COEVOL Multi-Scale Coevolution
Evolutionary Genetics of Interactions Group
Fablet Marie
Maîtresse de conférence universitaire
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 43 29 16
Almost 50% of our genome is made of transposable elements, which are sequences able to move and multiply along the chromosomes. Among these sequences, endogenous retroviruses are remnants of ancient viral infections, which are now transmitted from one generation to another in a gene-like manner.
Within and between species dynamics of transposable elements
Our group is interested in the dynamics of these sequences in the genomes of natural populations, based on the twin species model D. melanogaster / D. simulans. The amount of transposable elements in the genomes of these natural populations is highly variable, as are the activity and regulation of these sequences. This allows a powerful comparative approach to dissect the involved mechanisms.
In order to understand the observed variability, we are investigating the epigenetic control of TEs, particularly via the piRNA class of small interfering RNAs. We are exploring the link between differences in TE dynamics and variability in the regulation by piRNAs, using sequencing data as well as laboratory experiments.
Epigenetics and genome stability: how the environment affects transposable element stability
We study genome stability through the diversity of the epigenetic pathways controlling TEs, in normal conditions and when the environment changes. We use fresh Drosophila samples coming from temperate (France) and tropical (Brasil) areas, that are submitted to various environmental stress. We then characterize TE content and activity as well as epigenetic regulation using NGS technologies.
Endogenous Retroviruses and Immunity
We want to investigate the interplay between the host immune responses to arbovirus (Arthropod Borne virus) infections and the TE and Endogenous Retroviruses (ERV) genomic control mechanisms (RNA interference: piRNA and siRNA pathways) using Drosophila as an in vivo model system. To this end, we will take advantage of the natural variability existing between and within species for ERVs (copy numbers, activities, and control by the piRNA pathway).
Publications
Display of 1 to 30 publications on 38 in total
Contribution of variable TE content on phenotype and plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster.
Annual meeting of the Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) .
Conference paper
see the publicationContribution of variable TE content on phenotype and plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster.
Conférence Jacques Monod Life is plastic .
Conference paper
see the publicationIntricate interactions between antiviral immunity and transposable element control in Drosophila
Preprint
see the publicationContribution of variable TE content on phenotype and plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster
International congress of transposable elements .
Poster
see the publicationContribution of TE to the phenotype and plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster
27th European Drosophila Conference .
Poster
see the publicationEffects of Arboviral Infections on Transposable Element Transcript Levels in Aedes aegypti
Genome Biology and Evolution . 16 ( 5 ) : evae092
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evae092
Journal article
see the publicationIdentification and quantification of transposable element transcripts using Long-Read RNA-seq in Drosophila germline tissues
Peer Community Journal . 4 ( e89 )
Journal article
see the publicationContribution of TE to the phenotype and plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster
CNET (24th congrès national des éléments transposables) .
Poster
see the publicationImpact of Heat Stress on Transposable Element Expression and Derived Small RNAs in Drosophila subobscura
Genome Biology and Evolution . 15 ( 11 ) : evad189
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad189
Journal article
see the publicationA quantitative, genome-wide analysis in Drosophila reveals transposable elements’ influence on gene expression is species-specific
Genome Biology and Evolution . 15 ( 9 ) : evad160
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad160
Journal article
see the publicationChimeraTE: a pipeline to detect chimeric transcripts derived from genes and transposable elements
Nucleic Acids Research . 51 ( 18 ) : 9764-9784
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad671
Journal article
see the publicationHigh Stability of the Epigenome in Drosophila Interspecific Hybrids
Genome Biology and Evolution . 14 ( 2 )
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac024
Journal article
see the publicationThe Worldwide Invasion of Drosophila suzukii Is Accompanied by a Large Increase of Transposable Element Load and a Small Number of Putatively Adaptive Insertions
Molecular Biology and Evolution . 38 ( 10 ) : 4252-4267
Journal article
see the publicationInfections by Transovarially Transmitted DMelSV in Drosophila Have No Impact on Ovarian Transposable Element Transcripts but Increase Their Amounts in the Soma
Genome Biology and Evolution . 13 ( 9 )
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab207
Journal article
see the publicationPhenotypic and Transcriptomic Responses to Stress Differ According to Population Geography in an Invasive Species
Genome Biology and Evolution . 13 ( 9 ) : evab208
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab208
Journal article
see the publicationA transposon story : from TE content to TE dynamic invasion of Drosophila genomes using the single-molecule sequencing technology from Oxford Nanopore
Cells . 9 ( 8 ) : 1776
DOI: 10.3390/cells9081776
Journal article
see the publicationViral infection impacts transposable element transcript amounts in Drosophila
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 117 ( 22 ) : 12249-12257
Journal article
see the publicationSyndrome de Klinefelter, rôle du chromosome Y dans l’espérance de vie humaine ?
36ème Congrès de la Société Française d'Endocrinologie (SFE Marseille 2020) . 81 ( 4 ) : 194
Conference paper
see the publicationDynamic Interactions Between the Genome and an Endogenous Retrovirus: Tirant in Drosophila simulans Wild-Type Strains
G3 . 9 ( 3 ) : 855-865
Journal article
see the publicationThe somatic piRNA pathway controls germline transposition over generations
Nucleic Acids Research . 46 ( 18 ) : 9524 - 9536
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky761
Journal article
see the publicationAn attempt to select non-genetic variation in resistance to starvation and reduced chill coma recovery time in Drosophila melanogaster
Journal of Experimental Biology . 221 ( 23 ) : jeb186254
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.186254
Journal article
see the publicationTransposable Element Dynamics in an Invasive Species
Congrès National des Éléments Transposables (CNET 2018) .
Conference paper
see the publicationTEtools facilitates big data expression analysis of transposable elements and reveals an antagonism between their activity and that of piRNA genes
Nucleic Acids Research . 45 : 13
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw953
Journal article
see the publicationSelf and Nonself from a Genomic Perspective: Transposable Elements
Evolutionary Biology: Self/Nonself Evolution, Species and Complex Traits Evolution, Methods and Concepts . 2 ( 5 ) : 111-128
Book chapter
see the publicationVariable expression levels detected in the Drosophila effectors of piRNA biogenesis
Gene . 537 ( 1 ) : 149-153
Journal article
see the publicationHost Control of Insect Endogenous Retroviruses: Small RNA Silencing and Immune Response
Viruses . 6 : 4447-4464
DOI: 10.3390/v6114447
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see the publicationMaternally deposited germline piRNAs silence the tirant retrotransposon in somatic cells
EMBO Reports . 14 ( 5 ) : 458-64
Journal article
see the publicationA comparative analysis of the amounts and dynamics of transposable elements in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity . 113 : 83-86
Journal article
see the publicationtirant, a newly discovered active endogenous retrovirus in Drosophila simulans.
Journal of Virology . 86 ( 7 ) : 3675-3681
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.07146-11
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