Recent lab publications

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Light exerts multiple levels of influence on the Arabidopsis wound response. (2011) Morker, K.H. & Roberts, M.R. Plant Cell Env. 34: 717-728.

Identification of rice blast disease-suppressing bacterial strains from the rhizosphere of rice grown in Pakistan. (2009) Naureen Z., Price A.H., Hafeez F.Y.  & Roberts M.R. Crop Protection 28: 1052-1060.

Does GABA Act as a Signal in Plants? Hints from Molecular Studies. (2007) Roberts, M.R. Plant Signaling & Behavior  2: 407-408.
Regulation of Arabidopsis 14-3-3 gene expression by GABA. (2006) Lancien, M. & Roberts, M.R. Plant Cell Environ. 29: 1430-1436
Seduced by the dark side: integrating molecular and ecological perspectives on the influence of light on plant defence against pests and pathogens. (2006) Roberts, M.R. & Paul, N.D. New Phytol. 170: 677-699.
Fast-track applications: The potential for direct delivery of proteins and nucleic acids to plant cells for the discovery of gene function. (2005) Roberts, M.R. Plant Methods 1: 12

Plant Methods: putting the spotlight on technological innovation in the plant sciences. (2005) Forde B.G. & Roberts, M.R. Plant Methods 1: 1

Characterization of anion channels in the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis epidermal root cells and the identification of a citrate-permeable channel induced by phosphate starvation. (2004) Diatloff E., Roberts M., Sanders D., Roberts S.K. Plant Physiol. 136: 4136-4149.
Use of a highly sensitive two-dimensional luminescence imaging system to monitor endogenous bioluminescence in plant leaves. (2004) Flor-Henry, M., McCabe, T.C., de Bruxelles G.L., Roberts, M.R. BMC Plant Biol. 4: 19
Fusicoccin activates pathogen-responsive gene expression independently of common resistance signalling pathways, but increases disease symptoms in Pseudomonas syringae-infected tomato plants. (2004) Singh, J., Roberts, M.R. Planta 219: 261-269.
14-3-3 Proteins find new partners in plant cell signalling. (2003) Roberts, M.R. Trends Plant Sci. 8: 218-223.
"Protein-Protein Interactions" - A special issue of Plant Molecular Biology [Vol 50(6), 2002].
M.R. Roberts, J. Denecke & D.B. Collinge (Eds.)
including:
14-3-3 proteins and the response to abiotic and biotic stress. (2002) Roberts, M.R., Salinas, J., Collinge, D.B. Plant Mol. Biol. 50: 1031-1039.
Plant 14-3-3 protein families: evidence for isoform-specific functions? (2002) Roberts, M.R., de Bruxelles, G.L. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 30: 373–378.
Signals regulating multiple responses to wounding and herbivores. (2001) de Bruxelles, G.L., Roberts, M.R. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 20: 487-521. pdf
Regulatory 14-3-3 protein-protein interactions in plant cells. (2000) Roberts, M.R. Curr. Opin Plant Biol. 3: 400-405.
14-3-3 proteins and a 13-lipoxygenase form associations in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. (2000) Holtman, W.L., Roberts, M.R., Wang, M. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 28: 834-836.
14-3-3 proteins interact with a 13-lipoxygenase, but not with a 9-lipoxygenase. (2000) Holtman, W.L., Roberts, M.R., Oppedijk, B.J., Testerink, C., van Zeijl, M.J., Wang, M. FEBS Lett. 474: 48-52.
14-3-3 proteins double the number of outward-rectifying K+ channels available for activation in tomato cells. (1999) Booij, P.P., Roberts, M.R., Vogelzang, S.A., Kraayenhof, R., de Boer, A.H. Plant J. 20: 673-683.
Fusicoccin, 14-3-3 proteins and defense responses in tomato plants. (1999) Roberts, M.R., Bowles, D.J. Plant Physiol. 119: 1243-1250.  pdf

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