Professor Michael Blatt
- Professor - Regius Professor of Botany (Molecular Biosciences)
telephone:
01413304771
email:
Michael.Blatt@glasgow.ac.uk
R206 Level 2, Institute of MC&SB, Bower Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4645Biography
Mike Blatt has researched in the plant sciences for more than four decades and is recognised globally for his studies of stomatal guard cells, photosynthesis and water use by plants. Mike is one of a handful of experts in electrophysiology focusing on plants His research interests centre around the biophysics and physiology of membranes, including the interactions between trafficking and ion transport proteins that coordinate plant cell expansion. In recent years, his attention has evolved to questions around how plants regulate gas exchange to maximise CO2 uptake for photosynthesis while minimising water loss by evaporation through stomata. To this end, he developed the first mechanistic and quantitative modelling platform that describes stomata and spans dimensions from molecule to the field. Mike is now using this platform as a guide to bioengineering of transport for enhanced stomatal function, water use and photosynthetic efficiencies.
Research interests
'Ion channel structure and function in plant cell signalling; Mechanisms and roles of membrane trafficking proteins in cellular homeostasis and stress responses of plants'
- Plant physiology and biophysics laboratory website
- Plant science
Research groups
Publications
2024
Waghmare, S. , Xia, L. , Phan Ly, T., Xu, J., Farami, S., Burchmore, R. , Blatt, M. R. and Karnik, R. (2024) SYNTAXIN OF PLANTS 132 underpins secretion of cargoes associated with salicylic acid signaling and pathogen defense. Plant Physiology, (doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiae541) (In Press)
Waghmare, S. , Xia, L. , Ly, T. P., Xu, J., Farami, S., Burchmore, R. , Blatt, M. R. and Karnik, R. (2024) Arabidopsis Syntaxin of Plants 132 underpins secretory traffic of cargoes associated with salicylic acid signalling and pathogen defence. Plant Physiology, (Accepted for Publication)
Su, J. et al. (2024) Overexpression of tonoplast Ca2+‐ATPase in guard cells synergistically enhances stomatal opening and drought tolerance. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, (doi: 10.1111/jipb.13721) (PMID:38923303) (Early Online Publication)
Baena, G. , Xia, L. , Waghmare, S. , Yu, Z., Guo, Y., Blatt, M. R. , Zhang, B. and Karnik, R. (2024) Arabidopsis SNARE SYP132 impacts on PIP2;1 trafficking and function in salinity stress. Plant Journal, 118(4), pp. 1036-1053. (doi: 10.1111/tpj.16649) (PMID:38289468)
Nguyen, T.-H. and Blatt, M. R. (2024) Surrounded by luxury: the necessities of subsidiary cells. Plant, Cell and Environment, (doi: 10.1111/pce.14872) (PMID:38436128) (Early Online Publication)
Silva-Alvim, F. A.L., Alvim, J. C., Harvey, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2024) Speedy stomata of a C4 plant correlate with enhanced K+ channel gating. Plant, Cell and Environment, 47(3), pp. 817-831. (doi: 10.1111/pce.14775) (PMID:38013592) (PMCID:PMC10953386)
Blatt, M. R. (2024) A charged existence: a century of transmembrane ion transport in plants. Plant Physiology, (doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiad630) (PMID:38163639) (Early Online Publication)
2023
Nguyen, T.-H. , Silva-Alvim, F. A. L., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2023) OnGuard3e: a predictive, ecophysiology‐ready tool for gas exchange and photosynthesis research. Plant, Cell and Environment, 46(11), pp. 3644-3658. (doi: 10.1111/pce.14674) (PMID:37498151)
Nguyen, T. B.-A. , Lefoulon, C., Nguyen, T.-H. , Blatt, M. R. and Carroll, W. (2023) Engineering stomata for enhanced carbon capture and water-use efficiency. Trends in Plant Science, 28(11), pp. 1290-1309. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.06.002) (PMID:37423785)
Karnik, R. and Blatt, M. R. (2023) Analyzing protein–protein interactions using the split-ubiquitin system. In: Mukhtar, S. (ed.) Protein-Protein Interactions: Methods and Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology (2690). Humana Press: New York, NY, pp. 23-36. ISBN 9781071633267 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3327-4_3)
2022
Seale, M. et al. (2022) Environmental morphing enables informed dispersal of the dandelion diaspore. eLife, 11, e81962. (doi: 10.7554/eLife.81962) (PMID:36445222) (PMCID:PMC9797189)
Horaruang, W. et al. (2022) Engineering a K+ channel 'sensory antenna' enhances stomatal kinetics, water use efficiency and photosynthesis. Nature Plants, 8(11), pp. 1262-1274. (doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01255-2) (PMID:36266492)
Thu, N. B.A. , Amtmann, A. , Blatt, M. R. and Nguyen, T.-H. (2022) Stomata under salt stress—what can mechanistic modeling tell us? In: Shabala, S. (ed.) Stomata Regulation and Water Use Efficiency in Plants under Saline Soil Conditions. Series: Advances in botanical research (103). Academic Press: Amsterdam, pp. 139-162. ISBN 9780323912174 (doi: 10.1016/bs.abr.2022.02.012)
Blatt, M. R. , Jezek, M., Lew, V. L. and Hills, A. (2022) What can mechanistic models tell us about guard cells, photosynthesis, and water use efficiency? Trends in Plant Science, 27(2), pp. 166-179. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.08.010) (PMID:34565672)
Zhdanov, O. , Blatt, M. R. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Busse, A. (2022) Unidirectional versus bidirectional brushing: simulating wind influence on Arabidopsis thaliana. Quantitative Plant Biology, 3, e7. (doi: 10.1017/qpb.2021.14)
2021
Blatt, M. (2021) Ae fond fareweel. Plant Physiology, 187(4), pp. 2341-2343. (doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab467) (PMID:34890468) (PMCID:PMC8644277)
Jezek, M. et al. (2021) Guard cell endomembrane Ca2+-ATPases underpin a ‘carbon memory’ of photosynthetic assimilation that impacts on water-use efficiency. Nature Plants, 7(9), pp. 1301-1313. (doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-00966-2) (PMID:34326530)
Klejchova, M. , Silva-Alvim, F. A.L., Blatt, M. R. and Alvim, J. C. (2021) Membrane voltage as a dynamic platform for spatio-temporal signalling, physiological and developmental regulation. Plant Physiology, 185(4), pp. 1523-1541. (doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab032) (PMID:33598675)
Zhdanov, O. , Blatt, M. R. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Busse, A. (2021) Wind-evoked anemotropism affects the morphology and mechanical properties of Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72(5), pp. 1906-1918. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa541) (PMID:33206167)
2020
Zhdanov, O. , Blatt, M. R. , Cammarano, A. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Busse, A. (2020) A new perspective on mechanical characterisation of Arabidopsis stems through vibration tests. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 112, 104041. (doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104041)
Larson, E. R., Ortmannová, J., Donald, N. A., Alvim, J., Blatt, M. R. and Žárský, V. (2020) Synergy among exocyst and SNARE interactions identifies a functional hierarchy in secretion during vegetative growth. Plant Cell, 32(9), pp. 2951-2963. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.20.00280) (PMID:32699172)
Lefoulon, C., Boxall, S. F., Hartwell, J. and Blatt, M. R. (2020) Crassulacean acid metabolism guard cell anion channel activity follows transcript abundance and is suppressed by apoplastic malate. New Phytologist, 227(6), pp. 1847-1857. (doi: 10.1111/nph.16640) (PMID:32367511)
Jezek, M., Hills, A., Blatt, M. R. and Lew, V. L. (2020) A constraint-relaxation-recovery mechanism for stomatal dynamics. Plant, Cell and Environment, 42(8), pp. 2399-2410. (doi: 10.1111/pce.13568) (PMID:31032976) (PMCID:PMC6771799)
Flütsch, S., Wang, Y., Takemiya, A., Vialet-Chabrand, S. R., Klejchova, M., Nigro, A., Hills, A., Lawson, T., Blatt, M. R. and Santelia, D. (2020) Guard cell starch degradation yields glucose for rapid stomatal opening in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 32(7), pp. 2325-2344. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.18.00802) (PMID:32354788)
Klejchová, M., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2020) Predicting the unexpected in stomatal gas exchange: not just an open-and-shut case. Biochemical Society Transactions, 48(3), pp. 881-889. (doi: 10.1042/BST20190632) (PMID:32453378) (PMCID:PMC7329339)
Horaruang, W., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2020) Communication between the plasma membrane and tonoplast is an emergent property of ion transport. Plant Physiology, 182, pp. 1833-1835. (doi: 10.1104/pp.19.01485) (PMID:31988199)
2019
Waghmare, S. , Lefoulon, C., Zhang, B. , Lileikyte, E., Donald, N. and Blatt, M. (2019) K+ channel and SEC11 binding exchange regulates SNARE assembly for secretory traffic. Plant Physiology, 181, pp. 1096-1113. (doi: 10.1104/pp.19.00919) (PMID:31548266)
Zhdanov, O. , Busse, A. , Cammarano, A. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Blatt, M. (2019) Effect of Wind on Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Arabidopsis Thaliana. SES 2019 – Society of Engineering Science, 56th Annual Technical Meeting, Washington University, St. Louis, 13-15 October 2019.
