Beernink B, Amanant N, Li V, Manchur C, Whyard S, Belmonte MF. 2024. SIGS vs. HIGS: Opportunities and challenges of RNAi pest and pathogen control strategies. Can J Plant Pathol.
Walker PL, Belmonte MF, McCallum BD, McCartney CA, Randhawa HS, Henriquez MA. 2024. Dual RNA-sequencing of Fusarium head blight resistance in winter wheat. Front Plant Sci.
Ziegler DJ, Khan D, Pulgar-Vidal N, Parkin IAP, Robinson SJ, Belmonte MF. 2023. Genomic asymmetry of the Brassica napus seed: epigenetic contributions of DNA methylation and small RNAs to subgenome bias. Plant J 115: 690-708.
Walker PL, Ziegler DJ, Giesbrecht S, McLoughlin A, Wan J, Kahn D, Hoi V, Whyard S, Belmonte MF. 2023. Control of white mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) through plant mediated RNA interference. Sci Rep 13 (1), 6477.
Mora V, Lopez G, Molina R, De Diego N, Sanja CZ, Sara SS, Lukas S, Robertson S, Wilkins O, Belmonte MF, Cassan F. 2023. The auxin producing Azospirillum argentinense alters the architecture of the root system through bacterial auxin-dependent and independent pathways. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 23: 4543-4557.
Robertson SM, Sakariyahu SK, Bolaji A, Belmonte MF, Wilkins O. 2022. Growth-limiting drought stress induces time-of-day dependent transcriptome and physiological responses in hybrid poplar. AoB Plants 14(5), plac040.
Walker PL, Girard IJ, Giesbrecht S, Whyard S, Fernando WGD, de Kievit TR, Belmonte MF. 2022. Tissue-specific mRNA profiling of the Brassica napus – Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interaction uncovers novel regulators of plant immunity. J Exp Bot 73 (19), 6697-6710.
Wytinck N, Ziegler DJ, Walker PL, Sullivan DS, Biggar KT, Khan D, Sakariyahu SK, Wilkins O, Whyard S, Belmonte MF. 2022. Host Induced Gene Silencing of the Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ABHYDROLASE-3 gene reduces disease severity in Brassica napus. PLOS ONE 17 (8), e0261102.
Khan D, Ziegler DJ, Kalichuk JL, Hoi V, Hyunh N, Hajihasani A, Parkin IAP, Robinson SJ, Belmonte MF. 2022. Gene expression profiling reveals subgenome bias during Brassica napus seed development. Plant J. 109: 477-489. Cover Image.
Bolaji AJ, Wan WC, Manchur CL, Lawley Y, de Kievit TR, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF. 2021. Microbial community dynamics of soybean (Glycine max) is affected by cropping sequence. Front Microbiol. 12: 220.
Wytinck N, Sullivan DS, Biggar KT, Crisostomo L, Pelka P, Belmonte MF, Whyard S. 2020. Clathrin mediated endocytosis is involved in the uptake of exogenous double-stranded RNA in the white mold phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Sci Rep 10 (1), 1-12.
Shah N, Gislason AS, Becker MG, Belmonte MF, Fernando WGD, de Kievit TR. 2020. Investigation of the quarum-sensing regulon of the biocontrol bacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain PA23. PLOS One 15 (2), e0226232.
Becker MG, Haddadi P, Wan J, Lorne A, Walker P, Larkan NJ, Daayf F, Borhan HM, Belmonte MF. 2019. Transcriptomic dissection of the Rlm2-mediated host immunity in the Brassica napus-Leptosphaeria maculans pathosystem. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 32: 1001-1012.
Youssef MS, Mira M, Kalichuk JL, Becker MG, Belmonte MF, Hill RD, Stasolla C. 2019. Spatial identification of transcripts and biological processes in laser micro-dissected sub-regions of waterlogged corn roots with altered expressed of phytoglobin. Plant Physiol Biochem 139: 350-365.
Zeigler DJ, Khan D, Kalichuk JL, Becker MG, Belmonte MF. 2019. Transcriptome landscape of the early B. napus seed. J Integr Plant Biol 61: 639-650.
Elshobary M, Becker M, Kalichuk J, Chan A, Belmonte MF, Piercey-Normore M. 2018. Tissue-specific localization of polyketide synthase and other associated genes in the lichen, Cladionia Rangiferina,using laser microdissection. Phytochemistry 156: 142-150.
