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Benjamin L. Koch

University of East AngliaORCID 0000-0003-3239-9733Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Assay:proteomics· 4 Organism:Arabidopsis· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Roger W. InnesiD· 3 shared Brian D. RutteriD· 2 shared Dillon GardneriD· 2 shared Lucía BorniegoiD· 2 shared Wenbo MaiD· 2 shared Xiaodong FangiD· 2 shared Agustina De FrancescoiD· 1 shared Alexander J. McClellandiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 4/yr

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Extracellular vesicles associate with infectious geminiviral particles in the apoplast of infected plants.

Pablo Morales‐Martínez, Pepe Cana‐Quijada, Benjamin L. Koch, Jerónimo Marulanda Pulgarín, Rosa Lozano‐Durán, Roger W. Innes, E Bermúdez Bejarano, Araceli G. Castillo

This study shows that geminiviral components are associated with extracellular vesicles in infected plants, which are infectious and may facilitate viral movement and immune modulation.

bioRxiv · May 23, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

A secreted citrus protease cleaves an outer membrane protein of the Huanglongbing pathogen

Alexander J. McClelland, Bin Hu, Yuantao Xu, Xiaodong Fang, Chunxia Wang, Benjamin L. Koch, Amelia Helen Lovelace, Eva Hawara, Yuanchun Wang, Zhiqian Pang, Agustina De Francesco, Renier A. L. van der Hoorn, Andrew M. Beekman, Amit Levy, Nian Wang, , Wenbo Ma

This study identifies a bacterial outer membrane protein as a substrate of a citrus protease, showing that protease activity reduces pathogen titers and delays disease symptoms in citrus.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 7, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

A specialized ARGONAUTE enables trans-species RNA interference in plant immunity

Min Wang, Chao Yang, Enoch Lok Him Yuen, Xiaodong Fang, Fan Qi, Shuang Yang, Benjamin L. Koch, Kun Li, Yingnan Hou, Taerin Oh, Bozeng Tang, Li Feng, Xiuren Zhang, Tolga O. Bozkurt, Xiaoqi Feng, Wenbo Ma

This study identifies AGO10 as a key player in trans-species RNA interference in plant immunity, showing its role in pathogen gene silencing and immune response.

bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Molecular Insights into the Production of Extracellular Vesicles by Plants

Benjamin L. Koch, Dillon Gardner, H. A. Smith, Rachel Bracewell, Linnaea Awdey, Jessica Foster, Lucía Borniego, David Munch, Mads Eggert Nielsen, Raghavendra Rao Pasupuleti, Jonathan C. Trinidad, Brian D. Rutter, Hans Thordal‐Christensen, Roger W. Innes

This study identifies proteins and pathways involved in plant EV secretion, revealing roles for EXO70, RIN4, and VAP27 in EV heterogeneity and plant immunity.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Feb 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Arabidopsis produces distinct subpopulations of extracellular vesicles that respond differentially to biotic stress

Benjamin L. Koch, Brian D. Rutter, Lucía Borniego, Meenu Singla‐Rastogi, Dillon Gardner, Roger W. Innes

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology