Publications by authors named "Clemence Bouzar"
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- - Bracoviruses, which are modified viruses found in parasitic wasps, contain genes that help in producing viral particles and essential virulence genes for successful parasitism.
- - These viruses are injected into host larvae alongside wasp eggs, where they can integrate into the host's DNA through a sequence known as the host integration motif (HIM), leading to varying numbers of integration events across different host tissues.
- - The study used advanced sequencing techniques to explore these integrations in the maize corn borer host, revealing that HIM-mediated integrations have occurred multiple times throughout the evolution of these wasps, highlighting the complexity of wasp-host genome interactions.
The mechanisms by which transposable elements (TEs) can be horizontally transferred between animals are unknown, but viruses are possible candidate vectors. Here, we surveyed the presence of host-derived TEs in viral genomes in 35 deep sequencing data sets produced from 11 host-virus systems, encompassing nine arthropod host species (five lepidopterans, two dipterans, and two crustaceans) and six different double-stranded (ds) DNA viruses (four baculoviruses and two iridoviruses). We found evidence of viral-borne TEs in 14 data sets, with frequencies of viral genomes carrying a TE ranging from 0.
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