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Leon Lenzo

Curtin UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4071-4708Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Molecular Biology· 2 Genetics· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Kar‐Chun TaniD· 3 shared Callum J. VerdonkiD· 2 shared Eiko FurukiiD· 2 shared Evan JohniD· 2 shared Huyen T. T. PhaniD· 2 shared Shota MorikawaiD· 2 shared Bernadette M. HenaresiD· 1 shared Carl J. MousleyiD· 1 shared

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 17, 2026

Major effector loss reveals compensatory pathogenicity networks in a necrotrophic wheat pathogen

Shota Morikawa, Callum J. Verdonk, Leon Lenzo…·Kar‐Chun Tan

The paper investigates how a necrotrophic fungal pathogen maintains virulence after losing three key effectors by identifying a compensatory effector network.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.14.751338

fungi (other)statistical model

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 19, 2026

The bZIP transcription factor PnAda1 functions as a regulator of virulence, fungicide tolerance and necrotrophy in the wheat pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum

Shota Morikawa, Leon Lenzo, Keshara Colomba Thanthrige…·Callum J. Verdonk

This study identifies PnAda1 as a regulator of virulence, fungicide tolerance, and necrotrophy in Parastagonospora nodorum through transcriptomic and phenotypic analyses.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.18.745654

statistical model

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintJun 16, 2026

Differential genetic resistance identified in Parastagonospora nodorum and Pyrenophora tritici-repentis-wheat pathosystems

Huyen T. T. Phan, Eiko Furuki, Fiona L. Kamphuis…·Pao Theen See

The paper identifies genetic resistance mechanisms in wheat against two fungal pathogens, showing distinct resistance mechanisms for Septoria nodorum blotch and tan spot.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.12.731808

statistical modelgene regulatory network inference

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 9, 2025

Fair-weather friends: Unequal partnerships between Parastagonospora nodorum and Pyrenophora tritici-repentis define disease dynamics in wheat

Leon Lenzo, Evan John, Jason Bradley…·Kar‐Chun Tan

This study investigates the interaction between two wheat pathogens, showing that their co-infection leads to higher pathogen biomass and necrosis, with one pathogen suppressing the other depending on establishment order.

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experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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