The discovery of the Archaea is a major scientific hallmark of the twentieth century. Since
then, important features of their cell biology, physiology, ecology, and diversity have been …

In the ongoing debates about eukaryogenesis—the series of evolutionary events leading to
the emergence of the eukaryotic cell from prokaryotic ancestors—members of the Asgard …

Résumé L'eucaryogenèse représente une transition évolutive majeure qui a conduit à
l'émergence de cellules complexes à partir d'ancêtres plus simples. Pendant plusieurs …

Asgardarchaeota harbour many eukaryotic signature proteins and are widely considered to
represent the closest archaeal relatives of eukaryotes. Whether similarities between Asgard …

Eukaryotic genomes are known to have garnered innovations from both archaeal and
bacterial domains but the sequence of events that led to the complex gene repertoire of …

The roles of Asgard archaea in eukaryogenesis and marine biogeochemical cycles are well
studied, yet their contributions in soil ecosystems remain unknown. Of particular interest are …

Asgard archaea are considered to be the closest known relatives of eukaryotes. Their
genomes contain hundreds of eukaryotic signature proteins (ESPs), which inspired …

Asgard archaea have recently been identified as the closest archaeal relatives of
eukaryotes. Their ecology, and particularly their virome, remain enigmatic. We reassembled …

Eukaryotic genes are characterized by the presence of introns that are removed from pre-
mRNA by a spliceosome. This ribonucleoprotein complex is comprised of multiple RNA …

Asgard archaea are of great interest as the progenitors of Eukaryotes, but little is known
about the mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that may shape their ongoing evolution. Here, we …