Jurić, I., Hibberd, J. M., Blatt, M. and Burroughs, N. J. (2019) Computational modelling predicts substantial carbon assimilation gains for C3 plants with a single-celled C4 biochemical pump. PLoS Computational Biology, 15(9), e1007373. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007373) (PMID:31568503) (PMCID:PMC6786660)
Zhang, B. , Karnik, R. , Alvim, J., Donald, N. and Blatt, M. R. (2019) Dual sites for SEC11 on the SNARE SYP121 implicate a binding exchange during secretory traffic. Plant Physiology, 180, pp. 228-239. (doi: 10.1104/pp.18.01315) (PMID:30850468) (PMCID:PMC6501095)
Papanatsiou, M., Petersen, J., Henderson, L., Wang, Y., Christie, J.M. and Blatt, M.R. (2019) Optogenetic manipulation of stomatal kinetics improves carbon assimilation, water use, and growth. Science, 363(6434), pp. 1456-1459. (doi: 10.1126/science.aaw0046) (PMID:30923223)
Zhao, C. et al. (2019) Evolution of chloroplast retrograde signaling facilitates green plant adaptation to land. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(11), pp. 5015-5020. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1812092116) (PMID:30804180) (PMCID:PMC6421419)
Liao, X., Zhang, B. , Blatt, M. R. and Jenkins, G. I. (2019) A FRET method for investigating dimer/monomer status and conformation of the UVR8 photoreceptor. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 18(2), pp. 367-374. (doi: 10.1039/C8PP00489G) (PMID:30534791) (PMCID:PMC6374739)
2018
Waghmare, S. , Lileikyte, E., Karnik, R. , Goodman, J. K., Blatt, M. R. and Jones, A. M.E. (2018) SNAREs SYP121 and SYP122 mediate the secretion of distinct cargo subsets. Plant Physiology, 178(4), pp. 1679-1688. (doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00832) (PMID:30348815)
Lefoulon, C., Waghmare, S. , Karnik, R. and Blatt, M. R. (2018) Gating control and K+ uptake by the KAT1 K+ channel leaveraged through membrane anchoring of the trafficking protein SYP121. Plant, Cell and Environment, 41(11), pp. 2668-2677. (doi: 10.1111/pce.13392) (PMID:29940699) (PMCID:PMC6220998)
Zhang, B. , Karnik, R. , Donald, N. and Blatt, M. R. (2018) A GPI signal peptide-anchored split-ubiquitin (GPS) system for detecting soluble bait protein interactions at the membrane. Plant Physiology, 178(1), pp. 13-17. (doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00577) (PMID:30037807)
Feroz, H. et al. (2018) Light-driven chloride transport kinetics of halorhodopsin. Biophysical Journal, 115(2), pp. 353-360. (doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.06.009) (PMID:30021110) (PMCID:PMC6051019)
Zhdanov, O. , Busse, A. , Blatt, M. and Zare-Behtash, H. (2018) A specialised wind tunnel for investigation of ecophysiological response of plants to wind. 31st Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Aberdeen, UK, 29 May 2018. (Unpublished)
Blatt, M.R. and Thiel, G. (2018) SNARE components and mechanisms of exocytosis in plants. In: Roberts, J. (ed.) Annual Plant Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 230-262. ISBN 9781119312994 (doi: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0089)
Blatt, M. R. (2018) Concepts and techniques in plant membrane physiology. In: Roberts, J. (ed.) Annual Plant Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 1-43. ISBN 9781119312994 (doi: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0141)
Pantin, F. and Blatt, M. R. (2018) Stomatal response to humidity: blurring the boundary between active and passive movement. Plant Physiology, 176(1), pp. 485-488. (doi: 10.1104/pp.17.01699) (PMID:29317526)
2017
Wang, Y., Hills, A., Vialet-Chabrand, S., Papanatsiou, M., Griffiths, H., Rogers, S. , Lawson, T., Lew, V. L. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Unexpected connections between humidity and ion transport discovered using a model to bridge guard cell-to-leaf scales. Plant Cell, 29(11), pp. 2921-2939. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.17.00694) (PMID:29093213)
Larson, E. R., Van Zelm, E., Roux, C., Marion-Poll, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Clathrin Heavy Chain subunits coordinate endo- and exocytic traffic and affect stomatal movement. Plant Physiology, 175(2), pp. 708-720. (doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00970) (PMID:28830938)
Cai, S., Papanatsiou, M., Blatt, M. R. and Chen, Z.-H. (2017) Speedy grass stomata: emerging molecular and evolutionary features. Molecular Plant, 10(7), pp. 912-914. (doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.06.002) (PMID:28624545)
Riedelsberger, J. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Editorial: Roots—the hidden provider. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1021. (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01021) (PMID:28659960) (PMCID:PMC5468936)
Cai, S. et al. (2017) Evolutionary conservation of ABA signaling for stomatal closure in ferns. Plant Physiology, 174(2), pp. 732-747. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01848) (PMID:28232585)
Jezek, M. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) The membrane transport system of the guard cell and its integration for stomatal dynamics. Plant Physiology, 174(2), pp. 487-519. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01949) (PMID:28408539)
Vialet-Chabrand, S., Hills, A., Wang, Y., Griffiths, H., Lew, V. L., Lawson, T., Blatt, M. R. and Rogers, S. (2017) Global sensitivity analysis of OnGuard models identifies key hubs for transport interaction in stomatal dynamics. Plant Physiology, 174(2), pp. 680-688. (doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00170) (PMID:28432256)
Vialet-Chabrand, S. R.M., Matthews, J. S.A., McAusland, L., Blatt, M. R. , Griffiths, H. and Lawson, T. (2017) Temporal dynamics of stomatal behavior: modeling and implications for photosynthesis and water use. Plant Physiology, 174(2), pp. 603-613. (doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00125) (PMID:28363993)
Papanatsiou, M., Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Stomatal clustering in Begonia associates with the kinetics of leaf gaseous exchange and influences water use efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(9), pp. 2309-2315. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx072) (PMID:28369641) (PMCID:PMC5447881)
Chen, Z.-H., Chen, G., Dai, F., Wang, Y., Hills, A., Ruan, Y.-L., Zhang, G., Franks, P. J., Nevo, E. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Molecular evolution of grass stomata. Trends in Plant Science, 22(2), pp. 124-139. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.09.005) (PMID:27776931)
Karnik, R. , Waghmare, S. , Zhang, B. , Larson, E., Lefoulon, C., Gonzalez, W. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Commandeering channel voltage sensors for secretion, cell turgor, and volume control. Trends in Plant Science, 22(1), pp. 81-95. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.10.006) (PMID:27818003) (PMCID:PMC5224186)
Zhang, B. , Karnik, R. , Waghmare, S. , Donald, N. A. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) VAMP721 conformations unmask an extended motif for K+ channel binding and gating control. Plant Physiology, 173(1), pp. 536-551. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01549) (PMID:27821719)
2016
Vialet-Chabrand, S., Matthews, J. S. A., Brendel, O., Blatt, M.R. , Wang, Y., Hills, A., Griffiths, H., Rogers, S. and Lawson, T. (2016) Modelling water use efficiency in a dynamic environment: an example using Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science, 251, pp. 65-74. (doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.06.016) (PMID:27593464) (PMCID:PMC5038844)
Papanatsiou, M., Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2016) Stomatal spacing safeguards stomatal dynamics by facilitating guard cell ion transport independent of the epidermal solute reservoir. Plant Physiology, 172(1), pp. 254-263. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.00850) (PMID:27406168)
Chen, Z.-H. et al. (2016) Nitrate reductase mutation alters potassium nutrition as well as nitric oxide-mediated control of guard cell ion channels in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 209(4), pp. 1456-1469. (doi: 10.1111/nph.13714) (PMID:26508536)
Blatt, M. R. (2016) Plant physiology: redefining the enigma of metabolism in stomatal movement. Current Biology, 26(3), R107-R109. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.025) (PMID:26859264)
Minguet-Parramona, C., Wang, Y., Hills, A., Vialet-Chabrand, S., Griffiths, H., Rogers, S., Lawson, T., Lew, V. L. and Blatt, M. R. (2016) An optimal frequency in Ca2+ oscillations for stomatal closure is an emergent property of ion transport in guard cells. Plant Physiology, 170(1), pp. 33-42. (doi: 10.1104/pp.15.01607) (PMID:26628748) (PMCID:PMC4704601)
