Bioinformatics, Phylogeny and Evolutionary Genomics Group

Members

Our group focuses on two main axes: phylogenomics (i.e. the inference of evolutionary history based on genomics data) and evolutionary genomics (understanding the molecular and population processes that drive genome evolution). We see genomes both as a subject of research (how do genomes evolve, why are they structured the way they are?), but also as a main source of empirical knowledge about the macroevolutionary patterns (what do they tell us about the history of life on Earth?), or about the phenotypes and life-history strategies of organisms. Our works heavily rely on methodological developments (bioinformatics, modeling and statistical inference).

Evolution of genome architecture and expression

Genomes are the result of a long-term evolutionary process, shaped by multiple evolutionary forces. Some genomic features are adaptive (i.e. are beneficial for the fitness of organisms), others result from non-adaptive processes (random drift and biased gene conversion - BGC) or are caused by conflicts between multiple levels of selection (e.g. meiotic drive or the spread of selfish genetic elements). We explore different aspects of genome architecture (base composition landscapes, genome structure and size, impact of transposable elements, …) or functioning (gene expression, lncRNAs, epigenetic landscapes, …), and try to disentangle the relative contribution of adaptive and non-adaptive processes to their evolution. For this purpose, we consider both the molecular mechanisms (mutation, repair, recombination) and the population processes (selection, drift, BGC, …) that shape genetic variation.

Phylogenomics

We are interested in reconstructing the history of life on Earth. This research unfolds along several axes. First, we develop phylogenomic databases of aligned genetic sequences (e.g. BIBI, RiboDB or HOGENOM). Second, we conduct methodological research on how to accurately reconstruct deep phylogenies, infer divergence times, reconstruct ancestral genetic sequences, gene repertoires and life-history traits. This methodological work is translated into publicly available software programs (e.g. SeaView, PhyloBayes, Coevol). Finally, we apply these approaches to several important problems, among which: reconstructing the phylogeny of animals, of archaea, or the global tree of life; using phylogenies and ancestral gene repertoires to investigate the evolution of complex systems and the emergence of molecular and cellular functions in the three domains of life; reconstructing ancestral genetic sequences, a research activity that has industrial and biotechnological applications.

Teaching and outreach

We teach at University Lyon 1 (Master Bioinfo@Lyon), INSA, ENS Lyon, we organize bioinformatics internships. We regularly give conferences on evolution (tree of life, human evolution, genetic diversity, …).
Prospective students and postdocs are invited to apply, as we often welcome visitors for internships or research projects.
 
Keywords: Molecular evolution and Population Genomics; Phylogenomics; Computational Genomics; Comparative genomics; Bioinformatics; Statistical inference.

Publications

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No evidence for female kin association, indications for extragroup paternity, and sex‐biased dispersal patterns in wild western gorillas

Shelly Masi, Frédéric Austerlitz, Chloé Chabaud, Sophie Lafosse, Nina Marchi, Myriam Georges...

Ecology and Evolution . 11 ( 12 ) : 7634-7646

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7596

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Elevated rates of horizontal gene transfer in the industrialized human microbiome

Mathieu Groussin, Mathilde Poyet, Ainara Sistiaga, Sean Kearney, Katya Moniz, Mary Noel...

Cell . 184 ( 8 ) : 2053-2067.e18

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.052

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Changes in the Human Gut Microbiota Associated With Colonization by Blastocystis sp. and Entamoeba spp. in Non-Industrialized Populations

Gaël Even, Ana Lokmer, Jules Rodrigues, Christophe Audebert, Eric Viscogliosi, Laure L. Segurel...

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology . 11 : 533528

DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.533528

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The Molecular Determinants of Thermoadaptation: Methanococcales as a Case Study

Michel Lecocq, Mathieu Groussin, Manolo Gouy, Celine Brochier-Armanet

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 38 ( 5 ) : 1761–1776

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa312

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DILS: Demographic inferences with linked selection by using ABC

Christelle Fraïsse, Iva Popovic, Clément Mazoyer, Bruno Spataro, Stephane Delmotte, Jonathan Romiguier...

Molecular Ecology Resources .

DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13323

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Massive colonization of protein-coding exons by selfish genetic elements in Paramecium germline genomes

Diamantis Sellis, Frédéric Guérin, Olivier Arnaiz, Walker Pett, Emmanuelle Lerat, Nicole Boggetto...

PLoS Biology . 19 ( 7 ) : e3001309

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001309

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Seaview Version 5: A Multiplatform Software for Multiple Sequence Alignment, Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses, and Tree Reconciliation

Manolo Gouy, Eric Tannier, Nicolas Comte, David Parsons

Multiple Sequence Alignment . 2231 : 241-260

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1036-7_15

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Resurrection of Ancestral Malate Dehydrogenases Reveals the Evolutionary History of Halobacterial Proteins : Deciphering Gene Trajectories and Changes in Biochemical Properties

Samuel Blanquart, Mathieu Groussin, Aline Le Roy, Gergely J Szöllosi, Eric Girard, Bruno Franzetti...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 38 ( 9 ) : 3754-3774

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab146

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Structural and functional analysis of the Francisella lysine decarboxylase as a key actor in oxidative stress resistance

Jan Felix, Claire Siebert, Juila Novion Ducassou, Jérôme Nigou, Pierre Simon Garcia, Angélique Fraudeau...

