Mélanie Ribeiro Lopes
- Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions (BF2I)
Présentation
2021-now: Associate Professor at INSA Lyon and BF2I Lab
2020-2021: Fixed term Assistant Professor (French ATER) at INSA Lyon and BF2i Lab
2017-2020: PhD student, INSA Lyon (Villeurbanne, France), BF2i lab. "A new type of non-apoptotic cell death involved in bacteriocyte elimination in aphids: molecular mechanisms and physiological regulation" 2020: PhD thesis in Microorganisms, interactions, infections, INSA Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
2017: Master of Science in Molecular Microbiology, Pathogeny and Microbial Ecology, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
2017: Engineering degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, INSA Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
2014: Bachelor in Chemistry and Biology, University Paris-Est Créteil Paris XII, Créteil, France Insect symbiosis
Host-symbiont interactions
Regulation of bateriocyte dynamicsPositions
Academic degrees
Research focus
Domaines de recherche
Publications
Publications
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Détection et segmentation automatisées de bactériocytes à partir d'images de microscopie optiqueGroupe de Recherche et d'Etudes de Traitement du Signal et des Images (GRETSI), Aug 2025, Strasboug, France |
Specific expansion and diversification of Inhibitors of APoptosis (IAPs) support symbiont maintenance and morph-specific regulation in aphidsXII International Symposium on Aphids (ISA), Oct 2025, Pyeongchang, South Korea |
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Search for key regulators of endogenous viruses replication in ichneumonid wasps through differential gene expression analysis8. International Entomophagous Insects Conference (IEIC), Jul 2025, Tours, France |
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Evolution towards a two-way cooperation in a single symbiotic organ: the developmental chronicle of a multi-partner insect endosymbiosisInternational congress of Ecology and Evolution (SFE2), Société Française d'Ecologie et d'Evolution (SFE2), Oct 2024, Lyon, France |
Two-way cooperation in a single symbiotic organ: the developmental chronicle of a multi-partner insect endosymbiosis3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Jul 2024, Montreal, Canada |
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Subcellular localization of BCR4, an aphid-specific defensin peptide, in the bacteriocytes of Acyrthosiphon pisum2nd Webinaire du réseau "MultiFonction des Peptides AntiMicrobiens" (MuFoPAM), Apr 2024, Virtual, France |
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BCR4, a defensin with a strong impact on aphid survival, embryo development and symbiotic cells of three Acyrthosiphon pisum lines14èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Nov 2024, Montpellier, France |
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RNAseq analysis reveals new roles for conserved metazoan pathways in the regulation of bacteriocyte dynamics14èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Oct 2024, Montpellier, France |
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Evolutionarily conserved metazoan pathways have evolved new functions and regulate bacteriocytes' dynamics in the context of symbiosisXXVII International Congress of Entomology, Aug 2024, Kyoto, Japan |
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Bacteriocyte-specific Cysteine-Rich (BCR) peptides form a new aphid-specific defensin-like family and are promising regulators of aphid symbiosisRencontres du Réseau Ecologie des Interactions Durables (REID), May 2023, Poitiers, France |
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Acyrthosiphon pisum tissue-specific gene regulatory network inference13èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Nov 2023, Villeurbanne, France |
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A genome-wide annotation of transcription factors in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, and the related database, ATFdb13èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Nov 2023, Villeurbanne, France |
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Characterization of Neuropeptide F and its receptor in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum13èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Nov 2023, Villeurbanne, France |
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Immunolocalisation des peptides "Bacteriocyte-specific cystein rich" (BCR), potentiels régulateurs de la symbiose chez les pucerons13èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Nov 2023, Lyon, France |
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Plasticity of bacteriocytes facing nutritional stresses in the pea aphid development.12èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), May 2022, Nice, France |
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Les peptides « Bacteriocyte-specific Cystein-Rich » : une nouvelle famille de défensine. Régulateurs de la symbiose chez les pucerons ?9ème Journées du GDR "MultiFonction des Peptides AntiMicrobiens" (MuFoPAM), Oct 2022, Amboise, France |
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Peptides « Bacteriocyte-specific Cysteine Rich » (BCR) : un rôle dans le contrôle de la symbiose ? Focus sur BCR4 chez le puceron du pois.12èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), May 2022, Nice, France |
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The bacteriocyte: a biological innovation to sustain and control bacterial symbionts in insect nutritional symbiosesInvited seminar at UMR 754 IVPC-SFR Biosciences, Nov 2022, Lyon, France |
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Bacteriocyte differentiation and cell death in the aphid/Buchnera symbiotic systemXXVI International Congress of Entomology, Jul 2022, Helsinki, Finland |
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The inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) gene family in aphids: amplification, diversification and function in bacteriocyte dynamicsJoint DGIMI/BF2i webinar, Oct 2021, Virtual, France |
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The Inhibitor of APoptosis (IAP) gene family in aphids: between expansion and functional diversificationWebinaire du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), 2021, Villeurbanne (virtual), France |
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Evidence for high plasticity and modularity of the Inhibitor of APoptosis (IAP) repertoire in insectsInvited seminar at University of Pisa, Dec 2021, Pise, Italy |
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Analysis of the inhibitor of aPoptosis (IAP) repertoire in insects reveals a complex pattern of gene losses and amplificationsIncontri di diversità delle forme e degli animali, Università di Pisa, 2021, Pisa, Italy |
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IAP (Inhibitor-of-Apoptosis Protein) gene family expansion and functional diversification in aphids2nd UK-France Joint meeting on Aphids - Royal Entomologial Society, Apr 2019, Rothamsted, United Kingdom |