2015
Grefen, C., Karnik, R. , Larson, E., Lefoulon, C., Wang, Y., Waghmare, S. , Zhang, B. , Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2015) A vesicle-trafficking protein commandeers Kv channel voltage sensors for voltage-dependent secretion. Nature Plants, 1, 15108. (doi: 10.1038/nplants.2015.108)
Zhang, B. , Karnik, R. , Wang, Y., Wallmeroth, N., Blatt, M. R. and Grefen, C. (2015) The arabidopsis R-SNARE VAMP721 interacts with KAT1 and KC1 K+ channels to moderate K+ current at the plasma membrane. Plant Cell, 27(6), pp. 1697-1717. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.15.00305) (PMID:26002867) (PMCID:PMC4498211)
Papanatsiou, M., Scuffi, D., Blatt, M. R. and Garia-Mata, C. (2015) Hydrogen sulphide regulates inward-rectifying K+ channels in conjunction with stomatal closure. Plant Physiology, 168(1), pp. 29-35. (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.256057) (PMID:25770153) (PMCID:PMC4424018)
Karnik, R. , Zhang, B. , Waghmare, S. , Aderhold, C., Grefen, C. and Blatt, M. R. (2015) Binding of SEC11 indicates its role in SNARE recycling after vesicle fusion and identifies two pathways for vesicular traffic to the plasma membrane. Plant Cell, 27(3), pp. 675-694. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.134429) (PMID:25747882)
2014
Lefoulon, C., Karnik, R. , Honsbein, A., Gutla, P. V., Grefen, C., Riedelsberger, J., Poblete, T., Dreyer, I., Gonzalez, W. and Blatt, M. R. (2014) Voltage-sensor transitions of the inward-rectifying K+ channel KAT1 indicate a latching mechanism biased by hydration within the voltage sensor. Plant Physiology, 166(2), pp. 960-975. (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.244319) (PMID:25185120)
Hachez, C. et al. (2014) Arabidopsis SNAREs SYP61 and SYP121 coordinate the trafficking of plasma membrane aquaporin PIP2;7 to modulate the cell membrane water permeability. Plant Cell, 26(7), pp. 3132-3147. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.127159)
Blatt, M. R. , Wang, Y., Leonhardt, N. and Hills, A. (2014) Exploring emergent properties in cellular homeostasis using OnGuard to model K+ and other ion transport in guard cells. Journal of Plant Physiology, 171(9), pp. 770-778. (doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2013.09.014) (PMID:24268743) (PMCID:PMC4030602)
Eisenach, C., Papanatsiou, M., Hillert, E.-K. and Blatt, M. R. (2014) Clustering of the K+ channel GORK of Arabidopsis parallels its gating by extracellular K+. Plant Journal, 78(2), pp. 203-214. (doi: 10.1111/tpj.12471) (PMID:24517091) (PMCID:PMC4309415)
Blatt, M. R. , Chaumont, F. and Farquhar, G. (2014) Focus on water. Plant Physiology, 164(4), pp. 1553-1555. (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.900484)
Lawson, T. and Blatt, M. R. (2014) Stomatal size, speed, and responsiveness impact on photosynthesis and water use efficiency. Plant Physiology, 164(4), pp. 1556-1570. (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.237107)
Wang, Y., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. (2014) Systems analysis of guard cell membrane transport for enhanced stomatal dynamics and water use efficiency. Plant Physiology, 164(4), pp. 1593-1599. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.233403) (PMID:24596330)
Gehl, B., Lee, C. P., Bota, P., Blatt, M. R. and Sweetlove, L. J. (2014) An arabidopsis stomatin-like protein affects mitochondrial respiratory supercomplex organization. Plant Physiology, 164(3), pp. 1389-1400. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.230383)
Christie, J. and Blatt, M. (2014) Plant physiology sees the light. Plant Physiology, 164(1), p. 12. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.900477)
Blatt, M. R. and Grefen, C. (2014) Applications of fluorescent marker proteins in plant cell biology. In: Sanchez-Serrano, J. J. and Salinas, J. (eds.) Arabidopsis Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology. Humana Press: Totowa, NJ, pp. 487-507. ISBN 9781627035798 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-580-4_26)
2013
Wang, Y., Chen, Z., Zhang, B. , Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2013) PYR/PYL/RCAR abscisic acid receptors regulate K+ and Cl- channels through reactive oxygen species-mediated activation of Ca2+ channels at the plasma membrane of intact Arabidopsis guard cells. Plant Physiology, 163(2), pp. 566-577. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.219758) (PMID:23899646)
Blatt, M. and Martin, C. (2013) Manipulation and misconduct in the handling of image data. Plant Physiology, 163(1), pp. 3-4. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.900471)
Blatt, M. (2013) Plant Physiology welcomes its new topical reviews. Plant Physiology, 162(4), p. 1767. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.900467)
Blatt, M. (2013) Associate Editor Graham Farquhar receives honors for his research in plant physiology and climate change. Plant Physiology, 162(3), p. 1213. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.900466)
Karnik, R. , Grefen, C., Bayne, R., Honsbein, A., Kohler, T., Kioumourtzoglou, D., Williams, M., Bryant, N.J. and Blatt, M.R. (2013) Arabidopsis Sec1/Munc18 protein SEC11 is a competitive and dynamic modulator of SNARE binding and SYP121-dependent vesicle traffic. Plant Cell, 25(4), pp. 1368-1382. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.108506) (PMID:23572542)
Blatt, M. R. , Hills, A., Chen, Z./H., Wang, Y., Papanatsiou, M. and Lew, V. L. (2013) The conceptual approach to quantitative modeling of guard cells. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 8(1), e22747. (doi: 10.4161/psb.22747)
Blatt, M. (2013) Plant Physiology plugged in. Plant Physiology, 161(1), pp. 3-4. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.900453)
2012
Wang, Y., Papanatsiou, M., Eisenach, C., Karnik, R. , Williams, M., Hills, A., Lew, V.L. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Systems dynamic modeling of a guard cell Cl- channel mutant uncovers an emergent homeostatic network regulating stomatal transpiration. Plant Physiology, 160(4), pp. 1956-1967. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.207704)
Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) A 2in1 cloning system enables ratiometric bimolecular fluorescence complementation (rBiFC). BioTechniques, 53(5), (doi: 10.2144/000113941)
Besserer, A., Burnotte, E., Bienert, G.P., Chevalier, A.S., Errachid, A., Grefen, C., Blatt, M.R. and Chaumont, F. (2012) Selective regulation of maize plasma membrane aquaporin trafficking and activity by the SNARE SYP121. Plant Cell, 24(8), pp. 3463-3481. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.101758)
Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Do calcineurin B-like proteins interact independently of the serine threonine kinase CIPK23 with the K+ channel AKT1? Lessons learned from a menage a trois. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 915-919. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.198051)
Eisenach, C., Chen, Z.-H., Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) The trafficking protein SYP121 of Arabidopsis connects programmed stomatal closure and K+ channel activity with vegetative growth. Plant Journal, 69(2), pp. 241-251. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04786.x) (PMID:21914010)
Chen, Z.-H., Eisenach, C., Xu, X.Q., Hills, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Protocol: optimised electrophyiological analysis of intact guard cells from arabidopsis. Plant Methods, 8(15), (doi: 10.1186/1746-4811-8-15)
Chen, Z.-H., Hills, A., Batz, U., Amtmann, A. , Lew, V.L. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Systems dynamic modeling of the stomatal guard cell predicts emergent behaviors in transport, signaling, and volume control. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 1235-1251. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.197350)
Eisenach, C., Chen, Z.-H., Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) The trafficking protein SYP121 of Arabidopsis connects programmed stomatal closure and K+ channel activity with vegetative growth. Plant Journal, 69(2), pp. 241-251. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04786.x)
Hills, A., Chen, Z.-H., Amtmann, A. , Blatt, M.R. and Lew, V.L. (2012) OnGuard, a computational platform for quantitative kinetic modeling of guard cell physiology. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 1026-1042.
