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

Display of 91 to 120 publications on 460 in total

The transposable element-rich genome of the cereal pest Sitophilus oryzae

Nicolas Parisot, Carlos Vargas-Chávez, Clément Goubert, Patrice Baa-Puyoulet, Séverine Balmand, Louis Beranger...

BMC Biology . 19 ( 1 ) : 241

DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01158-2

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Chromosomal scale assembly of parasitic wasp genome reveals symbiotic virus colonization

Jérémy Gauthier, Hélène Boulain, Joke J F A van Vugt, Lyam Baudry, Emma Persyn, Jean-Marc Aury...

Communications Biology . 4 ( 1 ) : 1-15

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01623-8

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In vivo MRI characterization of the Xlf-/- mouse model of genetic radiosensitivity following low-dose in utero irradiation

Laurence Mouton, O. Etienne, J. Feat-Vetel, D. Barrière, E.A. Pérès, J-P de Villartay...

European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB Congress 2020) .

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La tête de « Jupiter capitolin » de Fréjus (Forum Iulii)

Yvon Lemoine, Florian Blanchard

Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise . ( 53 ) : 239-266

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Genomic Analysis of European Drosophila melanogaster Populations Reveals Longitudinal Structure, Continent-Wide Selection, and Previously Unknown DNA Viruses

Martin Kapun, Maite G Barrón, Fabian Staubach, Darren J Obbard, R Axel W Wiberg, Jorge Vieira...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 37 ( 9 ) : 2661-2678

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa120

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Superparasitism by a parasitoid wasp: The absence of sublethal effects from the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid enlightens the specificity of the cholinergic pathway involved

Jean-Marie Delpuech

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety . 201 : 110809

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110809

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Endosymbiont diversity in natural populations of Tetranychus mites is rapidly lost under laboratory conditions

Flore Zélé, Inês Santos, Margarida Matos, Mylène Weill, Fabrice Vavre, Sara Magalhaes

Heredity . 124 ( 4 ) : 603-617

DOI: 10.1038/s41437-020-0297-9

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Combining sterile and incompatible insect techniques for the population suppression of Drosophila suzukii

K. Nikolouli, F. Sassù, L. Mouton, C. Stauffer, K. Bourtzis

Journal of Pest Science . 93 ( 2 ) : 647 - 661

DOI: 10.1007/s10340-020-01199-6

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How consistent is RAD‐seq divergence with DNA‐barcode based clustering in insects?

Marie Cariou, Hélène Henri, Sonia Martinez, Laurent Duret, Sylvain Charlat

Molecular Ecology Resources . 20 ( 5 ) : 1294-1298

DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13178

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Homology-Free Detection of Transposable Elements Unveils Their Dynamics in Three Ecologically Distinct Rhodnius Species

Marcelo Castro, Clément Goubert, Fernando Monteiro, Cristina Vieira, Claudia Carareto

Genes . 11 ( 2 ) : 170

DOI: 10.3390/genes11020170

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A behavior-manipulating virus relative as a source of adaptive genes for Drosophila parasitoids

D Di Giovanni, D. Lepetit, B Guinet, B Bennetot, M. Boulesteix, Yohann Couté...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 37 ( 10 ) : 2791-2807

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa030

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Experimental evolution of virulence and associated traits in a Drosophila melanogaster - Wolbachia symbiosis

David Monnin, Natacha Kremer, Caroline Michaud, Manon Villa, Hélène Henri, Emmanuel Desouhant...

Peer Community In Evolutionary Biology . : e9

DOI: 10.24072/pcjournal.9

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Insects and incest: Sib‐mating tolerance in natural populations of a parasitoid wasp

Marie Collet, Isabelle Amat, Sandrine Sauzet, Alexandra Auguste, Xavier Fauvergue, Laurence Mouton...

Molecular Ecology . 29 ( 3 ) : 596-609

DOI: 10.1111/mec.15340

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A transposon story : from TE content to TE dynamic invasion of Drosophila genomes using the single-molecule sequencing technology from Oxford Nanopore

Mohamed Mourdas, Nguyet Thi-Minh Dang, Yuki Ogyama, Nelly Burlet, Bruno Mugat, Matthieu Boulesteix...