Scientific Reports . 11 ( 1 ) : 972

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79611-5

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Natural Selection beyond Life? A Workshop Report

Sylvain Charlat, André Ariew, Pierrick Bourrat, María Ferreira Ruiz, Thomas Heams, Philippe Huneman...

Life . 11 ( 10 ) : 1051

DOI: 10.3390/life11101051

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Quantifying the impact of changes in effective population size and expression level on the rate of coding sequence evolution

Thibault Latrille, Nicolas Lartillot

Theoretical Population Biology . 142 : 57-66

DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2021.09.005

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Inferring Long-Term Effective Population Size with Mutation–Selection Models

Thibault Latrille, Vincent Lanore, Nicolas Lartillot

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 38 ( 10 ) : 4573-4587

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab160

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Long-Lived Species of Bivalves Exhibit Low MT-DNA Substitution Rates

Mathieu Mortz, Aurore Levivier, Nicolas Lartillot, France Dufresne, Pierre Blier

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences . 8

DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.626042

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The Transposable Element Environment of Human Genes Differs According to Their Duplication Status and Essentiality

Margot Correa, Emmanuelle Lerat, Etienne E. Birmelé, Franck Samson, Bérengère Bouillon, Kévin Normand...

Genome Biology and Evolution . 13 ( 5 )

DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab062

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Bioinformatique - 3e édition

Gilbert Deléage, Manolo Gouy, Alexandre de Brevern

978-2-10-081515-9

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A Comprehensive Evolutionary Scenario of Cell Division and Associated Processes in the Firmicutes

Pierre Garcia, Wandrille Duchemin, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Simonetta Gribaldo, Christophe Grangeasse, Céline Brochier-Armanet

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 38 ( 6 ) : 2396-2412

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab034

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Plant genera Cannabis and Humulus share the same pair of well-differentiated sex chromosomes

Djivan Prentout, Natasa Stajner, Andreja Cerenak, Theo Tricou, Celine Brochier-Armanet, Jernej Jakse...

New Phytologist . 231 ( 4 ) : 1599-1611

DOI: 10.1111/nph.17456

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Complete genome of Bradyrhizobium sp. strain BDV5419, representative of Australian genospecies L

Christine Oger-Desfeux, Jerome Briolay, Phil M. Oger, Bénédicte Lafay

Microbiology Resource Announcements . 10 ( 8 ) : e00042-21

DOI: 10.1128/MRA.00042-21

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Complete Genome Sequence of Bradyrhizobium sp. Strain BDV5040, Representative of Widespread Genospecies B in Australia

Christine Oger-Desfeux, Jérôme Briolay, Phil M. Oger, Bénédicte Lafay

Microbiology Resource Announcements . 10 ( 3 ) : e01326-20

DOI: 10.1128/MRA.01326-20

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Reconstruction of body mass evolution in the Cetartiodactyla and mammals using phylogenomic data.

Emeric Figuet, Marion Ballenghien, Nicolas Lartillot, Nicolas Galtier

Peer Community Journal . 1 : e42

DOI: 10.24072/pcjournal.42

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A Bayesian Mutation–Selection Framework for Detecting Site-Specific Adaptive Evolution in Protein-Coding Genes

Nicolas Rodrigue, Thibault Latrille, Nicolas Lartillot

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 38 ( 3 ) : 1199-1208

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa265

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Universal probabilistic programming offers a powerful approach to statistical phylogenetics

Fredrik Ronquist, Jan Kudlicka, Viktor Senderov, Johannes Borgström, Nicolas Lartillot, Daniel Lundén...

Communications Biology . 4 ( 1 ) : 244

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01753-7

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Reconstructing the History of Variation in Effective Population Size along Phylogenies

Mathieu Brevet, Nicolas Lartillot

Genome Biology and Evolution . 13 ( 8 )

DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab150

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Climatic change and diet of the pre-Hispanic population of Gran Canaria (Canary Archipelago, Spain) during the Medieval Warm Period and Little Ice Age

Christophe Lécuyer, Jean Goedert, Johanne Klee, Thibault Clauzel, Pascale Richardin, François Fourel...

Journal of Archaeological Science . 128 : 105336

DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2021.105336

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Epigenetics drive the evolution of sex chromosomes in animals and plants

Aline Muyle, Doris Bachtrog, Gabriel Marais, James Turner

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 376 ( 1826 ) : 20200124

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0124

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Mindfulness-based programs improve psychological flexibility, mental health, well-being and time management in academics

Gabriel Marais, Sophie Lantheaume, Robin Fiault, Rebecca Shankland

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education .

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/9w4zp

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Chromosomal Conjugative and Mobilizable Elements in Streptococcus suis: Major Actors in the Spreading of Antimicrobial Resistance and Bacteriocin Synthesis Genes

Virginie Libante, Yves Nombre, Charles Coluzzi, Johan Staub, Gérard Guédon, Marcelo Gottschalk...

Pathogens . 9 ( 1 ) : 22

DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9010022

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Ancient DNA from Guam and the peopling of the Pacific

Irina Pugach, Alexander Hübner, Hsiao-Chun Hung, Matthias Meyer, Mike Carson, Mark Stoneking

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 118 ( 1 ) : 1-12

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2022112118

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