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P. Forterre

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Approach:statistical model· 6 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 5 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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M. Gaia· 5 shared M. Krupovic· 5 shared H. Ogata· 3 shared J. Guglielmini· 3 shared O. Jaillon· 3 shared T. O. Delmont· 3 shared V. Da Cunha· 3 shared A. C. Woo· 1 shared

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Viral origin of eukaryotic type IIA DNA topoisomerases

J. Guglielmini, M. Gaia, V. Da Cunha, A. Criscuolo, M. Krupovic, P. Forterre

This study investigates the origin of eukaryotic type IIA DNA topoisomerases by analyzing phylogenetic relationships between viral and cellular homologs, finding that they likely originated from Nucleocytoviricota viruses.

bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Plankton-infecting relatives of herpesviruses clarify the evolutionary trajectory of giant viruses

M. Gaia, L. Meng, E. Pelletier, P. Forterre, C. Vanni, A. Fernendez-Guerra, O. Jaillon, P. Wincker, H. Ogata, M. Krupovic, T. O. Delmont

The paper identifies plankton-infecting herpesvirus relatives in marine environments, revealing a new viral phylum with evolutionary links to both herpesviruses and giant viruses.

bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Archaeal extracellular vesicles are produced in an ESCRT-dependent manner and promote gene transfer and nutrient cycling in extreme environments

J. Liu, V. Cvirkaite-Krupovic, P.-H. Commere, Y. Yang, F. Zhou, Y. Shen, P. Forterre, M. Krupovic

This study shows archaeal extracellular vesicles, produced via ESCRT machinery, transfer DNA and support nutrient cycling in extreme environments.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2021Microbiology

Eukaryotic virus composition can predict the efficiency of carbon export in the global ocean

H. Kaneko, R. Blanc-Mathieu, H. Endo, S. Chaffron, T. O. Delmont, M. Gaia, N. Henry, R. Hernandez Velazquez, C. H. Nguyen, H. Mamitsuka, P. Forterre, O. Jaillon, C. de Vargas, M. B. Sullivan, C. A. Suttle, , H. Ogata

This study links viral community composition to carbon export efficiency in the global ocean, finding that viral marker genes explain 67% of variation in CEE.

bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2020Ecology

Giant viruses encode novel types of actins possibly related to the origin of eukaryotic actin: the viractins

V. Da Cunha, M. Gaïa, H. Ogata, O. Jaillon, T. O. Delmont, P. Forterre

The paper identifies actin-related genes in giant viruses, suggesting a possible evolutionary link between viral actins and eukaryotic actin origins.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Evolution of the PRD1-adenovirus lineage: a viral tree of life incongruent with the cellular universal tree of life

A. C. Woo, M. Gaia, J. Guglielmini, V. Da Cunha, P. Forterre

The paper analyzes the evolutionary history of PRD1-adenovirus lineage viruses, finding their phylogenetic tree incongruent with the cellular tree of life.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Positively twisted: The complex evolutionary history of Reverse Gyrase suggests a non-hyperthermophilic Last Universal Common Ancestor

R. Catchpole, P. Forterre

This study analyzes reverse gyrase (RG) phylogenies to infer the evolutionary history of LUCA, finding that RG suggests a non-hyperthermophilic LUCA and bacterial ancestor.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2019Evolutionary Biology

Diversification of giant and large eukaryotic dsDNA viruses predated the origin of modern eukaryotes

J. Guglielmini, A. Woo, M. Krupovic, P. Forterre, M. Gaia

This study presents phylogenetic trees of NCLDVs, revealing two superclades and suggesting that NCLDV core genes were transferred to proto-eukaryotes before modern eukaryotes emerged.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2018Evolutionary Biology

Numerous cultivated and uncultivated viruses encode ribosomal proteins

C. M. Mizuno, C. Guyomar, S. Roux, R. Lavigne, F. Rodriguez-Valera, M. Sullivan, R. Gillet, P. Forterre, M. Krupovic

The paper identifies ribosomal proteins encoded by viruses across diverse genomes and metagenomes, challenging the assumption that viruses lack these core translation components.

bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2017Microbiology