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V. Da Cunha

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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P. Forterre· 3 shared J. Guglielmini· 2 shared M. Gaia· 2 shared A. C. Woo· 1 shared A. Criscuolo· 1 shared B. Collinet· 1 shared H. Ogata· 1 shared H. van Tilbeurgh· 1 shared

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A paralog of Pcc1 is the fifth core subunit of KEOPS complex in Archaea

M.-C. Daugeron, S. Missoury, V. Da Cunha, N. Lazar, B. Collinet, H. van Tilbeurgh, T. Basta

The paper identifies Pcc2 as the fifth subunit of the KEOPS complex in Archaea, showing it is a paralog of Pcc1 and plays a role in regulating the complex's oligomeric state.

bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2022 · PreprintBiochemistry

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

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