Julien Andréani

A giant virus with a 4-megabase genome and a vastly expanded repeatome.

The paper describes Sissivirus, a giant virus with a 4-megabase genome and a large repeatome, identifying repeat accumulation as a key driver of its genome expansion.

Giant viruses encode vitamin K-based redox modules for lipid modification

This paper identifies and functionally characterizes vitamin K-based redox modules in giant viruses that modify host membrane lipids during infection.

A giant virus awakens polinton-like virophages in the green alga Tetraselmis, revealing an inducible antiviral defense system

The paper shows that a giant virus triggers polinton-like viruses in green algae, revealing an inducible antiviral defense system.

Genomic and structural insights into Jyvaskylavirus, the first giant virus isolated from Finland

The paper isolates and characterizes Jyvaskylavirus, a new giant virus from Finland, revealing its structural features and genomic similarities to other marseilleviruses.