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IAP (Inhibitor-of-Apoptosis Protein) gene family expansion and functional characterization in aphids8th International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science, Jul 2019, Sitges, Spain |
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Amplification des gènes codant les protéines de la famille des IAP et leur rôle dans l'homéostasie bactériocytaire11èmes rencontres du réseau de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Nov 2018, Rennes, France |
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Another way to die for bacteriocytes in the aphid/Buchnera symbiotic systemJournée des doctorants du département SPE, Jun 2018, Nice, France |
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Bacteriocyte reprogramming to cope with nutritional stress in a phloem sap feeding hemipteran, the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisumFrance-Israel PRC Meeting – The role of metabolic interactions in shaping the bacterial endosymbiotic community of Hemyptera, Nov 2018, Villeurbanne, France |
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Rôle clé du bactériocyte dans la résilience du puceron aux stress nutritionnels11ème Réunion du Réseau Français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Nov 2018, Rennes, France |
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Bacteriocyte reprogramming to cope with nutritional stress in a phloem sap feeding hemipteran, the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisumINSA Lyon International Partner Days, Oct 2018, Villeurbanne, France |
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Expansion of genes encoding Apoptosis Inhibitor Proteins (IAPs) and their role in a novel bacteriocyte cell death process in aphid symbiosis22. Evolutionary Biology Meeting, Sep 2018, Marseille, France |
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A novel cell death process is involved in the elimination of bacteriocytes and their symbionts through aphid agingFrance-Israel PRC Meeting – The role of metabolic interactions in shaping the bacterial endosymbiotic community of Hemyptera, Nov 2018, Villeurbanne, France |
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Effecteurs et inhibiteurs de l’apoptose chez le puceron du pois : annotation et implication dans la mort cellulaire bactériocytaire10. Réunion du Réseau Français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), Nov 2017, Colmar, France |
Origin and evolution of Inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) in early metazoansJacque Monod conference, Molecular basis for membrane remodelling and organisation, Jun 2025, Roscoff, France |
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Origin and evolution of Inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs) in early metazoansEVOLYON 2025, Nov 2025, Villeurbanne, France |
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GReNaDIne+: Generalization-Aware Gene Regulatory Networks Inference23rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology, CMSB 2025, Sep 2025, Villeurbanne, France |
The aphid BCR4 structure and activity uncover a new defensin peptide superfamilyXXVII International Congress of Entomology, Aug 2024, Kyoto, Japan |
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Venin de la fourmi Tetramorium bicarinatum : découverte d'un peptide original neuroactif chez les insectes52ème Congrès du Groupe Français de Recherches sur les Pesticides, May 2024, Lyon, France. 2024 |
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The Bacteriocyte-specific Cysteine-Rich (BCR) proteins: a role in the control of aphid symbiosis ?Journée scientifique enjeu « santé globale et bio‐ingénierie » de l'INSA Lyon, Apr 2023, Villeurbanne, France |
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Embedded into bacteriocytes, but highly invasive: the puzzling case of the co-obligate symbiont Serratia symbiotica in the aphid Periphyllus lyropictusELI-Day, Annual meeting of the Earth and Life Institute of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, May 2022, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium |
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ER stress as a major regulator of aphid bacteriocyte cell death12èmes rencontres du réseau français de Biologie Adaptative des Pucerons et Organismes Associés (BAPOA), May 2022, Nice, France |
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Extreme plasticity of bacteriocytes facing nutritional stresses during pea aphid development10th congress of the International Symbiosis Society (ISS) - 3rd International Conference on Holobionts (joint meeting), Jul 2022, Lyon, France |
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Bacteriocytes and the interorgan communication network regulating physiology and metabolism of the pea aphid10th congress of the International Symbiosis Society (ISS) - 3rd International Conference on Holobionts (joint meeting), Jul 2022, Lyon, France |
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The role of GPCRs in metabolism and physiology of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisumXXVI International Congress of Entomology, Jul 2022, Helsinki, Finland |
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Bacteriocyte specific Cystein Rich peptides, a new defensin like protein family , are promising regulators of aphid symbiosis10th congress of the International Symbiosis Society (ISS) - 3rd International Conference on Holobionts (joint meeting), Jul 2022, Lyon, France |
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A novel cell death process eliminates both bacteriocytes and their symbionts in the pea aphid/Buchnera symbiotic system2nd UK-France Joint meeting on Aphids - Royal Entomological Society, Apr 2019, Rothamsted, United Kingdom |
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Molecular characterization of aphid bacteriocyte cell death by RNAseq analysisINSA Lyon International Partner Days, Oct 2018, Lyon, France |
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A novel cell death process eliminates both bacteriocytes and their symbionts in the pea aphid/Buchnera symbiotic system11. European Congress of Entomology, Jul 2018, Naples, Italy |
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Molecular characterization of aphid bacteriocyte cell death by RNAseq analysis11th European Congress of Entomology, Jul 2018, Naples, Italy |
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A novel cell death process eliminates both bacteriocytes and their symbionts in the pea aphid/Buchnera symbiotic systemINSA Lyon International Partner Days, Oct 2018, Villeurbanne (INSA-Lyon), France |
Isolation of Insect as a Platform for Transcriptomic AnalysesRNA abundance analysis, 2170, pp.185-198, 2021, ⟨10.1007/978-1-0716-0743-5_13⟩ |
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Genetic Diversity of the Apoptotic Pathway in InsectsEvolution, Origin of Life, Concepts ans Methods, Springer International Publishing, pp.253-285, 2019, 978-3-030-30363-1. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-30363-1_13⟩ |
Un nouveau type de mort cellulaire impliqué dans l’élimination des bactériocytes chez les pucerons : Mécanismes moléculaires et régulations physiologiquesInteractions entre organismes. Lyon, 2020. Français. ⟨NNT : ⟩ |