Ruan Y, Halat L, Khan D, Jancowski S, Ambrose C, Belmonte MF, Wasteneys GO. 2018. Microtubule-associated CLASP balances brassinosteroid signalling through negative feedback to sustain plant cell proliferation. Current Biology 28: 1-12.
McLoughlin AG, Walker PL, Wytinck NJ, Sullivan DS, Whyard S, Belmonte MF. 2018. Developing new RNA interference technologies to control fungal pathogens. Can J Plant Path. doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2018.1495268
Fernando VCD, Khateeb WA, Belmonte MF, Schroeder DF. 2018. Role of Arabidopsis ABF1/3/4during det1 germination in salt and osmotic stress conditions. Plant Mol Biol 97:149-163.
Mcloughlin AG, Wytinck N, Walker PL, Girard IJ, Whyard W, Belmonte MF. 2018. Identification and application of RNAi-based biocontrol of Sclerotinia sclerotiorumand Botrytis cinerain plants. Sci Rep 8: 7320.
Girard IJ, Tong C, Mao X, Becker M, de Kievit TR, Fernando WGD, Liu S, Belmonte MF. 2017. Comprehensive RNA profiling of the Brassica napus – Sclerotinia sclerotiorum pathosystem. J Exp Bot erx338.
Duke K, Becker MG, Girard IJ, Millar JL, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF, de Kievit TR. 2017. The biocontrol agent Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 primes Brassica napus defenses through distinct gene regulatory networks. BMC Genomics 18:467.
Becker MG, Walker PL, Pulgar-Vidal NC, Belmonte MF. 2017. SeqEnrich: a tool for the prediction of transcription factor networks from coexpressed Arabidopsis and Brassica napus gene sets. PLoS ONE.
Becker MG, Zhang Z, Granger MJ, Millar JL, Khan D, Cavers JD, Chan AC, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF. 2017. Global RNA sequencing analysis reveals unique genes involved in Brassica napus resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans. Plant Journal, doi: 10.1111/tpj.13514
Nandi M, Berry C, Brassinga AKC, Belmonte MF, Fernando WGD, Loewen PC, de Kievit TR. 2016. Pseudomonas brassicacearum strain DF41 kills Caenorhabditis elegans through biofilm-dependent and biofilm-independent mechanisms. Appl Environ Microbiol. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02199-16
Shah N, Kaplonskli N, Selin C, Rudney R, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF, de Kievit TR. 2016. PtrA is functionally intertwined with GacS in regulating the biocontrol activity of Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7, 1512.
Girard IJ, Mcloughin AG, de Kievit TR, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF. 2016. Integrating large-scale data and RNA technology to protect crops from fungal pathogens. Front Plant Sci. 7, 631.
Selin C, de Kievit TR, Belmonte MF, Fernando WGD. 2016. Elucidating the role of effectors in plant-fungal interactions: progress and challenges. Front Plant Sci. 7.
Chan AC, Khan D, Girard IJ, Millar JL, Becker MG, Belmonte MF. 2016. Tissue specific laser microdissection of the Brassica napus funiculus improves gene discovery and spatial identification of biological processes. J Exp Bot. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw179
Millar JL, Khan D, Chan A, Becker MG, Dufresne A, Sumner MJ, Belmonte MF. 2015. Chalazal seed coat development in Brassica napus. Plant Sci. 241: 45-54.
Millar JL, Becker MG Belmonte MF. 2015. Laser Microdissection of Plant Tissues in Plant Microtechniques. Springer Publishing. M. Sumner, C. Stasolla, and E. Yeung, Eds.
Nandi M, Selin C, Brassinga AK, Belmonte MF, Fernando WGD, Loewen PC, de Kievit TR. 2015. Pyrrolnitrin and hydrogen cyanide production by Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain PA23 exhibits potent nematicidal and repellent activity against Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0123184.
Khan D, Millar JL, Girard IJ, Chan A, Becker MG, Kost S, Yeung EC, Kirkbride R, Stasolla C, Goldberg RB, Harada JJ, Belmonte MF. 2015. Transcriptome atlas of the Arabidopsis funiculus – a study of maternal seed subregions. The Plant Journal 82: 41-53.
Becker MG, Chan A, Mao X, Girard IJ, Lee S, Elhiti M, Stasolla C, Belmonte MF. 2014. Vitamin C deficiency improves somatic embryo production in Arabidopsis through distinct gene regulatory networks. Journal of Experimental Botany: eru330.
