title: Ecological networks to unravel the routes to horizontal transposon transfers.
abstract: Transposable elements (TEs) represent the single largest component of numerous eukaryotic genomes, and their activity and dispersal constitute an important force fostering evolutionary innovation. The horizontal transfer of TEs (HTT) between eukaryotic species is a common and widespread phenomenon that has had a profound impact on TE dynamics and, consequently, on the evolutionary trajectory of many species' lineages. However, the mechanisms promoting HTT remain largely unknown. In this article, we argue that network theory combined with functional ecology provides a robust conceptual framework and tools to delineate how complex interactions between diverse organisms may act in synergy to promote HTTs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.|LabEx ECOFECT (Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venner
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Miele
authors.affiliation: LabEx ECOFECT (Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.|UMR754 INRA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.|Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terzian
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Biémont
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.|LabEx ECOFECT (Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Daubin
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
authors.forename: Cédric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feschotte
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.|LabEx ECOFECT (Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pontier
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal / Q000235:genetics*; D016678:Genome
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements