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Leonardo Jo

Utrecht UniversityORCID 0000-0001-6514-2913Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2

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Kaisa KajalaiD· 3 shared Sara ButiiD· 3 shared Himanshu ChhillariD· 2 shared Pingtao DingiD· 2 shared Rianne M C KluckiD· 2 shared Alex Cantó‐PastoriD· 1 shared Amey RedkariD· 1 shared Carolin SeyfferthiD· 1 shared

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Local and distal signals drive cell-type-specific leaf responses during shade avoidance

Lisa Oskam, Leonardo Jo, Carolin Seyfferth, Muthanna Biddanda Devaiah, Nicole M. Nieuwendijk, Ronald Pierik

The paper identifies how local and distal signals regulate cell-type-specific leaf responses to Far-Red light, revealing distinct transcriptional programs for differential and unidirectional growth.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Progressive oxygenation of developing leaves directs morphogenesis

Gabriele Panicucci, Vinay Shukla, Viktoriia Voloboeva, Leonardo Jo, Kees van Kollenburg, Sara Buti, Laura Dalle Carbonare, Federico Manuel Giorgi, Francesco Licausi, Daan A. Weits

This study shows that oxygen gradients in developing leaves guide morphogenesis by regulating cell expansion and fate acquisition through the N-degron pathway.

Science Advances · Aug 28, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Cell-type-specific execution of effector-triggered immunity

Himanshu Chhillar, Leonardo Jo, Amey Redkar, Kaisa Kajala, Jonathan D. G. Jones, Pingtao Ding

The paper profiles ETI responses across Arabidopsis leaf cell types using single-cell transcriptomics and finds cell-type-specific immune module activation.

bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Transcription factors SlMYB41, SlMYB92 and SlWRKY71 regulate gene expression in tomato exodermis

Leonardo Jo, Sara Buti, Mariana A S Artur, Rianne M C Kluck, Alex Cantó‐Pastor, Siobhán M. Brady, Kaisa Kajala

This study identifies SlMYB41, SlMYB92, and SlWRKY71 as regulators of suberin biosynthesis in tomato root exodermis, revealing their antagonistic roles in suberization.

Journal of Experimental Botany · Apr 8, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Spatiotemporal transcriptional networks control the plasticity of chickpea root exodermis

Leonardo Jo, Rianne M C Kluck, Sara Buti, Julia Holbein, Martin Rázus, Himanshu Chhillar, Pingtao Ding, Rochus Benni Franke, Kaisa Kajala

The paper identifies ABA-regulated transcription factors that control exodermis formation in chickpea through suberin and lignin biosynthesis.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology