ( 3 ) : 703-710

DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01778-08

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Wolbachia interferes with ferritin expression and iron metabolism in insects.

Natacha Kremer, Denis Voronin, Delphine Charif, Patrick Mavingui, Bertrand Mollereau, Fabrice Vavre

PLoS Pathogens . 5 ( 10 ) : e1000630

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000630

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Interactions between vertically transmitted symbionts: cooperation or conflict ?

E. Vautrin, F. Vavre

Trends in Microbiology . 17 : 95-99

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Evolution des interactions symbiotiques chez les insectes : A quel niveau de sélection se vouer ?

F. Vavre

incollection . -- : 33-35

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Eviter les tricheurs: mode de transmission et stabilité des symbioses

F. Vavre

Biofutur . 299 : 33-35

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Drosophila-parasitoid communities as model systems for host-Wolbachia interactions.

Fabrice Vavre, Laurence Mouton, Bart A Pannebakker

Advances in Parasitology . 70 : 299-331

DOI: 10.1016/S0065-308X(09)70012-0

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Infecciones múltiples regulación y evolución de poblaciones simbióticas

F. Vavre, E. Vautrin, G. Gueguen, L. Mouton, Frédéric Fleury

incollection . -- : 197-226

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Drosophila–Parasitoid Communities as Model Systems for Host–Wolbachia Interactions

F. Vavre, L. Mouton, B.A. Pannebakker

incollection . 70 : 229-331

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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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