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Heidi Gerke

Åbo Akademi UniversityORCID 0000-0001-5067-5565Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Marko SalmiiD· 3 shared Pia RantakariiD· 3 shared Damien KaukoneniD· 2 shared Heli JokelaiD· 2 shared Julian I. HofmanniD· 2 shared Arfa MehmoodiD· 1 shared Burkhard BecheriD· 1 shared Emilia PeuhuiD· 1 shared

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintSep 14, 2026

Single-Cell Profiling Reveals Innate Lymphoid Cells and OX40 Activation in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema

Gabriela Martínez‐Chacón, Martin Rosenborg, Heli Jokela…·Pauliina Hartiala

This study identifies OX40-dependent innate lymphoid cell signaling as a novel regulatory program in breast cancer-related lymphedema.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.09.749825

humanbulk RNA-seq

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ImmunologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJul 9, 2026

Tissue-resident neutrophils serve homeostatic and immunological functions in embryos

Julian I. Hofmann, Laura Lintukorpi, Emmi Lokka…·Pia Rantakari

This study identifies tissue-resident neutrophils in fetal mice, showing their homeostatic and immunological roles through single-cell transcriptomics and functional analyses.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-75410-0

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ImmunologyCell ReportsPeer-reviewedJan 21, 2025

Early precursor-derived pituitary gland tissue-resident macrophages play a pivotal role in modulating hormonal balance

Henna Lehtonen, Heli Jokela, Julian I. Hofmann…·Pia Rantakari

This study identifies early yolk sac-derived macrophages in the pituitary gland and shows their role in hormonal regulation and post-pubertal gene expression.

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