The paper examines microbial communities of invasive and native Drosophila species in French Guiana, identifying candidate taxa linked to host adaptation and competitiveness.

FEMS Microbiology Ecology · Oct 29, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Ploidy-dependent modulation of DNA replication kinetics in Xenopus

Hemalatha Narassimprakash, Olivier Haccard, Zhen Li, Nicolas Pollet, Kathrin Marheineke

The paper compares DNA replication kinetics across diploid, tetraploid, and dodecaploid Xenopus species, finding that higher ploidy does not always prolong S phase.

FEBS Journal · Aug 18, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Animal retrozymes are nonautonomous sequences of Penelope-like elements

Zhen Li, Isabelle Clavereau, Nicolas Pollet

The paper investigates Non-LTR retrozymes across vertebrates, finding they are non-autonomous derivatives of Penelope-like elements and show distinct genomic distribution patterns.

bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Analysis of a shark reveals ancient, Wnt dependent, habenular asymmetries in jawed vertebrates

Maxence Lanoizelet, Léo Michel, Ronan Lagadec, Hélène Mayeur, Lucile Guichard, Valentin Logeux, Dany Séverac, Kyle J. Martin, Christophe Klopp, Sylvain Marcellini, Héctor Castillo, Nicolas Pollet, Eva Candal, Mélanie Debiais‐Thibaud, Catherine Anne Boisvert, , Sylvie Mazan

This study identifies ancient Wnt-dependent habenular asymmetries in sharks, suggesting a conserved developmental mechanism across jawed vertebrates.

Nature Communications · Nov 25, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation

Tiffany A. Kosch, María Torres‐Sánchez, H. Christoph Liedtke, Kyle Summers, Maximina Hee Yun, Andrew J. Crawford, Simon T. Maddock, Md. Sabbir Ahammed, Victor Araújo, Lorenzo Vincenzo Bertola, Gary M. Bucciarelli, Albert Carné, Céline M. Carneiro, Kin Onn Chan, Ying Chen, , Ana Serra Silva

The paper introduces the Amphibian Genomics Consortium to address gaps in amphibian genomic resources and promote international collaboration for research and conservation.

BMC Genomics · Nov 1, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics

Gut microbial ecology of Xenopus tadpoles across life stages

Thibault Scalvenzi, Isabelle Clavereau, Mickaël Bourge, Nicolas Pollet

This study characterizes the gut microbiome of Xenopus tadpoles across life stages, revealing its role in physiology and development.

Peer Community Journal · Nov 29, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

A new method for long-read sequencing of animal mitochondrial genomes: application to the identification of equine mitochondrial DNA variants

Sophie Dhorne‐Pollet, Éric Barrey, Nicolas Pollet

The paper introduces a method for long-read sequencing of mitochondrial genomes using nanopore technology, achieving high enrichment of mtDNA and identifying variants with high precision.

BMC Genomics · Nov 11, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics

Characterizing Xenopus tropicalis endurance capacities with multilevel transcriptomics

Adam Richards, Anthony Herrel, Mathieu Videlier, Konrad H. Paszkiewicz, Nicolas Pollet, Camille Bonneaud

The paper identifies genetic factors contributing to endurance heterogeneity in Xenopus tropicalis using gene and gene set analyses, revealing core genes, functional modules, and pathways related to muscle contraction and lipid metabolism.

bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2016 · PreprintBioinformatics