Klaponski N, Selin C, Duke K, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF, de Kievit TR. 2014. Proteomic analysis of a Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 LysR-type regulator, PtrA, required for biocontrol. BMC Microbiology 14:94
Khan D, Millar JL, Girard IJ, Belmonte MF. 2014. Transcriptional circuitry underlying seed coat development in Arabidopsis. Plant Science 219: 51-60.
Ly V, Hatherrell A, Kim E, Chan A, Belmonte MF, Schroeder DF. 2013. Interactions between Arabidopsis UVH6, DDB1A, and DDB2 during abiotic stress tolerance and floral development. Plant Science 213:88-97.
Chan A, Belmonte MF. 2013. Histological and ultrastructural changes in canola (Brassica napus) funicular anatomy during the seed lifecycle. Botany 91:671-679.
Belmonte, M.F., Kirkbride, R., Stone, S.L., Pelletier, J.M., Bui, A.Q., Yeung, E.C., Fei, J., Hashimoto, M., Harada, C.M., Munoz, M.D., Le, B.H., Cheng, C., Lu, X.-H., Drews, G.N., Brady, S.M., Goldberg, R.B., and Harada, J.J. 2013. Mapping the seed: comprehensive developmental profiling of gene activity in Arabidopsis seed compartments. PNAS, 110: E435-E444.
Elhiti M, Wally OSD, Belmonte MF, Chan A, Cao Y, Xiang D, Datla R, Stasolla C. 2012. Gene expression analysis in microdissected shoot meristems of Brassica napus microspore derived embryos with altered SHOOTMERISTEMLESS levels. Planta, 237:1065-1082.
Elhiti M,Yang C, Chan A, Durnin D, Belmonte M, Ayele B, Tahir M, Stasolla C. 2012. Altered seed oil production by Brassica SHOOTMERISTEMLESS. Journal of Experimental Botany 63:4447-61.
Elhiti M, Yang C, Belmonte MF, Gulden R, Stasolla C. 2012. Transcriptional changes of antioxidant responses, hormone signalling and developmental processes evoked by the Brassica napus SHOOTMERISTEMLESS during in vitro embryogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 58:297-311.
Bassil E, Tajima H, Liang Y-C, Ohto M, Ushijima K, Nakano R, Esumi T, Coku A, Belmonte M, Blumwald E. 2011. The Arabidopsis Na+/H+ antiporters NHX1 and NHX2 control vacuolar pH and K+ homeostasis to regulate growth, flower development, and reproduction. The Plant Cell 23: 3087-3088.
Bassil E, Ohto M, Esumi T, Tjima H, Zhu Z, Cognac O, Belmonte M, Peleg Z, Yamaguchi T, Blumwald E. 2011. The Arabidopsis Intracellular Na+/H+ Antiporters NHX5 and NHX6 Are Endosome Associated and Necessary for Plant Growth and Development. The Plant Cell 23: 224-239.
Belmonte MF, Elhiti M, Ashihara H, Stasolla C. 2011. Brassinolide-improved development of Brassica napus microspore-derived embryos is associated to increased activities of purine and pyrimidine salvage pathways. Planta 233: 95-107.
Hsu SC, Belmonte MF, Harada JJ, Inoue K. 2010. Indispensable roles of plastids in Arabidopsis thaliana embryogenesis. Current Genomics 5: 338-349.
Belmonte MF. 2010. Gene Programming: How many genes does it take to program a seed? In S. Gilles and S. Hedwitt (Eds.), Biology on the Cutting Edge (pp. 101-105); Teaching Notes (pp. 69-71). Pearson Prentice Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Harada JJ, Belmonte MF, Kwong R. 2010. Plant Embryogenesis (Zygotic and Somatic). In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Inc Chichester http://www.els.net/ [doi:10.1038/npg.els.0006101]
Belmonte M, Elhiti M,Waldner B, Stasolla C. 2010. Depletion of cellular brassinolide decreases embryo production and disrupts the architecture of the apical meristems in Brassica napus microspore-derived embryos. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61: 2779-2794.
Le BH, Bui A Q, Wagmaister JA, Cheng C, Henry KF, Pelletier J, Kwong L, Belmonte MF, Kirkbride RC, Horvath S, Drews GN, Fischer R, Okamura JK, Harada JJ, Goldberg RB. 2010. Identification of seed-specific transcription factors from a global analysis of gene activity during the Arabidopsis life cycle. PNAS 107: 8063-8070.
