Evolutionary Genetics of Interactions Group
Members

Maître de conférences
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 43 29 16

Chargé de recherche
CNRS
Tel: 33 04 72 44 81 01

Chargé de recherche
CNRS
Tel: 33 04 72 43 29 12

Maîtresse de conférence universitaire
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 43 29 16

Professeur des universités
UCBL

Post-doc
CNRS

Doctorante
CNRS
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42

Doctorant
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42

Chargée de recherche
CNRS
Tel: 33 04 72 44 81 01

Doctorante
INSA
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42

Doctorante
CNRS
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42
Post-doc
UCBL

Maîtresse de conférences
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 43 29 10
Assistante ingénieure CDD
CNRS
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42

Doctorante
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42
Assistante ingénieure CDD
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42

Doctorant
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42

Maître de conférence universitaire
UCBL
Tel: 33 04 72 44 81 01

Directeur de recherche
CNRS
Tel: 33 04 72 43 19 21

Professeure des universités
UCBL
Tel: 33 04 72 44 82 16

Doctorant
UCBL
Tel: 04 72 44 81 42
Professeur des universités
VetAgro-Sup
Tel: 33 04 78 87 27 02
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.
These interactions are addressed in the team at the following scales:
- Interactions between loci within genomes (intra-genomic) (CV, MF, MB), through the evolutionary dynamics of transposable elements, studied in 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.
- Interactions and co-evolution between eukaryotic hosts and bacterial symbionts manipulating its reproduction or providing metabolic capacities that the insect host lacks (LM, NK, FV, LZ). We are analyzing these interactions in hematophagous (bed bug, Cimex lectularius) and phytophagous insects (whitefly Bemisia tabaci and the drosophila D. suzukii) using approaches combining genetics, physiology and metabolomics.
- Interactions between organisms (simple or composite) and their biotic or abiotic environments (NK, LZ, MB, LM, FV, JMD, JV, MF). For example, the immuno-regulatory impact of bacterial symbionts and transposable elements is evaluated in contexts of infection by pathogenic viruses. This research is based, among others, on experimental evolution of drosophila populations and transcriptomics. The impact of insecticides or oxidative stress is also studied on different models (fruit flies, parasitoids, bed bugs).
- Interactions between organisms or consortium of organisms at the community level (JV, MB, SC), especially in parasitoid insects that have domesticated viral genes, allowing them to bypass the immune responses of their hosts. We are studying the frequency and adaptive implications of these events and, more generally, the factors structuring horizontal transfers in host-parasitoid communities.
Publications
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A 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
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see the publicationChimeraTE: a pipeline to detect chimeric transcripts derived from genes and transposable elements
Nucleic Acids Research .
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad671
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see the publicationPlant choice for oviposition in the phytophagous insect Bemisia tabaci: cytotype, including symbionts, knows best!
Animal Behaviour . 200 : 147-157
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see the publicationEndoparasitoid lifestyle promotes endogenization and domestication of dsDNA viruses
eLife . 12 : e85993
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.85993
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see the publicationRNA Viruses Are Prevalent and Active Tenants of the Predatory Mite Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Microbial ecology .
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see the publicationThe for gene as one of the drivers of foraging variations in a parasitic wasp
Molecular Ecology . 32 ( 7 ) : 1760-1776
DOI: 10.1111/mec.16834
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see the publicationGenomic changes during the evolution of the Coxiella genus along the parasitism-mutualism continuum
Peer Community Journal . 3 : e41
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see the publicationGenomic characterization of viruses associated with the parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001810
Preprint
see the publicationInfluence of bacterial symbionts on host niche and ecological diversification: an integrative approach in a whitefly model
26.International Congress of Entomology .
Poster
see the publicationAnalyses of symbiotic bacterial communities in the plant pest Bemisia tabaci reveal high prevalence of Candidatus Hemipteriphilus asiaticus on the African continent
Peer Community Journal .
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see the publicationHigh-throughput genomics and transcriptomics to decipher host-symbiont molecular dialogue in the cereal weevil Sitophilus oryzae andSodalis pierantonius endosymbiotic association
ISS 2022 - 10th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society .
Poster
see the publicationAnalyses of symbiotic bacterial communities in the plant pest Bemisia tabaci reveal high prevalence of Candidatus Hemipteriphilus asiaticus on the African continent
Peer Community In Zoology .
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see the publicationFrom Wolbachia genomics to phenotype: molecular models of cytoplasmic incompatibility must account for the multiplicity of compatibility types
Current Opinion in Insect Science . 49 : 78-84
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see the publicationHigh Stability of the Epigenome in Drosophila Interspecific Hybrids
Genome Biology and Evolution . 14 ( 2 )
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac024
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see the publicationSex‐related differences in aging rate are associated with sex chromosome system in amphibians
Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 76 ( 2 ) : 346-356
DOI: 10.1111/evo.14410
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see the publicationInfluence of secondary symbionts on host plant utilization and selection in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
10. Congress of the International Symbiosis Society - 3rd International Conference on Holobionts .
Poster
see the publicationRole of symbionts in insects' ecological diversification: cytotype influences exploitation of an unfavorable host plant in the sap-feeder Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).
DECRYPthèse E2M2 .
Conference paper
see the publicationTransposable Element Expression and Regulation Profile in Gonads of Interspecific Hybrids of Drosophila arizonae and Drosophila mojavensis wrigleyi
Cells . 10 ( 12 ) : 3574
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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
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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
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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
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see the publicationThe genome of the cereal pest Sitophilus oryzae : a transposable element haven
Preprint
see the publicationNatural Selection beyond Life? A Workshop Report
Life . 11 ( 10 ) : 1051
DOI: 10.3390/life11101051
Journal article
see the publicationTransposable Element Expression and Regulation Profile in Gonads of Interspecific Hybrids of Drosophila arizonae and Drosophila mojavensis wrigleyi
Cells . 10 ( 12 ) : 3574
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see the publicationDROP: Molecular voucher database for identification of Drosophila parasitoids
Molecular Ecology Resources .
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see the publicationCytotype Affects the Capability of the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci MED Species To Feed and Oviposit on an Unfavorable Host Plant
mBio . 12 ( 6 ) : 1-16
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see the publicationWolbachia load variation in Drosophila is more likely caused by drift than by host genetic factors
Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology .
Journal article
see the publicationRole of symbionts in insects’ ecological diversification: cytotype influences exploitation of an unfavorable host plant in the sap-feeder Bemisia tabaci
DECRYPthèse E2M2 Edition 20 .
Conference paper
see the publication