J. Daron

Aedes aegypti VLG-1 challenges the assumed antiviral nature of Vago genes.

This study challenges the assumed antiviral role of Vago genes in Aedes aegypti by showing that VLG-1 has a modest proviral effect during DENV and ZIKV infections.

Genomic Signatures of Microgeographic Adaptation in Anopheles coluzzii Along an Anthropogenic Gradient in Gabon

This study identifies genomic signatures of local adaptation in Anopheles coluzzii across urban, rural, and sylvatic sites in Gabon, revealing distinct genetic responses to human-driven selection pressures and environmental heterogeneity.

Atypical landscape of transposable elements in the large genome of Aedes aegypti

This study compares transposable element organization in the large Aedes aegypti genome to smaller Diptera genomes, finding higher TE transposition and lower elimination rates in Ae. aegypti.

No Wolbachia protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection in the major malaria mosquito Anopheles moucheti

This study investigates whether Wolbachia infection in Anopheles moucheti mosquitoes affects Plasmodium falciparum infection, finding no correlation between Wolbachia density and parasite development.

Population genomic evidence of adaptive response during the invasion history of Plasmodium falciparum in the Americas

This study analyzes genome-wide polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates to investigate its invasion history and adaptive responses in the Americas.

Variability in codon usage in Coronaviruses is mainly driven by mutational bias and selective constraints on CpG dinucleotide

This study analyzes codon usage bias in 82 Coronaviruses, finding that mutational bias and CpG selection drive variation, with human-infecting coronaviruses showing distinct patterns.

Population genomic evidence of a Southeast Asian origin of Plasmodium vivax

The paper analyzes global P. vivax genetic variation to determine its origin, finding evidence supporting a Southeast Asian origin through serial founder effects.

A new role for histone demethylases in the maintenance of plant genome integrity

This study identifies ELF6 and REF6 as JMJ histone demethylases in Arabidopsis that maintain H3K27me3 and H3K27me1 homeostasis, preventing epigenetic imprints and transposon activation during sexual reproduction.