2011
Honsbein, A., Blatt, M.R. and Grefen, C. (2011) A molecular framework for coupling cellular volume and osmotic solute transport control. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62(7), pp. 2363-2370. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erq386) (PMID:21115662)
Caesar, K., Elgass, K., Chen, Z., Huppenberger, P., Witthöft, J., Schleifenbaum, F., Blatt, M.R. , Oecking, C. and Harter, K. (2011) A fast brassinolide-regulated response pathway in the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal, 66(3), pp. 528-540. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04510.x) (PMID:21255166)
Chen, Z., Grefen, C., Donald, N., Hills, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2011) A bicistronic, Ubiquitin-10 promoter-based vector cassette for transient transformation and functional analysis of membrane transport demonstrates the utility of quantitative voltage clamp studies on intact Arabidopsis root epidermis. Plant, Cell and Environment, 34(4), pp. 554-564. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02262.x) (PMID:21251017)
Grefen, C., Honsbein, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2011) Ion transport, membrane traffic and cellular volume control. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 14(3), pp. 332-339. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.03.017)
Wang, Y. and Blatt, M.R. (2011) Anion channel sensitivity to cytosolic organic acids implicates a central role for oxaloacetate in integrating ion flux with metabolism in stomatal guard cells. Biochemical Journal, 439(1), pp. 161-170. (doi: 10.1042/BJ20110845) (PMID:21745184) (PMCID:PMC3181827)
2010
Garcia-Mata, C., Wang, J., Gajdanowicz, P., Gonzalez, W., Hills, A., Donald, N., Riedelsberger, J., Amtmann, A. , Dreyer, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) A minimal cysteine motif required to activate the SKOR K+ channel of arabidopsis by the reactive oxygen species H2O2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(38), pp. 29286-29294. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.141176) (PMID:20605786) (PMCID:PMC2937961)
Grefen, C., Chen, Z., Honsbein, A., Donald, N., Hills, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) A novel motif essential for SNARE interaction with the K+ channel KC1 and channel gating in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 22(9), pp. 3076-3092. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.110.077768)
Chen, Z.-H., Hills, A., Lim, C.K. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) Dynamic regulation of guard cell anion channels by cytosolic-free Ca2+ concentration and protein phosphorylation. Plant Journal, 61(5), pp. 816-825. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.04108.x) (PMID:20015065)
Riedelsberger, J., Sharma, T., Gonzalez, W., Gajdanowicz, P., Morales-Navarro, S. E., Garcia-Mata, C., Mueller-Roeber, B., Gonzalez-Nilo, F. D., Blatt, M. R. and Dreyer, I. (2010) Distributed structures underlie gating differences between the Kin channel KAT1 and the Kout channel SKOR. Molecular Plant, 3(1), pp. 236-245. (doi: 10.1093/mp/ssp096) (PMID:20007672)
Grefen, C., Donald, N., Hashimoto, K., Kudla, J., Schumacher, K. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) A ubiquitin-10 promoter-based vector set for fluorescent protein tagging facilitates temporal stability and native protein distribution in transient and stable expression studies. Plant Journal, 64(2), pp. 355-365. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04322.x) (PMID:20735773)
2009
Honsbein, A., Sokolovski, S., Grefen, C., Campanoni, P., Pratelli, R., Paneque, M., Chen, Z., Johansson, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2009) A tripartite SNARE-K+ channel complex mediates in channel-dependent K+ nutrition in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 21(9), pp. 2859-2877. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.109.066118)
Armengaud, P., Zambaux, K., Hills, A., Sulpice, R., Pattison, R. J., Blatt, M. R. and Amtmann, A. (2009) EZ-Rhizo: integrated software for the fast and accurate measurement of root system architecture. Plant Journal, 57(5), pp. 945-956. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03739.x)
Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2009) Regulation of macronutrient transport. New Phytologist, 181(1), pp. 35-52. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02666.x)
Dreyer, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2009) What makes a gate? The ins and outs of Kv-like K+ channels in plants. Trends in Plant Science, 14(7), pp. 383-390. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2009.04.001)
Gajdanowicz, P., Garcia-Mata, C., Gonzalez, W., Morales-Navarro, S., Sharma, T., González-Nilo, F.D., Gutowicz, J., Mueller-Roeber, B., Blatt, M. and Dreyer, I. (2009) Distinct roles of the last transmembrane domain in controlling Arabidopsis K(+)channel activity. New Phytologist, 182(2), pp. 380-391. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02749.x) (PMID:19192193)
2008
Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2008) SNAREs-molecular governors in signalling and development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 11(6), pp. 600-609. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.08.006)
Bassham, D.C. and Blatt, M.R. (2008) SNAREs: Cogs and coordinators in signaling and development. Plant Physiology, 147(4), pp. 1504-1515. (doi: 10.1104/pp.108.121129)
Blatt, M.R. (2008) Ion Transport at the Plant Plasma Membrane. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Wiley, pp. 1-12. ISBN 0-470-01590-X (doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0001307.pub2)
Sokolovski, S., Hills, A., Gay, R. A. and Blatt, M. R. (2008) Functional interaction of the SNARE protein NtSyp121 in Ca2+ channel gating, Ca2+ transients and ABA signalling of stomatal guard cells. Molecular Plant, 1(2), pp. 347-358. (doi: 10.1093/mp/ssm029) (PMID:19825544)
2007
Blatt, M. (2007) Mitochondrial sequestration of BCECF after ester loading in the giant alga Chara australis. Protoplasma, 232(1), pp. 131-136. (doi: 10.1007/s00709-007-0264-9)
Campanoni, P. and Blatt, M. (2007) Membrane trafficking and polar growth in root hairs and pollen tubes. Journal of Experimental Botany, 58, pp. 65-74. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erl059)
Campanoni, P., Sutter, J., Davis, C., Littlejohn, G. and Blatt, M. (2007) A generalized method for transfecting root epidermis uncovers endosomal dynamics in Arabidopsis root hairs. Plant Journal, 51, pp. 322-330. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03139.x)
Sutter, J., Sieben, C., Hartel, A., Eisenach, C., Thiel, G. and Blatt, M. (2007) Abscisic acid triggers the endocytosis of the Arabidopsis KAT1 K+ channel and its recycling to the plasma membrane. Current Biology, 17, pp. 1396-1402. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.07.020) (PMID:17683934)
Tyrrell, M., Campanoni, P., Sutter, J., Pratelli, R., Paneque, M., Sokolovski, S. and Blatt, M. (2007) Selective targeting of plasma membrane and tonoplast traffic by inhibitory (dominant-negative) SNARE fragments. Plant Journal, 51, pp. 1099-1115. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03206.x)
2006
Sutter, J.U., Campanoni, P., Tyrell, M. and Blatt, M.R. (2006) Selective mobility and sensitivity to SNAREs is exhibited by the arabidopsis KAT1 K+ channel at the plasma membrane. Plant Cell, 18(4), pp. 935-954. (doi: 10.1105%2Ftpc.105.038950)
Johansson, I. and Blatt, M. (2006) Interactive domains between pore loops of the yeast K+ channel TOK1 associate with extracellular K+ sensitivity. Biochemical Journal, 393, pp. 645-655. (doi: 10.1042/BJ20051380)
Johansson, I. et al. (2006) External K+ modulates the activity of the Arabidopsis potassium channel SKOR via an unusual mechanism. Plant Journal, 46, pp. 269-281. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02690.X)
Sutter, J., Campanoni, P., Blatt, M. and Paneque, M. (2006) Setting SNAREs in a different wood. Traffic, 7, pp. 627-638. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2006.00414.x)
2005
Johansson, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2005) Interactive domains between pore loops of the yeast K+ channel TOK1 associate with extracellular K+ sensitivity. Biochemical Journal, 393(3), pp. 645-655.
Sokolovski, S., Hills, A., Gay, R., Garcia-Mata, C., Lamattina, L. and Blatt, M. (2005) Protein phosphorylation is a prerequisite for intracellular Ca2+ release and ion channel control by nitric oxide and abscisic acid in guard cells. Plant Journal, 43, pp. 520-529. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02471.x)
2004
Pratelli, J., Sutter, J. and Blatt, M. (2004) A new catch in the SNARE. Trends in Plant Science, 9, pp. 187-195. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.02.007)
Sokolovski, S. and Blatt, M. (2004) Nitric oxide block of outward-rectifying K+ channels indicates direct control by protein nitrosylation in guard cells. Plant Physiology, 136, pp. 4275-4284. (doi: 10.1104/pp.104.050344)
2003
Garcia-Mata, C., Gay, R., Sokolovski, S., Hills, A., Lamattina, L. and Blatt, M. (2003) Nitric oxide regulates K+ and Cl- channels in guard cells through a subset of abscisic acid-evoked signaling pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(19), pp. 11116-11121. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1434381100)
Kohler, B., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. (2003) Control of guard cell ion channels by hydrogen peroxide and abscisic acid indicates their action through alternate signaling pathways. Plant Physiology, 131, pp. 385-388. (doi: 10.1104/pp.016014)
2002
Blatt, M. (2002) Toward understanding vesicle traffic and the guard cell model. New Phytologist, 153, pp. 405-413.
Geelen, D., Leyman, B., Batoko, H., Di Sansabastiano, G., Moore, I. and Blatt, M. (2002) The abscisic acid-related SNARE homolog NtSyr1 contributes to secretion and growth: Evidence from competition with its cytosolic domain. Plant Cell, 14, pp. 387-406. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.010328)
Kohler, B. and Blatt, M. (2002) Protein phosphorylation activates the guard cell Ca2+ channel and is a prerequisite for gating by abscisic acid. Plant Journal, 32, pp. 185-194.
