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

Display of 181 to 210 publications on 1073 in total

Dickeya poaceiphila sp. nov., a plant-pathogenic bacterium isolated from sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat, Celine Brochier-Armanet, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Sylvie Reverchon

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 70 ( 8 ) : 4508-4514

DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004306

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δ18O and δ13C of diagenetic land snail shells from the Pliocene (Zanclean) of Lanzarote, Canary Archipelago: Do they still record some climatic parameters?

Christophe Lécuyer, Antonio Sanchez Marco, Alejandro Lomoschitz, Juan-Francisco Betancort, François Fourel, Romain Amiot...

Journal of African Earth Sciences . 162 : 103702

DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.103702

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Studying genetic antagonisms as drivers of genome evolution

Mathieu Joron, Rylan Shearn, Alison E Wright, Sylvain Mousset, Corinne Régis, Simon Penel...

Peer Community In Evolutionary Biology .

DOI: 10.24072/pci.evolbiol.100108

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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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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 . 10 ( 4 ) : 1035-1050

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe10040073

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Bedrock radioactivity influences the rate and spectrum of mutation

Nathanaëlle Saclier, Patrick Chardon, Florian Malard, Lara Konecny-Dupré, David Eme, Arnaud Bellec...

eLife . 9 : e56830

DOI: 10.7554/eLife.56830

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Key role of chromosomal mobile genetic elements transferring by conjugation in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus suis

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

8th symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal and Environment .

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The ICE/IME Finder approach and its application to ICE/IME annotation in Streptococcus.

Charles Coluzzi, Julie Lao, Gérard Guédon, Marie-Dominique Devignes, Chloé Ambroset, Thomas Lacroix...

8th symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal and Environment .

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The ICE/IME Finder approach and its application to ICE/IME annotation in Streptococcus

Charles Coluzzi, Julie Lao, Gérard Guédon, Marie-Dominique Devignes, Chloé Ambroset, Thomas Lacroix...

4th International Workshop on Streptococcus suis .

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Naturally radioactive environments influence the rate and spectrum of mutation

Nathanaëlle Saclier, Patrick Chardon, Florian Malard, Lara Konecny-Dupré, D. Eme, Arnaud Bellec...

Annual conference of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution .

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Development of a dual RNA-seq strategy to unravel the molecular bases of host-symbiont interactions

Nicolas Parisot, Agnès Vallier, Justin Maire, Mariana G. Ferrarini, Benjamin Gillet, Sandrine Hughes...

Journée scientifique de la FR BioEnviS .

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Key role of chromosomal mobile genetic elements transferred by conjugation in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in S. suis

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

4th International Workshop on Streptococcus suis .

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Development of a dual RNA-seq strategy to unravel the molecular bases of host-symbiont interactions

Nicolas Parisot, Agnès Vallier, Justin Maire, Mariana G. Ferrarini, Benjamin Gillet, Sandrine Hughes...

Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Regional Workshop on Microbiome .

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Archaic mitochondrial DNA inserts in modern day nuclear genomes

Robert Bücking, Murray Cox, Georgi Hudjashov, Lauri Saag, Herawati Sudoyo, Mark Stoneking

BMC Genomics . 20 ( 1 ) : 1017

DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-6392-8

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Contrasting Paternal and Maternal Genetic Histories of Thai and Lao Populations

Wibhu Kutanan, Jatupol Kampuansai, Metawee Srikummool, Andrea Brunelli, Silvia Ghirotto, Leonardo Arias...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 36 : 1490 - 1506

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz083

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Sharing of heteroplasmies between human liver lobes varies across the mtDNA genome

Alexander Hübner, Manja Wachsmuth, Roland Schröder, Mingkun Li, Anna Maria Eis-Hübinger, Burkhard Madea...

Scientific Reports . 9 : 11219

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47570-1

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The Current Genomic Landscape of Western South America: Andes, Amazonia, and Pacific Coast

Chiara Barbieri, Rodrigo Barquera, Leonardo Arias, José R Sandoval, Oscar Acosta, Camilo Zurita...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 36 ( 12 ) : 2698 - 2713

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz174

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WGS-based telomere length analysis in Dutch family trios implicates stronger maternal inheritance and a role for RRM1 gene

Lilit Nersisyan, Maria Nikoghosyan, Laurent C Francioli, Androniki Menelaou, Sara L Pulit, Clara C Elbers...

Scientific Reports . 9 : 18758

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55109-7

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Multiple Deeply Divergent Denisovan Ancestries in Papuans

Guy Jacobs, Georgi Hudjashov, Lauri Saag, Pradiptajati Kusuma, Chelzie Darusallam, Daniel Lawson...

Cell .

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.035

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Evidence of Austronesian Genetic Lineages in East Africa and South Arabia: Complex Dispersal from Madagascar and Southeast Asia

Nicolas Brucato, Verónica Fernandes, Pradiptajati Kusuma, Viktor Černý, Connie Mulligan, Pedro Soares...

Genome Biology and Evolution . 11 ( 3 ) : 748-758

DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evz028

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The role of matrilineality in shaping patterns of Y chromosome and mtDNA sequence variation in southwestern Angola

Sandra Oliveira, Alexander Hübner, Anne-Maria Fehn, Teresa Aço, Fernanda Lages, Brigitte Pakendorf...

European Journal of Human Genetics . 27 ( 3 ) : 475-483

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-018-0304-2

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Use of shotgun metagenomics for the identification of protozoa in the gut microbiota of healthy individuals from worldwide populations with various industrialization levels

Ana Lokmer, Amandine Cian, Alain Froment, Nausicaa Gantois, Eric Viscogliosi, Magali Chabé...

PLoS ONE . 14 ( 2 ) : e0211139

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211139

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Global survey of mobile DNA horizontal transfer in arthropods reveals Lepidoptera as a prime hotspot

Daphné Reiss, Gladys Mialdea, Vincent Miele, Damien M. de Vienne, Jean Peccoud, Clément Gilbert...

PLoS Genetics . 15 ( 2 ) : e1007965

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007965

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Article 22. Crise du stockage: conserver les molécules d'ADN ou les données informatiques de l'ADN ?

Dominique D. Joly, Guy Perriere

101 Secrets de l'ADN. CNRS Editions, Paris, pp 90-91 . : 90-91

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Taxonomic assignment of uncultured prokaryotes with long range PCR targeting the spectinomycin operon

Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Céline Brochier-Armanet, Jérôme Briolay, Danis Abrouk, Guillaume P Schwob, Philippe Normand...

Research in Microbiology . 170 ( 6-7 ) : 280-287

DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2019.06.005

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Structure, Function, and Evolution of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lysine Decarboxylase LdcA

Eaazhisai Kandiah, Diego Carriel, Pierre Simon Garcia, Jan Felix, Manuel Banzhaf, George Kritikos...

Structure .

DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2019.10.003

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The bacterial MrpORP is a novel Mrp/NBP35 protein involved in iron-sulfur biogenesis

Romain Pardoux, Anouchka Fiévet, Cíntia Carreira, Céline Brochier-Armanet, Odile Valette, Zorah Dermoun...

Scientific Reports . 9 ( 1 ) : 360-373

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37021-8

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Description Osteo-Oto-Hepato-Enteric (O2HE) syndrome, a new recessive autosomal syndrome secondary to loss of function mutations in the UNC45A gene

L. Faivre, Clothilde Esteve, L. Francescatto, P. L. Tan, A. Bourchany, C. Delafoulhouze...

European Journal of Human Genetics . 27 ( 1 ) : 795-796

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On the Importance to Acknowledge Transposable Elements in Epigenomic Analyses

Emmanuelle Lerat, Josep Casacuberta, Cristian Chaparro, Cristina Vieira

Genes . 10 ( 4 ) : 258

DOI: 10.3390/genes10040258

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