Belmonte MF, Stasolla C. 2009. Altered HBK3 expression affects glutathione and ascorbate metabolism during the early phases of Norway spruce (Picea abies) somatic embryogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 47: 904-911.
Murphy TM, Belmonte MF, Shu S, Britt AB, Hatteroth J. 2009. Requirement for Abasic Endonuclease Gene Homologues in Arabidopsis Seed Development. PLoS ONE 4(1): e4297.
Stasolla C, Belmonte MF, Tahir M, Elhiti M, Flood H. 2008. Identification and characterization of PgHZ1, a novel homeodomain leucine-zipper gene isolated from white spruce (Picea glauca) tissue. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 46: 1031-1039.
Ashihara H, Luit B, Belmonte M, Stasolla C. 2008. Metabolism of nicotinamide, adenine and inosine in developing microspore-derived canola (Brassica napus) embryos. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 46: 752-759.
Stasolla C, Belmonte MF, Tahir M, Elhiti M, Khamiss K, Joosen R, Maliepaard C, Sharpe A, Gjetvaj B, Boutilier K. 2008. Buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) -mediated improvement in cultured embryo quality in vitro entails changes in ascorbate metabolism, meristem development and embryo maturation. Planta 228: 255-272.
Loukanina N, Stasolla C, Belmonte MF, Yeung EC, TA Thorpe. 2008. Changes in the de novo, salvage, and degradation pathways of pyrimidine nucleotides during tobacco shoot organogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 46: 665-672.
Belmonte MF, Tahir M, Stasolla C. 2007. Over-expression of HBK3, a class I KNOX homeobox gene, improves the development of Norway spruce (Picea abies) somatic embryos. Journal of Experimental Botany 58: 2851-2861.
Belmonte MF, Yeung EC, Stasolla C. 2006. Glutathione depletion improves white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryo development. Plant Cell Reports 26: 517-523.
Belmonte MF, Ambrose SJ, Ross ARS, Abrams SR, Stasolla C. 2006. Improved development of microspore derived embryo cultures of Brassica Napus cv Topaz following changes in glutathione metabolism. Physiologia Plantarum 127, 690-700.
Belmonte MF*, Donald G, Reid DM, Yeung EC, Stasolla C. 2005. Alterations of the glutathione redox state improve apical meristem structure and somatic embryo quality in white spruce (Picea glauca). Journal of Experimental Botany 56, 2355-2364.
*Awarded the Taylor A. Steeves best published paper by a student at a Canadian university presented by the Canadian Botanical Association
Belmonte M, Stasolla C, Loukanina N, Yeung EC, Thorpe TA. 2005. Glutathione-induced growth of embryogenic tissue of white spruce correlates with changes in pyrimidine nucleotide metabolism. Plant Science 168, 803-812.
Belmonte MF, Macey J, Yeung EC, Stasolla C. 2005. The effect of osmoticum on ascorbate and glutathione metabolism during white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryo development. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 43, 337-346.
Belmonte MF, Yeung E C Y. 2004. The effects of reduced and oxidized glutathione on white spruce somatic embryogenesis. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Plant 40, 61-66.
Stasolla C, Belmonte MF, van Zyl L, Craig D, Liu W, Yeung EC, Sederoff R. 2004. The effect of reduced glutathione on morphology and gene expression of white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryos. Journal of Experimental Botany 55, 695-709.
Belmonte M, Stasolla C, Loukanina N, Yeung EC, TA Thorpe. 2003. Effects of reduced and oxidized glutathione on purine nucleotide metabolism of white spruce embryogenic tissue. Plant Science 165, 1377-1385.
Invited Reviews:
Becker MG, Shu S, Harada JJ, Belmonte MF. 2014. Invited review: Genomic dissection of the seed. Frontiers in Plant Science 5: 464.
Khan D, Chan A, Millar J, Girard I, Belmonte MF. 2014. Inivted review: Predicting transcriptional circuitry underlying seed coat development. Plant Science 223: 146-152.
Belmonte MF, Tahir M, Stasolla C. 2007. Invited review: Developmental and molecular studies of spruce embryogenesis in-vitro. International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology 1: 12-21.
Yeung EC, Belmonte MF, Tu LTT, Stasolla S. 2005. Invited review: Glutathione modulation of in vitro development. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Plant 41, 584-590.