2001
Hamilton, D. W.A., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2001) Extracellular Ba2+ and voltage interact to gate Ca2+ channels at the plasma membrane of stomatal guard cells. FEBS Letters, 491(1-2), pp. 99-103. (doi: 10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02176-7)
Blatt, M. (2001) Localization and control of expression of Nt-Syr1, a tobacco SNARE protein. Plant Journal, 24(3), pp. 369-381. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2000.00886.x)
Kargul, J., Gansel, X., Tyrrell, M., Sticher, L. and Blatt, M. R. (2001) Protein-binding partners of the tobacco syntaxin NtSyr1. FEBS Letters, 508, pp. 253-258. (doi: 10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03089-7)
Articles
Waghmare, S. , Xia, L. , Phan Ly, T., Xu, J., Farami, S., Burchmore, R. , Blatt, M. R. and Karnik, R. (2024) SYNTAXIN OF PLANTS 132 underpins secretion of cargoes associated with salicylic acid signaling and pathogen defense. Plant Physiology, (doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiae541) (In Press)
Waghmare, S. , Xia, L. , Ly, T. P., Xu, J., Farami, S., Burchmore, R. , Blatt, M. R. and Karnik, R. (2024) Arabidopsis Syntaxin of Plants 132 underpins secretory traffic of cargoes associated with salicylic acid signalling and pathogen defence. Plant Physiology, (Accepted for Publication)
Su, J. et al. (2024) Overexpression of tonoplast Ca2+‐ATPase in guard cells synergistically enhances stomatal opening and drought tolerance. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, (doi: 10.1111/jipb.13721) (PMID:38923303) (Early Online Publication)
Baena, G. , Xia, L. , Waghmare, S. , Yu, Z., Guo, Y., Blatt, M. R. , Zhang, B. and Karnik, R. (2024) Arabidopsis SNARE SYP132 impacts on PIP2;1 trafficking and function in salinity stress. Plant Journal, 118(4), pp. 1036-1053. (doi: 10.1111/tpj.16649) (PMID:38289468)
Nguyen, T.-H. and Blatt, M. R. (2024) Surrounded by luxury: the necessities of subsidiary cells. Plant, Cell and Environment, (doi: 10.1111/pce.14872) (PMID:38436128) (Early Online Publication)
Silva-Alvim, F. A.L., Alvim, J. C., Harvey, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2024) Speedy stomata of a C4 plant correlate with enhanced K+ channel gating. Plant, Cell and Environment, 47(3), pp. 817-831. (doi: 10.1111/pce.14775) (PMID:38013592) (PMCID:PMC10953386)
Blatt, M. R. (2024) A charged existence: a century of transmembrane ion transport in plants. Plant Physiology, (doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiad630) (PMID:38163639) (Early Online Publication)
Nguyen, T.-H. , Silva-Alvim, F. A. L., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2023) OnGuard3e: a predictive, ecophysiology‐ready tool for gas exchange and photosynthesis research. Plant, Cell and Environment, 46(11), pp. 3644-3658. (doi: 10.1111/pce.14674) (PMID:37498151)
Nguyen, T. B.-A. , Lefoulon, C., Nguyen, T.-H. , Blatt, M. R. and Carroll, W. (2023) Engineering stomata for enhanced carbon capture and water-use efficiency. Trends in Plant Science, 28(11), pp. 1290-1309. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.06.002) (PMID:37423785)
Seale, M. et al. (2022) Environmental morphing enables informed dispersal of the dandelion diaspore. eLife, 11, e81962. (doi: 10.7554/eLife.81962) (PMID:36445222) (PMCID:PMC9797189)
Horaruang, W. et al. (2022) Engineering a K+ channel 'sensory antenna' enhances stomatal kinetics, water use efficiency and photosynthesis. Nature Plants, 8(11), pp. 1262-1274. (doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01255-2) (PMID:36266492)
Blatt, M. R. , Jezek, M., Lew, V. L. and Hills, A. (2022) What can mechanistic models tell us about guard cells, photosynthesis, and water use efficiency? Trends in Plant Science, 27(2), pp. 166-179. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.08.010) (PMID:34565672)
Zhdanov, O. , Blatt, M. R. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Busse, A. (2022) Unidirectional versus bidirectional brushing: simulating wind influence on Arabidopsis thaliana. Quantitative Plant Biology, 3, e7. (doi: 10.1017/qpb.2021.14)
Blatt, M. (2021) Ae fond fareweel. Plant Physiology, 187(4), pp. 2341-2343. (doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab467) (PMID:34890468) (PMCID:PMC8644277)
Jezek, M. et al. (2021) Guard cell endomembrane Ca2+-ATPases underpin a ‘carbon memory’ of photosynthetic assimilation that impacts on water-use efficiency. Nature Plants, 7(9), pp. 1301-1313. (doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-00966-2) (PMID:34326530)
Klejchova, M. , Silva-Alvim, F. A.L., Blatt, M. R. and Alvim, J. C. (2021) Membrane voltage as a dynamic platform for spatio-temporal signalling, physiological and developmental regulation. Plant Physiology, 185(4), pp. 1523-1541. (doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab032) (PMID:33598675)
Zhdanov, O. , Blatt, M. R. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Busse, A. (2021) Wind-evoked anemotropism affects the morphology and mechanical properties of Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72(5), pp. 1906-1918. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa541) (PMID:33206167)
Zhdanov, O. , Blatt, M. R. , Cammarano, A. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Busse, A. (2020) A new perspective on mechanical characterisation of Arabidopsis stems through vibration tests. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 112, 104041. (doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104041)
Larson, E. R., Ortmannová, J., Donald, N. A., Alvim, J., Blatt, M. R. and Žárský, V. (2020) Synergy among exocyst and SNARE interactions identifies a functional hierarchy in secretion during vegetative growth. Plant Cell, 32(9), pp. 2951-2963. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.20.00280) (PMID:32699172)
Lefoulon, C., Boxall, S. F., Hartwell, J. and Blatt, M. R. (2020) Crassulacean acid metabolism guard cell anion channel activity follows transcript abundance and is suppressed by apoplastic malate. New Phytologist, 227(6), pp. 1847-1857. (doi: 10.1111/nph.16640) (PMID:32367511)
Jezek, M., Hills, A., Blatt, M. R. and Lew, V. L. (2020) A constraint-relaxation-recovery mechanism for stomatal dynamics. Plant, Cell and Environment, 42(8), pp. 2399-2410. (doi: 10.1111/pce.13568) (PMID:31032976) (PMCID:PMC6771799)
Flütsch, S., Wang, Y., Takemiya, A., Vialet-Chabrand, S. R., Klejchova, M., Nigro, A., Hills, A., Lawson, T., Blatt, M. R. and Santelia, D. (2020) Guard cell starch degradation yields glucose for rapid stomatal opening in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 32(7), pp. 2325-2344. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.18.00802) (PMID:32354788)
Klejchová, M., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2020) Predicting the unexpected in stomatal gas exchange: not just an open-and-shut case. Biochemical Society Transactions, 48(3), pp. 881-889. (doi: 10.1042/BST20190632) (PMID:32453378) (PMCID:PMC7329339)
Horaruang, W., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2020) Communication between the plasma membrane and tonoplast is an emergent property of ion transport. Plant Physiology, 182, pp. 1833-1835. (doi: 10.1104/pp.19.01485) (PMID:31988199)
Waghmare, S. , Lefoulon, C., Zhang, B. , Lileikyte, E., Donald, N. and Blatt, M. (2019) K+ channel and SEC11 binding exchange regulates SNARE assembly for secretory traffic. Plant Physiology, 181, pp. 1096-1113. (doi: 10.1104/pp.19.00919) (PMID:31548266)
Jurić, I., Hibberd, J. M., Blatt, M. and Burroughs, N. J. (2019) Computational modelling predicts substantial carbon assimilation gains for C3 plants with a single-celled C4 biochemical pump. PLoS Computational Biology, 15(9), e1007373. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007373) (PMID:31568503) (PMCID:PMC6786660)
Zhang, B. , Karnik, R. , Alvim, J., Donald, N. and Blatt, M. R. (2019) Dual sites for SEC11 on the SNARE SYP121 implicate a binding exchange during secretory traffic. Plant Physiology, 180, pp. 228-239. (doi: 10.1104/pp.18.01315) (PMID:30850468) (PMCID:PMC6501095)
Papanatsiou, M., Petersen, J., Henderson, L., Wang, Y., Christie, J.M. and Blatt, M.R. (2019) Optogenetic manipulation of stomatal kinetics improves carbon assimilation, water use, and growth. Science, 363(6434), pp. 1456-1459. (doi: 10.1126/science.aaw0046) (PMID:30923223)
Zhao, C. et al. (2019) Evolution of chloroplast retrograde signaling facilitates green plant adaptation to land. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(11), pp. 5015-5020. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1812092116) (PMID:30804180) (PMCID:PMC6421419)
Liao, X., Zhang, B. , Blatt, M. R. and Jenkins, G. I. (2019) A FRET method for investigating dimer/monomer status and conformation of the UVR8 photoreceptor. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 18(2), pp. 367-374. (doi: 10.1039/C8PP00489G) (PMID:30534791) (PMCID:PMC6374739)
Waghmare, S. , Lileikyte, E., Karnik, R. , Goodman, J. K., Blatt, M. R. and Jones, A. M.E. (2018) SNAREs SYP121 and SYP122 mediate the secretion of distinct cargo subsets. Plant Physiology, 178(4), pp. 1679-1688. (doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00832) (PMID:30348815)
Lefoulon, C., Waghmare, S. , Karnik, R. and Blatt, M. R. (2018) Gating control and K+ uptake by the KAT1 K+ channel leaveraged through membrane anchoring of the trafficking protein SYP121. Plant, Cell and Environment, 41(11), pp. 2668-2677. (doi: 10.1111/pce.13392) (PMID:29940699) (PMCID:PMC6220998)
Zhang, B. , Karnik, R. , Donald, N. and Blatt, M. R. (2018) A GPI signal peptide-anchored split-ubiquitin (GPS) system for detecting soluble bait protein interactions at the membrane. Plant Physiology, 178(1), pp. 13-17. (doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00577) (PMID:30037807)
Feroz, H. et al. (2018) Light-driven chloride transport kinetics of halorhodopsin. Biophysical Journal, 115(2), pp. 353-360. (doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.06.009) (PMID:30021110) (PMCID:PMC6051019)
Pantin, F. and Blatt, M. R. (2018) Stomatal response to humidity: blurring the boundary between active and passive movement. Plant Physiology, 176(1), pp. 485-488. (doi: 10.1104/pp.17.01699) (PMID:29317526)
Wang, Y., Hills, A., Vialet-Chabrand, S., Papanatsiou, M., Griffiths, H., Rogers, S. , Lawson, T., Lew, V. L. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Unexpected connections between humidity and ion transport discovered using a model to bridge guard cell-to-leaf scales. Plant Cell, 29(11), pp. 2921-2939. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.17.00694) (PMID:29093213)
Larson, E. R., Van Zelm, E., Roux, C., Marion-Poll, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Clathrin Heavy Chain subunits coordinate endo- and exocytic traffic and affect stomatal movement. Plant Physiology, 175(2), pp. 708-720. (doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00970) (PMID:28830938)
Cai, S., Papanatsiou, M., Blatt, M. R. and Chen, Z.-H. (2017) Speedy grass stomata: emerging molecular and evolutionary features. Molecular Plant, 10(7), pp. 912-914. (doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.06.002) (PMID:28624545)
Riedelsberger, J. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Editorial: Roots—the hidden provider. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1021. (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01021) (PMID:28659960) (PMCID:PMC5468936)
Cai, S. et al. (2017) Evolutionary conservation of ABA signaling for stomatal closure in ferns. Plant Physiology, 174(2), pp. 732-747. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01848) (PMID:28232585)