Cells . 9 ( 8 ) : 1776

DOI: 10.3390/cells9081776

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Viral infection impacts transposable element transcript amounts in Drosophila

Marlène Roy, Barbara Viginier, Edouard Saint-Michel, Frederick Arnaud, Maxime Ratinier, Marie Fablet

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 117 ( 22 ) : 12249-12257

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2006106117

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Syndrome de Klinefelter, rôle du chromosome Y dans l’espérance de vie humaine ?

Jordan Teoli, Claire Bardel, Marie Fablet, Gabriel Marais, François Gueyffier, Jean-François Lemaître...

36ème Congrès de la Société Française d'Endocrinologie (SFE Marseille 2020) . 81 ( 4 ) : 194

DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2020.07.150

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Wolbachia host shifts: routes, mechanisms, constraints and evolutionary consequences

Ehsan Sanaei, Sylvain Charlat, Jan Engelstädter

Biological Reviews .

DOI: 10.1111/brv.12663

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L’épistémologie des sciences biologiques et géologiques : une occasion d’enseigner l’incertitude ?

Fabienne Paulin, Sylvain Charlat

Raisons éducatives . N°24

DOI: 10.3917/raised.024.0101

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Drosophila suzukii oxidative stress response involves Jheh gene cluster but not transposable elements

Pierre Marin, Angelo Jacquet, Hélène Henri, Patricia Gibert, Cristina Vieira

Preprint

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Biological Invasion: The Influence of the Hidden Side of the (Epi)Genome

Pierre Marin, Julien Genitoni, Dominique D. Barloy, Stéphane Maury, Patricia Gibert, Cameron K Ghalambor...

Functional Ecology . 34 ( 2 ) : 385-400

DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13317

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Chromosomal resolution reveals symbiotic virus colonization of parasitic wasp genomes

Jérémy Gauthier, Hélène Boulain, Joke J.F.A. van Vugt, Lyam Baudry, Emma Persyn, Jean-Marc Aury...

DOI: 10.1101/2020.03.19.994459

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Some evolutionary insights into an accidental homing endonuclease passage from mitochondria to the nucleus

Sylvain Charlat

Peer Community In Evolutionary Biology . : 100101

DOI: 10.24072/pci.evolbiol.100101

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Développement d’approches métabolomiques pour étudier la contribution des symbiotes à l’exploitation et à la spécialisation de niche de Bemisia tabaci, insecte invasif ravageur de cultures

Federica Calevro, Isabelle Rahioui, Laurence Mouton

Journées d’échanges - Fédération BioEnvironnement et Santé .

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Transposable element dynamics and regulation in a major crop pest: Sitophilus oryzae.

Caroline Blanc, Théo Chancy, Agnès Vallier, Severine Balmand, Clément Goubert, Mariana G. Ferrarini...

Congrès national sur les éléments transposables .

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Discovering the link between insect symbiosis and transposable elements.

Théo Chancy, Caroline Blanc, Agnès Vallier, Mariana G. Ferrarini, Elisa Dell’aglio, Sitophilus Genome Consortium...

Crossroads between transposons and gene regulation .

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Influence of bacterial symbionts on host niche and ecological diversification: a metabolic approach in a whitefly model.

Sylvain Benhamou, Isabelle Rahioui, Abdelaziz Heddi, Emmanuel Desouhant, Fabrice Vavre, Federica Calevro...

Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Regional Workshop on Microbiome .

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Influence of bacterial symbionts on host niche and ecological diversification: a metabolic approach in a whitefly model.

Sylvain Benhamou, Isabelle Rahioui, Emmanuel Desouhant, Abdelaziz Heddi, Fabrice Vavre, Federica Calevro...

Colloque Réseau Ecologie des Interactions Durables (REID) et le réseau Immunologie des Invertébrés (IMMUNINV) .

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