Walker PL, Belmonte MF, McCallum BD, McCartney CA, Randhawa HS, Henriquez MA. 2024. Dual RNA-sequencing of Fusarium head blight resistance in winter wheat. Front Plant Sci.
Ziegler DJ, Khan D, Pulgar-Vidal N, Parkin IAP, Robinson SJ, Belmonte MF. 2023. Genomic asymmetry of the Brassica napus seed: epigenetic contributions of DNA methylation and small RNAs to subgenome bias. Plant J 115: 690-708.
Walker PL, Ziegler DJ, Giesbrecht S, McLoughlin A, Wan J, Kahn D, Hoi V, Whyard S, Belmonte MF. 2023. Control of white mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) through plant mediated RNA interference. Sci Rep 13 (1), 6477.
Mora V, Lopez G, Molina R, De Diego N, Sanja CZ, Sara SS, Lukas S, Robertson S, Wilkins O, Belmonte MF, Cassan F. 2023. The auxin producing Azospirillum argentinense alters the architecture of the root system through bacterial auxin-dependent and independent pathways. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 23: 4543-4557.
Robertson SM, Sakariyahu SK, Bolaji A, Belmonte MF, Wilkins O. 2022. Growth-limiting drought stress induces time-of-day dependent transcriptome and physiological responses in hybrid poplar. AoB Plants 14(5), plac040.
Walker PL, Girard IJ, Giesbrecht S, Whyard S, Fernando WGD, de Kievit TR, Belmonte MF. 2022. Tissue-specific mRNA profiling of the Brassica napus – Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interaction uncovers novel regulators of plant immunity. J Exp Bot 73 (19), 6697-6710.
Wytinck N, Ziegler DJ, Walker PL, Sullivan DS, Biggar KT, Khan D, Sakariyahu SK, Wilkins O, Whyard S, Belmonte MF. 2022. Host Induced Gene Silencing of the Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ABHYDROLASE-3 gene reduces disease severity in Brassica napus. PLOS ONE 17 (8), e0261102.
Khan D, Ziegler DJ, Kalichuk JL, Hoi V, Hyunh N, Hajihasani A, Parkin IAP, Robinson SJ, Belmonte MF. 2022. Gene expression profiling reveals subgenome bias during Brassica napus seed development. Plant J. 109: 477-489. Cover Image.
Bolaji AJ, Wan WC, Manchur CL, Lawley Y, de Kievit TR, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF. 2021. Microbial community dynamics of soybean (Glycine max) is affected by cropping sequence. Front Microbiol. 12: 220.
Wytinck N, Sullivan DS, Biggar KT, Crisostomo L, Pelka P, Belmonte MF, Whyard S. 2020. Clathrin mediated endocytosis is involved in the uptake of exogenous double-stranded RNA in the white mold phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Sci Rep 10 (1), 1-12.
Shah N, Gislason AS, Becker MG, Belmonte MF, Fernando WGD, de Kievit TR. 2020. Investigation of the quarum-sensing regulon of the biocontrol bacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain PA23. PLOS One 15 (2), e0226232.
Becker MG, Haddadi P, Wan J, Lorne A, Walker P, Larkan NJ, Daayf F, Borhan HM, Belmonte MF. 2019. Transcriptomic dissection of the Rlm2-mediated host immunity in the Brassica napus-Leptosphaeria maculans pathosystem. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 32: 1001-1012.
Youssef MS, Mira M, Kalichuk JL, Becker MG, Belmonte MF, Hill RD, Stasolla C. 2019. Spatial identification of transcripts and biological processes in laser micro-dissected sub-regions of waterlogged corn roots with altered expressed of phytoglobin. Plant Physiol Biochem 139: 350-365.
Zeigler DJ, Khan D, Kalichuk JL, Becker MG, Belmonte MF. 2019. Transcriptome landscape of the early B. napus seed. J Integr Plant Biol 61: 639-650.
Elshobary M, Becker M, Kalichuk J, Chan A, Belmonte MF, Piercey-Normore M. 2018. Tissue-specific localization of polyketide synthase and other associated genes in the lichen, Cladionia Rangiferina,using laser microdissection. Phytochemistry 156: 142-150.