Jezek, M. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) The membrane transport system of the guard cell and its integration for stomatal dynamics. Plant Physiology, 174(2), pp. 487-519. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01949) (PMID:28408539)
Vialet-Chabrand, S., Hills, A., Wang, Y., Griffiths, H., Lew, V. L., Lawson, T., Blatt, M. R. and Rogers, S. (2017) Global sensitivity analysis of OnGuard models identifies key hubs for transport interaction in stomatal dynamics. Plant Physiology, 174(2), pp. 680-688. (doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00170) (PMID:28432256)
Vialet-Chabrand, S. R.M., Matthews, J. S.A., McAusland, L., Blatt, M. R. , Griffiths, H. and Lawson, T. (2017) Temporal dynamics of stomatal behavior: modeling and implications for photosynthesis and water use. Plant Physiology, 174(2), pp. 603-613. (doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00125) (PMID:28363993)
Papanatsiou, M., Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Stomatal clustering in Begonia associates with the kinetics of leaf gaseous exchange and influences water use efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(9), pp. 2309-2315. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx072) (PMID:28369641) (PMCID:PMC5447881)
Chen, Z.-H., Chen, G., Dai, F., Wang, Y., Hills, A., Ruan, Y.-L., Zhang, G., Franks, P. J., Nevo, E. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Molecular evolution of grass stomata. Trends in Plant Science, 22(2), pp. 124-139. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.09.005) (PMID:27776931)
Karnik, R. , Waghmare, S. , Zhang, B. , Larson, E., Lefoulon, C., Gonzalez, W. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) Commandeering channel voltage sensors for secretion, cell turgor, and volume control. Trends in Plant Science, 22(1), pp. 81-95. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.10.006) (PMID:27818003) (PMCID:PMC5224186)
Zhang, B. , Karnik, R. , Waghmare, S. , Donald, N. A. and Blatt, M. R. (2017) VAMP721 conformations unmask an extended motif for K+ channel binding and gating control. Plant Physiology, 173(1), pp. 536-551. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01549) (PMID:27821719)
Vialet-Chabrand, S., Matthews, J. S. A., Brendel, O., Blatt, M.R. , Wang, Y., Hills, A., Griffiths, H., Rogers, S. and Lawson, T. (2016) Modelling water use efficiency in a dynamic environment: an example using Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science, 251, pp. 65-74. (doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.06.016) (PMID:27593464) (PMCID:PMC5038844)
Papanatsiou, M., Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2016) Stomatal spacing safeguards stomatal dynamics by facilitating guard cell ion transport independent of the epidermal solute reservoir. Plant Physiology, 172(1), pp. 254-263. (doi: 10.1104/pp.16.00850) (PMID:27406168)
Chen, Z.-H. et al. (2016) Nitrate reductase mutation alters potassium nutrition as well as nitric oxide-mediated control of guard cell ion channels in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 209(4), pp. 1456-1469. (doi: 10.1111/nph.13714) (PMID:26508536)
Blatt, M. R. (2016) Plant physiology: redefining the enigma of metabolism in stomatal movement. Current Biology, 26(3), R107-R109. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.025) (PMID:26859264)
Minguet-Parramona, C., Wang, Y., Hills, A., Vialet-Chabrand, S., Griffiths, H., Rogers, S., Lawson, T., Lew, V. L. and Blatt, M. R. (2016) An optimal frequency in Ca2+ oscillations for stomatal closure is an emergent property of ion transport in guard cells. Plant Physiology, 170(1), pp. 33-42. (doi: 10.1104/pp.15.01607) (PMID:26628748) (PMCID:PMC4704601)
Grefen, C., Karnik, R. , Larson, E., Lefoulon, C., Wang, Y., Waghmare, S. , Zhang, B. , Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2015) A vesicle-trafficking protein commandeers Kv channel voltage sensors for voltage-dependent secretion. Nature Plants, 1, 15108. (doi: 10.1038/nplants.2015.108)
Zhang, B. , Karnik, R. , Wang, Y., Wallmeroth, N., Blatt, M. R. and Grefen, C. (2015) The arabidopsis R-SNARE VAMP721 interacts with KAT1 and KC1 K+ channels to moderate K+ current at the plasma membrane. Plant Cell, 27(6), pp. 1697-1717. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.15.00305) (PMID:26002867) (PMCID:PMC4498211)
Papanatsiou, M., Scuffi, D., Blatt, M. R. and Garia-Mata, C. (2015) Hydrogen sulphide regulates inward-rectifying K+ channels in conjunction with stomatal closure. Plant Physiology, 168(1), pp. 29-35. (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.256057) (PMID:25770153) (PMCID:PMC4424018)
Karnik, R. , Zhang, B. , Waghmare, S. , Aderhold, C., Grefen, C. and Blatt, M. R. (2015) Binding of SEC11 indicates its role in SNARE recycling after vesicle fusion and identifies two pathways for vesicular traffic to the plasma membrane. Plant Cell, 27(3), pp. 675-694. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.134429) (PMID:25747882)
Lefoulon, C., Karnik, R. , Honsbein, A., Gutla, P. V., Grefen, C., Riedelsberger, J., Poblete, T., Dreyer, I., Gonzalez, W. and Blatt, M. R. (2014) Voltage-sensor transitions of the inward-rectifying K+ channel KAT1 indicate a latching mechanism biased by hydration within the voltage sensor. Plant Physiology, 166(2), pp. 960-975. (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.244319) (PMID:25185120)
Hachez, C. et al. (2014) Arabidopsis SNAREs SYP61 and SYP121 coordinate the trafficking of plasma membrane aquaporin PIP2;7 to modulate the cell membrane water permeability. Plant Cell, 26(7), pp. 3132-3147. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.127159)
Blatt, M. R. , Wang, Y., Leonhardt, N. and Hills, A. (2014) Exploring emergent properties in cellular homeostasis using OnGuard to model K+ and other ion transport in guard cells. Journal of Plant Physiology, 171(9), pp. 770-778. (doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2013.09.014) (PMID:24268743) (PMCID:PMC4030602)
Eisenach, C., Papanatsiou, M., Hillert, E.-K. and Blatt, M. R. (2014) Clustering of the K+ channel GORK of Arabidopsis parallels its gating by extracellular K+. Plant Journal, 78(2), pp. 203-214. (doi: 10.1111/tpj.12471) (PMID:24517091) (PMCID:PMC4309415)
Blatt, M. R. , Chaumont, F. and Farquhar, G. (2014) Focus on water. Plant Physiology, 164(4), pp. 1553-1555. (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.900484)
Lawson, T. and Blatt, M. R. (2014) Stomatal size, speed, and responsiveness impact on photosynthesis and water use efficiency. Plant Physiology, 164(4), pp. 1556-1570. (doi: 10.1104/pp.114.237107)
Wang, Y., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. (2014) Systems analysis of guard cell membrane transport for enhanced stomatal dynamics and water use efficiency. Plant Physiology, 164(4), pp. 1593-1599. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.233403) (PMID:24596330)
Gehl, B., Lee, C. P., Bota, P., Blatt, M. R. and Sweetlove, L. J. (2014) An arabidopsis stomatin-like protein affects mitochondrial respiratory supercomplex organization. Plant Physiology, 164(3), pp. 1389-1400. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.230383)
Christie, J. and Blatt, M. (2014) Plant physiology sees the light. Plant Physiology, 164(1), p. 12. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.900477)
Wang, Y., Chen, Z., Zhang, B. , Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2013) PYR/PYL/RCAR abscisic acid receptors regulate K+ and Cl- channels through reactive oxygen species-mediated activation of Ca2+ channels at the plasma membrane of intact Arabidopsis guard cells. Plant Physiology, 163(2), pp. 566-577. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.219758) (PMID:23899646)
Blatt, M. and Martin, C. (2013) Manipulation and misconduct in the handling of image data. Plant Physiology, 163(1), pp. 3-4. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.900471)
Blatt, M. (2013) Plant Physiology welcomes its new topical reviews. Plant Physiology, 162(4), p. 1767. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.900467)
Blatt, M. (2013) Associate Editor Graham Farquhar receives honors for his research in plant physiology and climate change. Plant Physiology, 162(3), p. 1213. (doi: 10.1104/pp.113.900466)
Karnik, R. , Grefen, C., Bayne, R., Honsbein, A., Kohler, T., Kioumourtzoglou, D., Williams, M., Bryant, N.J. and Blatt, M.R. (2013) Arabidopsis Sec1/Munc18 protein SEC11 is a competitive and dynamic modulator of SNARE binding and SYP121-dependent vesicle traffic. Plant Cell, 25(4), pp. 1368-1382. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.108506) (PMID:23572542)
Blatt, M. R. , Hills, A., Chen, Z./H., Wang, Y., Papanatsiou, M. and Lew, V. L. (2013) The conceptual approach to quantitative modeling of guard cells. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 8(1), e22747. (doi: 10.4161/psb.22747)
Blatt, M. (2013) Plant Physiology plugged in. Plant Physiology, 161(1), pp. 3-4. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.900453)
Wang, Y., Papanatsiou, M., Eisenach, C., Karnik, R. , Williams, M., Hills, A., Lew, V.L. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Systems dynamic modeling of a guard cell Cl- channel mutant uncovers an emergent homeostatic network regulating stomatal transpiration. Plant Physiology, 160(4), pp. 1956-1967. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.207704)
Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) A 2in1 cloning system enables ratiometric bimolecular fluorescence complementation (rBiFC). BioTechniques, 53(5), (doi: 10.2144/000113941)
Besserer, A., Burnotte, E., Bienert, G.P., Chevalier, A.S., Errachid, A., Grefen, C., Blatt, M.R. and Chaumont, F. (2012) Selective regulation of maize plasma membrane aquaporin trafficking and activity by the SNARE SYP121. Plant Cell, 24(8), pp. 3463-3481. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.101758)
Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Do calcineurin B-like proteins interact independently of the serine threonine kinase CIPK23 with the K+ channel AKT1? Lessons learned from a menage a trois. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 915-919. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.198051)
Eisenach, C., Chen, Z.-H., Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) The trafficking protein SYP121 of Arabidopsis connects programmed stomatal closure and K+ channel activity with vegetative growth. Plant Journal, 69(2), pp. 241-251. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04786.x) (PMID:21914010)
Chen, Z.-H., Eisenach, C., Xu, X.Q., Hills, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Protocol: optimised electrophyiological analysis of intact guard cells from arabidopsis. Plant Methods, 8(15), (doi: 10.1186/1746-4811-8-15)
Chen, Z.-H., Hills, A., Batz, U., Amtmann, A. , Lew, V.L. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) Systems dynamic modeling of the stomatal guard cell predicts emergent behaviors in transport, signaling, and volume control. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 1235-1251. (doi: 10.1104/pp.112.197350)
Eisenach, C., Chen, Z.-H., Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2012) The trafficking protein SYP121 of Arabidopsis connects programmed stomatal closure and K+ channel activity with vegetative growth. Plant Journal, 69(2), pp. 241-251. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04786.x)
Hills, A., Chen, Z.-H., Amtmann, A. , Blatt, M.R. and Lew, V.L. (2012) OnGuard, a computational platform for quantitative kinetic modeling of guard cell physiology. Plant Physiology, 159(3), pp. 1026-1042.
