L. Dupont

Genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen identifies MAT2A as a critical host factor for BK Polyomavirus

The paper identifies MAT2A as a critical host factor for BKPyV infection through a CRISPR/Cas9 screen and shows a small molecule inhibitor of MAT2A is a potent antiviral drug.

Wolbachia genomics reveals a potential for a nutrition-based symbiosis in blood-sucking Triatomine bugs

This study identifies Wolbachia symbionts in Rhodnius bugs, showing they share genomic features with bedbug Wolbachia and suggest a dynamic nutritional symbiosis with the host.

Reproductive strategies in a complex of simultaneously hermaphroditic species, the Allolobophora chlorotica case study

The paper investigates reproductive strategies in the Allolobophora chlorotica species complex using parentage analysis to examine mating patterns and reproductive isolation between mitochondrial lineages.

INTEGUMENT-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION IN THE MID- STAGE OF FLAX SEED DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCES THE RELEASE OF MUCILAGE AND THE SEED OIL CONTENT

This study shows a positive link between seed oil production and mucilage extrusion in flax during mid-stage seed development through transcriptome analysis.

(p)ppGpp/GTP and malonyl-CoA modulate Staphylococcus aureus adaptation to FASII antibiotics and provide a basis for synergistic bi-therapy

This paper shows that (p)ppGpp and malonyl-CoA modulate S. aureus adaptation to FASII antibiotics, and that combining a (p)ppGpp inducer with an anti-FASII drug blocks bacterial outgrowth.

At each site its diversity: DNA barcoding reveals remarkable earthworm diversity in neotropical rainforests of French Guiana

This study uses DNA barcoding to reveal high earthworm diversity in French Guiana, showing strong spatial effects and hidden diversity in non-soil microhabitats.

Ecology and population genetics of the parasitoid Phobocampe confusa (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in relation to its hosts, Aglais species (Lepidoptera: Numphalidae).

This study examines the ecology and genetic structure of the parasitoid Phobocampe confusa and its host butterflies, finding that P. confusa favors A. urticae and is influenced by host phenology and habitat.

Permissive Fatty Acid Incorporation in Host Environments Promotes Staphylococcal Adaptation to FASII Antibiotics

This study shows that Staphylococcus aureus can adapt to FASII antibiotics by incorporating environmental fatty acids in host conditions, challenging the assumption of fatty acid stringency.