Ruan Y, Halat L, Khan D, Jancowski S, Ambrose C, Belmonte MF, Wasteneys GO. 2018. Microtubule-associated CLASP balances brassinosteroid signalling through negative feedback to sustain plant cell proliferation. Current Biology 28: 1-12.
McLoughlin AG, Walker PL, Wytinck NJ, Sullivan DS, Whyard S, Belmonte MF. 2018. Developing new RNA interference technologies to control fungal pathogens. Can J Plant Path. doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2018.1495268
Fernando VCD, Khateeb WA, Belmonte MF, Schroeder DF. 2018. Role of Arabidopsis ABF1/3/4during det1 germination in salt and osmotic stress conditions. Plant Mol Biol 97:149-163.
Mcloughlin AG, Wytinck N, Walker PL, Girard IJ, Whyard W, Belmonte MF. 2018. Identification and application of RNAi-based biocontrol of Sclerotinia sclerotiorumand Botrytis cinerain plants. Sci Rep 8: 7320.
Girard IJ, Tong C, Mao X, Becker M, de Kievit TR, Fernando WGD, Liu S, Belmonte MF. 2017. Comprehensive RNA profiling of the Brassica napus – Sclerotinia sclerotiorum pathosystem. J Exp Bot erx338.
Duke K, Becker MG, Girard IJ, Millar JL, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF, de Kievit TR. 2017. The biocontrol agent Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 primes Brassica napus defenses through distinct gene regulatory networks. BMC Genomics 18:467.
Becker MG, Walker PL, Pulgar-Vidal NC, Belmonte MF. 2017. SeqEnrich: a tool for the prediction of transcription factor networks from coexpressed Arabidopsis and Brassica napus gene sets. PLoS ONE.
Becker MG, Zhang Z, Granger MJ, Millar JL, Khan D, Cavers JD, Chan AC, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF. 2017. Global RNA sequencing analysis reveals unique genes involved in Brassica napus resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans. Plant Journal, doi: 10.1111/tpj.13514
Nandi M, Berry C, Brassinga AKC, Belmonte MF, Fernando WGD, Loewen PC, de Kievit TR. 2016. Pseudomonas brassicacearum strain DF41 kills Caenorhabditis elegans through biofilm-dependent and biofilm-independent mechanisms. Appl Environ Microbiol. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02199-16
Shah N, Kaplonskli N, Selin C, Rudney R, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF, de Kievit TR. 2016. PtrA is functionally intertwined with GacS in regulating the biocontrol activity of Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7, 1512.
Girard IJ, Mcloughin AG, de Kievit TR, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF. 2016. Integrating large-scale data and RNA technology to protect crops from fungal pathogens. Front Plant Sci. 7, 631.
Selin C, de Kievit TR, Belmonte MF, Fernando WGD. 2016. Elucidating the role of effectors in plant-fungal interactions: progress and challenges. Front Plant Sci. 7.
Chan AC, Khan D, Girard IJ, Millar JL, Becker MG, Belmonte MF. 2016. Tissue specific laser microdissection of the Brassica napus funiculus improves gene discovery and spatial identification of biological processes. J Exp Bot. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw179
Millar JL, Khan D, Chan A, Becker MG, Dufresne A, Sumner MJ, Belmonte MF. 2015. Chalazal seed coat development in Brassica napus. Plant Sci. 241: 45-54.
Millar JL, Becker MG Belmonte MF. 2015. Laser Microdissection of Plant Tissues in Plant Microtechniques. Springer Publishing. M. Sumner, C. Stasolla, and E. Yeung, Eds.
Nandi M, Selin C, Brassinga AK, Belmonte MF, Fernando WGD, Loewen PC, de Kievit TR. 2015. Pyrrolnitrin and hydrogen cyanide production by Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain PA23 exhibits potent nematicidal and repellent activity against Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0123184.
Khan D, Millar JL, Girard IJ, Chan A, Becker MG, Kost S, Yeung EC, Kirkbride R, Stasolla C, Goldberg RB, Harada JJ, Belmonte MF. 2015. Transcriptome atlas of the Arabidopsis funiculus – a study of maternal seed subregions. The Plant Journal 82: 41-53.
Becker MG, Chan A, Mao X, Girard IJ, Lee S, Elhiti M, Stasolla C, Belmonte MF. 2014. Vitamin C deficiency improves somatic embryo production in Arabidopsis through distinct gene regulatory networks. Journal of Experimental Botany: eru330.