Honsbein, A., Blatt, M.R. and Grefen, C. (2011) A molecular framework for coupling cellular volume and osmotic solute transport control. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62(7), pp. 2363-2370. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erq386) (PMID:21115662)
Caesar, K., Elgass, K., Chen, Z., Huppenberger, P., Witthöft, J., Schleifenbaum, F., Blatt, M.R. , Oecking, C. and Harter, K. (2011) A fast brassinolide-regulated response pathway in the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal, 66(3), pp. 528-540. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04510.x) (PMID:21255166)
Chen, Z., Grefen, C., Donald, N., Hills, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2011) A bicistronic, Ubiquitin-10 promoter-based vector cassette for transient transformation and functional analysis of membrane transport demonstrates the utility of quantitative voltage clamp studies on intact Arabidopsis root epidermis. Plant, Cell and Environment, 34(4), pp. 554-564. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02262.x) (PMID:21251017)
Grefen, C., Honsbein, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2011) Ion transport, membrane traffic and cellular volume control. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 14(3), pp. 332-339. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.03.017)
Wang, Y. and Blatt, M.R. (2011) Anion channel sensitivity to cytosolic organic acids implicates a central role for oxaloacetate in integrating ion flux with metabolism in stomatal guard cells. Biochemical Journal, 439(1), pp. 161-170. (doi: 10.1042/BJ20110845) (PMID:21745184) (PMCID:PMC3181827)
Garcia-Mata, C., Wang, J., Gajdanowicz, P., Gonzalez, W., Hills, A., Donald, N., Riedelsberger, J., Amtmann, A. , Dreyer, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) A minimal cysteine motif required to activate the SKOR K+ channel of arabidopsis by the reactive oxygen species H2O2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(38), pp. 29286-29294. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.141176) (PMID:20605786) (PMCID:PMC2937961)
Grefen, C., Chen, Z., Honsbein, A., Donald, N., Hills, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) A novel motif essential for SNARE interaction with the K+ channel KC1 and channel gating in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 22(9), pp. 3076-3092. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.110.077768)
Chen, Z.-H., Hills, A., Lim, C.K. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) Dynamic regulation of guard cell anion channels by cytosolic-free Ca2+ concentration and protein phosphorylation. Plant Journal, 61(5), pp. 816-825. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.04108.x) (PMID:20015065)
Riedelsberger, J., Sharma, T., Gonzalez, W., Gajdanowicz, P., Morales-Navarro, S. E., Garcia-Mata, C., Mueller-Roeber, B., Gonzalez-Nilo, F. D., Blatt, M. R. and Dreyer, I. (2010) Distributed structures underlie gating differences between the Kin channel KAT1 and the Kout channel SKOR. Molecular Plant, 3(1), pp. 236-245. (doi: 10.1093/mp/ssp096) (PMID:20007672)
Grefen, C., Donald, N., Hashimoto, K., Kudla, J., Schumacher, K. and Blatt, M.R. (2010) A ubiquitin-10 promoter-based vector set for fluorescent protein tagging facilitates temporal stability and native protein distribution in transient and stable expression studies. Plant Journal, 64(2), pp. 355-365. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04322.x) (PMID:20735773)
Honsbein, A., Sokolovski, S., Grefen, C., Campanoni, P., Pratelli, R., Paneque, M., Chen, Z., Johansson, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2009) A tripartite SNARE-K+ channel complex mediates in channel-dependent K+ nutrition in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 21(9), pp. 2859-2877. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.109.066118)
Armengaud, P., Zambaux, K., Hills, A., Sulpice, R., Pattison, R. J., Blatt, M. R. and Amtmann, A. (2009) EZ-Rhizo: integrated software for the fast and accurate measurement of root system architecture. Plant Journal, 57(5), pp. 945-956. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03739.x)
Amtmann, A. and Blatt, M.R. (2009) Regulation of macronutrient transport. New Phytologist, 181(1), pp. 35-52. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02666.x)
Dreyer, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2009) What makes a gate? The ins and outs of Kv-like K+ channels in plants. Trends in Plant Science, 14(7), pp. 383-390. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2009.04.001)
Gajdanowicz, P., Garcia-Mata, C., Gonzalez, W., Morales-Navarro, S., Sharma, T., González-Nilo, F.D., Gutowicz, J., Mueller-Roeber, B., Blatt, M. and Dreyer, I. (2009) Distinct roles of the last transmembrane domain in controlling Arabidopsis K(+)channel activity. New Phytologist, 182(2), pp. 380-391. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02749.x) (PMID:19192193)
Grefen, C. and Blatt, M.R. (2008) SNAREs-molecular governors in signalling and development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 11(6), pp. 600-609. (doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.08.006)
Bassham, D.C. and Blatt, M.R. (2008) SNAREs: Cogs and coordinators in signaling and development. Plant Physiology, 147(4), pp. 1504-1515. (doi: 10.1104/pp.108.121129)
Sokolovski, S., Hills, A., Gay, R. A. and Blatt, M. R. (2008) Functional interaction of the SNARE protein NtSyp121 in Ca2+ channel gating, Ca2+ transients and ABA signalling of stomatal guard cells. Molecular Plant, 1(2), pp. 347-358. (doi: 10.1093/mp/ssm029) (PMID:19825544)
Blatt, M. (2007) Mitochondrial sequestration of BCECF after ester loading in the giant alga Chara australis. Protoplasma, 232(1), pp. 131-136. (doi: 10.1007/s00709-007-0264-9)
Campanoni, P. and Blatt, M. (2007) Membrane trafficking and polar growth in root hairs and pollen tubes. Journal of Experimental Botany, 58, pp. 65-74. (doi: 10.1093/jxb/erl059)
Campanoni, P., Sutter, J., Davis, C., Littlejohn, G. and Blatt, M. (2007) A generalized method for transfecting root epidermis uncovers endosomal dynamics in Arabidopsis root hairs. Plant Journal, 51, pp. 322-330. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03139.x)
Sutter, J., Sieben, C., Hartel, A., Eisenach, C., Thiel, G. and Blatt, M. (2007) Abscisic acid triggers the endocytosis of the Arabidopsis KAT1 K+ channel and its recycling to the plasma membrane. Current Biology, 17, pp. 1396-1402. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.07.020) (PMID:17683934)
Tyrrell, M., Campanoni, P., Sutter, J., Pratelli, R., Paneque, M., Sokolovski, S. and Blatt, M. (2007) Selective targeting of plasma membrane and tonoplast traffic by inhibitory (dominant-negative) SNARE fragments. Plant Journal, 51, pp. 1099-1115. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03206.x)
Sutter, J.U., Campanoni, P., Tyrell, M. and Blatt, M.R. (2006) Selective mobility and sensitivity to SNAREs is exhibited by the arabidopsis KAT1 K+ channel at the plasma membrane. Plant Cell, 18(4), pp. 935-954. (doi: 10.1105%2Ftpc.105.038950)
Johansson, I. and Blatt, M. (2006) Interactive domains between pore loops of the yeast K+ channel TOK1 associate with extracellular K+ sensitivity. Biochemical Journal, 393, pp. 645-655. (doi: 10.1042/BJ20051380)
Johansson, I. et al. (2006) External K+ modulates the activity of the Arabidopsis potassium channel SKOR via an unusual mechanism. Plant Journal, 46, pp. 269-281. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02690.X)
Sutter, J., Campanoni, P., Blatt, M. and Paneque, M. (2006) Setting SNAREs in a different wood. Traffic, 7, pp. 627-638. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2006.00414.x)
Johansson, I. and Blatt, M.R. (2005) Interactive domains between pore loops of the yeast K+ channel TOK1 associate with extracellular K+ sensitivity. Biochemical Journal, 393(3), pp. 645-655.
