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P. Colson

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Approach:experimental assay· 9 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Organism:human· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Assay:DNA methylation· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2

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B. La Scola· 10 shared A. Levasseur· 5 shared D. Raoult· 5 shared C. Boschi· 3 shared E. Chabriere· 3 shared J. Delerce· 3 shared J.-P. Baudoin· 3 shared S. Aherfi· 3 shared

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Resuscitating Sleeping Beauties: reviving a six-hundred-year-old amoeba and endosymbiont.

I. Hasni, M. L. Tall, M. Le Bailly, P. Colson, A. Levasseur, D. Raoult, B. La Scola, M. Drancourt

This study revives a 600-year-old Acanthamoeba castellanii strain and its endosymbiont from coprolites, revealing their genomic features and survival mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Role of SARS-CoV-2 mutations in the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic

P. Colson, H. Chaudet, J. Delerce, P. Pontarotti, A. Levasseur, J. Fantini, B. La Scola, C. A. Devaux, D. Raoult

The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 mutations across 61,397 genomes to identify 'hyperfertile' mutations that spread widely, finding most did not predict new epidemic forms, with some in non-coding regions and stop codons.

bioRxiv · May 1, 2023Microbiology

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Induces Hemagglutination: Implications for COVID-19 Morbidities and Therapeutics and for Vaccine Adverse Effects

C. Boschi, D. E. Scheim, A. Bancod, M. Millitello, M. Le Bideau, P. Colson, J. Fantini, B. La Scola

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins from four lineages induce hemagglutination, with Omicron requiring lower concentrations, and ivermectin inhibits this effect, suggesting therapeutic and safety implications.

bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2022 · PreprintBiochemistry

Sequencing of Monkeypox virus from infected patients reveals viral genomes with APOBEC3-like editing, gene inactivation, and bacterial agents of skin superinfection

P. Colson, G. Penant, J. Delerce, C. Boschi, N. Wurtz, S. Branger, J.-C. Lagier, N. Cassir, H. Tissot-Dupont, M. Million, S. Aherfi, B. La Scola

This study sequenced Monkeypox virus genomes from infected patients, revealing APOBEC3-like editing, gene inactivation, and bacterial superinfections in lesions.

bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2022Microbiology

Omicron variant escapes therapeutic mAbs contrary to eight prior main VOC

C. Boschi, P. Colson, A. Bancod, V. Moal, B. La Scola

The paper shows that the Omicron variant escapes neutralization by authorized mAbs, unlike previous variants, highlighting the need for updated protective measures for immunocompromised patients.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Tricarboxylic acid cycle and proton gradient in Pandoravirus massiliensis: Is it still a virus?

S. Aherfi, D. BRAHIM BELHAOUARI, L. Pinault, J.-P. Baudoin, P. Decloquement, J. Abrahao, P. Colson, A. LEVASSEUR, D. C. Lamb, E. Chabriere, D. Raoult, B. LA SCOLA

This study identifies functional enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle in Pandoravirus massiliensis, suggesting it may possess energy production capabilities and challenging traditional virus definitions.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2020Microbiology

A mysterious 80 nm amoeba virus with a near-complete "ORFan genome" challenges the classification of DNA viruses

P. V. M. Boratto, G. P. Oliveira, T. B. Machado, A. C. S. P. Andrade, J.-P. Baudoin, T. Klose, F. Schulz, S. Azza, P. Decloquement, E. Chabriere, P. Colson, A. Levasseur, B. La Scola, J. S. Abrahao

The paper describes the discovery of Yaravirus, a new amoeba virus with a near-complete ORFan genome, challenging existing DNA virus classifications.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 29, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A metallo-beta-lactamase with both beta-lactamase and ribonuclease activity is linked with traduction in giant viruses

P. Colson, L. Pinault, S. Azza, N. Armstrong, E. Chabriere, B. La Scola, P. Pontarotti, D. Raoult

The paper identifies a metallo-beta-lactamase with dual beta-lactamase and ribonuclease activity in a giant virus and shows its RNase activity is not inhibited by common inhibitors.

bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

Evidence of a cellulosic layer in Pandoravirus tegument and the mystery of the genetic support of its biosynthesis

D. BRAHIM BELHAOUARI, J.-P. BAUDOIN, F. GNANKOU, F. DI PINTO, P. Colson, S. Aherfi, B. LA SCOLA

This study investigates the composition of the Pandoravirus tegument, finding a cellulose-like layer and hypothesizing its synthesis may involve the host amoeba's machinery rather than viral genes.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

First evidence of host range expansion in virophages and its potential impact on giant viruses and host cells

S. Mougari, N. Chelkha, D. Sahmi-Bounsiar, F. Di Pinto, P. Colson, J. Abrahao, B. La Scola

The paper shows a virophage can expand its host range to new giant viruses, impacting giant virus production and host cell survival.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

Dramatic HIV DNA degradation associated with spontaneous HIV suppression and disease-free outcome in a young seropositive woman following her infection

P. Colson, C. Dhiver, C. Tamalet, J. Delerce, O. Glazunova, M. Gaudin, A. Levasseur, D. Raoult

The paper identifies a HIV-1-seropositive woman who spontaneously suppressed HIV replication and found that dramatic HIV DNA degradation occurred, likely due to extrinsic factors like the gut microbiota.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2019Microbiology