Klaponski N, Selin C, Duke K, Fernando WGD, Belmonte MF, de Kievit TR. 2014. Proteomic analysis of a Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 LysR-type regulator, PtrA, required for biocontrol. BMC Microbiology 14:94
Khan D, Millar JL, Girard IJ, Belmonte MF. 2014. Transcriptional circuitry underlying seed coat development in Arabidopsis. Plant Science 219: 51-60.
Ly V, Hatherrell A, Kim E, Chan A, Belmonte MF, Schroeder DF. 2013. Interactions between Arabidopsis UVH6, DDB1A, and DDB2 during abiotic stress tolerance and floral development. Plant Science 213:88-97.
Chan A, Belmonte MF. 2013. Histological and ultrastructural changes in canola (Brassica napus) funicular anatomy during the seed lifecycle. Botany 91:671-679.
Belmonte, M.F., Kirkbride, R., Stone, S.L., Pelletier, J.M., Bui, A.Q., Yeung, E.C., Fei, J., Hashimoto, M., Harada, C.M., Munoz, M.D., Le, B.H., Cheng, C., Lu, X.-H., Drews, G.N., Brady, S.M., Goldberg, R.B., and Harada, J.J. 2013. Mapping the seed: comprehensive developmental profiling of gene activity in Arabidopsis seed compartments. PNAS, 110: E435-E444.
Elhiti M, Wally OSD, Belmonte MF, Chan A, Cao Y, Xiang D, Datla R, Stasolla C. 2012. Gene expression analysis in microdissected shoot meristems of Brassica napus microspore derived embryos with altered SHOOTMERISTEMLESS levels. Planta, 237:1065-1082.
Elhiti M,Yang C, Chan A, Durnin D, Belmonte M, Ayele B, Tahir M, Stasolla C. 2012. Altered seed oil production by Brassica SHOOTMERISTEMLESS. Journal of Experimental Botany 63:4447-61.
Elhiti M, Yang C, Belmonte MF, Gulden R, Stasolla C. 2012. Transcriptional changes of antioxidant responses, hormone signalling and developmental processes evoked by the Brassica napus SHOOTMERISTEMLESS during in vitro embryogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 58:297-311.
Bassil E, Tajima H, Liang Y-C, Ohto M, Ushijima K, Nakano R, Esumi T, Coku A, Belmonte M, Blumwald E. 2011. The Arabidopsis Na+/H+ antiporters NHX1 and NHX2 control vacuolar pH and K+ homeostasis to regulate growth, flower development, and reproduction. The Plant Cell 23: 3087-3088.
Bassil E, Ohto M, Esumi T, Tjima H, Zhu Z, Cognac O, Belmonte M, Peleg Z, Yamaguchi T, Blumwald E. 2011. The Arabidopsis Intracellular Na+/H+ Antiporters NHX5 and NHX6 Are Endosome Associated and Necessary for Plant Growth and Development. The Plant Cell 23: 224-239.
Belmonte MF, Elhiti M, Ashihara H, Stasolla C. 2011. Brassinolide-improved development of Brassica napus microspore-derived embryos is associated to increased activities of purine and pyrimidine salvage pathways. Planta 233: 95-107.
Hsu SC, Belmonte MF, Harada JJ, Inoue K. 2010. Indispensable roles of plastids in Arabidopsis thaliana embryogenesis. Current Genomics 5: 338-349.
Belmonte MF. 2010. Gene Programming: How many genes does it take to program a seed? In S. Gilles and S. Hedwitt (Eds.), Biology on the Cutting Edge (pp. 101-105); Teaching Notes (pp. 69-71). Pearson Prentice Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Harada JJ, Belmonte MF, Kwong R. 2010. Plant Embryogenesis (Zygotic and Somatic). In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Inc Chichester http://www.els.net/ [doi:10.1038/npg.els.0006101]
Belmonte M, Elhiti M,Waldner B, Stasolla C. 2010. Depletion of cellular brassinolide decreases embryo production and disrupts the architecture of the apical meristems in Brassica napus microspore-derived embryos. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61: 2779-2794.
Le BH, Bui A Q, Wagmaister JA, Cheng C, Henry KF, Pelletier J, Kwong L, Belmonte MF, Kirkbride RC, Horvath S, Drews GN, Fischer R, Okamura JK, Harada JJ, Goldberg RB. 2010. Identification of seed-specific transcription factors from a global analysis of gene activity during the Arabidopsis life cycle. PNAS 107: 8063-8070.
Belmonte MF, Stasolla C. 2009. Altered HBK3 expression affects glutathione and ascorbate metabolism during the early phases of Norway spruce (Picea abies) somatic embryogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 47: 904-911.
Murphy TM, Belmonte MF, Shu S, Britt AB, Hatteroth J. 2009. Requirement for Abasic Endonuclease Gene Homologues in Arabidopsis Seed Development. PLoS ONE 4(1): e4297.
Stasolla C, Belmonte MF, Tahir M, Elhiti M, Flood H. 2008. Identification and characterization of PgHZ1, a novel homeodomain leucine-zipper gene isolated from white spruce (Picea glauca) tissue. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 46: 1031-1039.
Ashihara H, Luit B, Belmonte M, Stasolla C. 2008. Metabolism of nicotinamide, adenine and inosine in developing microspore-derived canola (Brassica napus) embryos. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 46: 752-759.
Stasolla C, Belmonte MF, Tahir M, Elhiti M, Khamiss K, Joosen R, Maliepaard C, Sharpe A, Gjetvaj B, Boutilier K. 2008. Buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) -mediated improvement in cultured embryo quality in vitro entails changes in ascorbate metabolism, meristem development and embryo maturation. Planta 228: 255-272.
Loukanina N, Stasolla C, Belmonte MF, Yeung EC, TA Thorpe. 2008. Changes in the de novo, salvage, and degradation pathways of pyrimidine nucleotides during tobacco shoot organogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 46: 665-672.
Belmonte MF, Tahir M, Stasolla C. 2007. Over-expression of HBK3, a class I KNOX homeobox gene, improves the development of Norway spruce (Picea abies) somatic embryos. Journal of Experimental Botany 58: 2851-2861.
Belmonte MF, Yeung EC, Stasolla C. 2006. Glutathione depletion improves white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryo development. Plant Cell Reports 26: 517-523.
Belmonte MF, Ambrose SJ, Ross ARS, Abrams SR, Stasolla C. 2006. Improved development of microspore derived embryo cultures of Brassica Napus cv Topaz following changes in glutathione metabolism. Physiologia Plantarum 127, 690-700.
Belmonte MF*, Donald G, Reid DM, Yeung EC, Stasolla C. 2005. Alterations of the glutathione redox state improve apical meristem structure and somatic embryo quality in white spruce (Picea glauca). Journal of Experimental Botany 56, 2355-2364.
*Awarded the Taylor A. Steeves best published paper by a student at a Canadian university presented by the Canadian Botanical Association
Belmonte M, Stasolla C, Loukanina N, Yeung EC, Thorpe TA. 2005. Glutathione-induced growth of embryogenic tissue of white spruce correlates with changes in pyrimidine nucleotide metabolism. Plant Science 168, 803-812.
Belmonte MF, Macey J, Yeung EC, Stasolla C. 2005. The effect of osmoticum on ascorbate and glutathione metabolism during white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryo development. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 43, 337-346.
Belmonte MF, Yeung E C Y. 2004. The effects of reduced and oxidized glutathione on white spruce somatic embryogenesis. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Plant 40, 61-66.
Stasolla C, Belmonte MF, van Zyl L, Craig D, Liu W, Yeung EC, Sederoff R. 2004. The effect of reduced glutathione on morphology and gene expression of white spruce (Picea glauca) somatic embryos. Journal of Experimental Botany 55, 695-709.
Belmonte M, Stasolla C, Loukanina N, Yeung EC, TA Thorpe. 2003. Effects of reduced and oxidized glutathione on purine nucleotide metabolism of white spruce embryogenic tissue. Plant Science 165, 1377-1385.
Invited Reviews:
Becker MG, Shu S, Harada JJ, Belmonte MF. 2014. Invited review: Genomic dissection of the seed. Frontiers in Plant Science 5: 464.
Khan D, Chan A, Millar J, Girard I, Belmonte MF. 2014. Inivted review: Predicting transcriptional circuitry underlying seed coat development. Plant Science 223: 146-152.
Belmonte MF, Tahir M, Stasolla C. 2007. Invited review: Developmental and molecular studies of spruce embryogenesis in-vitro. International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology 1: 12-21.
Yeung EC, Belmonte MF, Tu LTT, Stasolla S. 2005. Invited review: Glutathione modulation of in vitro development. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Plant 41, 584-590.