Sokolovski, S., Hills, A., Gay, R., Garcia-Mata, C., Lamattina, L. and Blatt, M. (2005) Protein phosphorylation is a prerequisite for intracellular Ca2+ release and ion channel control by nitric oxide and abscisic acid in guard cells. Plant Journal, 43, pp. 520-529. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02471.x)
Pratelli, J., Sutter, J. and Blatt, M. (2004) A new catch in the SNARE. Trends in Plant Science, 9, pp. 187-195. (doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.02.007)
Sokolovski, S. and Blatt, M. (2004) Nitric oxide block of outward-rectifying K+ channels indicates direct control by protein nitrosylation in guard cells. Plant Physiology, 136, pp. 4275-4284. (doi: 10.1104/pp.104.050344)
Garcia-Mata, C., Gay, R., Sokolovski, S., Hills, A., Lamattina, L. and Blatt, M. (2003) Nitric oxide regulates K+ and Cl- channels in guard cells through a subset of abscisic acid-evoked signaling pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(19), pp. 11116-11121. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1434381100)
Kohler, B., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. (2003) Control of guard cell ion channels by hydrogen peroxide and abscisic acid indicates their action through alternate signaling pathways. Plant Physiology, 131, pp. 385-388. (doi: 10.1104/pp.016014)
Blatt, M. (2002) Toward understanding vesicle traffic and the guard cell model. New Phytologist, 153, pp. 405-413.
Geelen, D., Leyman, B., Batoko, H., Di Sansabastiano, G., Moore, I. and Blatt, M. (2002) The abscisic acid-related SNARE homolog NtSyr1 contributes to secretion and growth: Evidence from competition with its cytosolic domain. Plant Cell, 14, pp. 387-406. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.010328)
Kohler, B. and Blatt, M. (2002) Protein phosphorylation activates the guard cell Ca2+ channel and is a prerequisite for gating by abscisic acid. Plant Journal, 32, pp. 185-194.
Hamilton, D. W.A., Hills, A. and Blatt, M. R. (2001) Extracellular Ba2+ and voltage interact to gate Ca2+ channels at the plasma membrane of stomatal guard cells. FEBS Letters, 491(1-2), pp. 99-103. (doi: 10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02176-7)
Blatt, M. (2001) Localization and control of expression of Nt-Syr1, a tobacco SNARE protein. Plant Journal, 24(3), pp. 369-381. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2000.00886.x)
Kargul, J., Gansel, X., Tyrrell, M., Sticher, L. and Blatt, M. R. (2001) Protein-binding partners of the tobacco syntaxin NtSyr1. FEBS Letters, 508, pp. 253-258. (doi: 10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03089-7)
Book Sections
Karnik, R. and Blatt, M. R. (2023) Analyzing protein–protein interactions using the split-ubiquitin system. In: Mukhtar, S. (ed.) Protein-Protein Interactions: Methods and Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology (2690). Humana Press: New York, NY, pp. 23-36. ISBN 9781071633267 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3327-4_3)
Thu, N. B.A. , Amtmann, A. , Blatt, M. R. and Nguyen, T.-H. (2022) Stomata under salt stress—what can mechanistic modeling tell us? In: Shabala, S. (ed.) Stomata Regulation and Water Use Efficiency in Plants under Saline Soil Conditions. Series: Advances in botanical research (103). Academic Press: Amsterdam, pp. 139-162. ISBN 9780323912174 (doi: 10.1016/bs.abr.2022.02.012)
Blatt, M.R. and Thiel, G. (2018) SNARE components and mechanisms of exocytosis in plants. In: Roberts, J. (ed.) Annual Plant Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 230-262. ISBN 9781119312994 (doi: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0089)
Blatt, M. R. (2018) Concepts and techniques in plant membrane physiology. In: Roberts, J. (ed.) Annual Plant Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 1-43. ISBN 9781119312994 (doi: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0141)
Blatt, M. R. and Grefen, C. (2014) Applications of fluorescent marker proteins in plant cell biology. In: Sanchez-Serrano, J. J. and Salinas, J. (eds.) Arabidopsis Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology. Humana Press: Totowa, NJ, pp. 487-507. ISBN 9781627035798 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-580-4_26)
Blatt, M.R. (2008) Ion Transport at the Plant Plasma Membrane. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Wiley, pp. 1-12. ISBN 0-470-01590-X (doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0001307.pub2)
Conference or Workshop Item
Zhdanov, O. , Busse, A. , Cammarano, A. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Blatt, M. (2019) Effect of Wind on Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Arabidopsis Thaliana. SES 2019 – Society of Engineering Science, 56th Annual Technical Meeting, Washington University, St. Louis, 13-15 October 2019.
Zhdanov, O. , Busse, A. , Blatt, M. and Zare-Behtash, H. (2018) A specialised wind tunnel for investigation of ecophysiological response of plants to wind. 31st Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Aberdeen, UK, 29 May 2018. (Unpublished)
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Plasma Membrane Proton ATPase Cycling in Stress Response
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2024 - 2027
- Dissecting Adaptive Memories in Stomatal Response
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2024 - 2027
- A SNARE-Aquaporin complex in stomatal hydraulics
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2024 - 2026
- Sci-Seedlets - Developing Product Pipeline for Plant Science Education
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2023 - 2025
- Hormone transport at the nexus of nutrient deficiency and drought stress in plants
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2023 - 2026
- IRGA-Live Clamp: An integrated infrared gas-analysis platform to investigate systemic signalling within the plant canopy
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2022 - 2023
- Sci-Seedlets - BBSRC IAA
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2021 - 2022
- SYP-SLAC
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2021 - 2024
- Elucidating Novel Mechanisms For CO2 - Sensing in Plants
Wellcome Trust
2021 - 2022
- Engineering a native K+ channel to enhance stomatal kinetics - SynGORK
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2020 - 2023
- BlinkGUARD
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2020 - 2023
- SAURs in stomatal regulation New Title: 15 NSFBIO SAUR regulation of stomatal aperture
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2016 - 2019
- Synthesis of Microcompartments in Plants for Enhanced Carbon Fixation
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2016 - 2019
- Dissecting a new and vital checkpoint in SNARE recycling and plant growth
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2016 - 2019
- Exocyst and SNARE complex interactions in Arabidopsis
The Royal Society
2016 - 2017
- NEURICE
European Commission
2016 - 2020
- Analysing GORK clustering for enhanced stomatal control
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2015 - 2018
- Developing a synthetic approach to manipulating guard cell membrane transport and stomatal control
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2015 - 2018
- Stomatal-based systems analysis of water use efficiency
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2014 - 2017
- Directed control of secretory vesicle fusion
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2013 - 2016
- Effect of H2S on the regulation of guard cell ion channels.
The Royal Society
2012 - 2013
- MAGIC - A Multi-tiered approach to generating increased carbon dioxide in the chloroplast
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2011 - 2017
- Regulation of membrane fusion by a novel Sec1/Munc18-associated protein
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2011 - 2014
- A protein scaffold common to root K+ transport and stomatal water use efficiency
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2010 - 2013
- Analysis of membrane traffic in adaptive stress tolerance in plants
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2008 - 2011
- Systems analysis of guard cell oscillatory mechanics in stomatal dynamics
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2008 - 2011
- Co-operative gating interactions in the yeast TOK1 K+ channel
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2006 - 2009
- Signalling and functional analysis of KCO1 channel interactions in Arabidopsis
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2005 - 2008
- Signalling in plants - a new catch for a SNARE
Leverhulme Trust
2005 - 2007
- Structural Analysis of K+ Dependent Gating in the Yeast Model YKCL K+ Channel
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2001 - 2005
- Isolation, cloning and function of protein partners to the aba-response element NT-SYR1
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2001 - 2006
- Plasma Membrane CA2+ channels and signalling in Guard Cells
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2001 - 2005
- Integration of K+ Channel Control with Secretion in Guard Cells
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2001 - 2005
Supervision
- Ly Truong Phan Thu, *
Engineering stomatal patterning in plants for enhanced water use efficiency - Yu, Zhiyi
CO2-sensitive membrane traffic impacts ion transport and stomatal kinetics
Research datasets
2020
Zhdanov, O., Blatt, M. , Cammarano, A. , Zare-Behtash, H. and Busse, A. (2020) Multiple resonant frequency dynamic tests on Arabidopsis stem segments. [Data Collection]
Additional information
Editorial Board
- 2003 - present: Biochemical Journal - Section Editor from 2009
- 2001 - present: Faculty 1000 - Cell Biology Panel
- 1996 - present: Journal of Experimental Botany - Editorial Advisor
Grant Advisory Board
- 2009 - present: BBSRC - panel of experts
- 2007 - present: Begonia Trust - Secretary
- 2005 - present: Plant Science Scotland - Executive Board
- 2005 - present: CONICYT FONDAP (Chile) - Cell Biology Programme, Review Panel
- 2003 - present: Scottish Parliamentary Information Service - Coordinator
- 2001 - present: Begonia Trust - Board of Trustees
Invited International Presentations
- 2009: Cambridge, UK - Cambridge Institute of Medical Research
- 2009: Lisbon, Portugal - Gulbenkian Insitute of Science
- 2008: Milan, Italy - Plant Biology Seminars, University of Milan
- 2008: Mar del Plata, Argentina - Institute of Biology Seminars, University of Mar del Plata
- 2008: Texas, USA - MEPS Symposium, Texas A&M University
- 2008: Tübingen, Germany - Max Planck Institute-ZMPB Seminars
- 2008: Iowa, USA - Loomis Symposium, Iowa State University
- 2008: Mar del Plata, Argentina - Institute of Biology Seminars, University of Mar del Plata
- 2008: Texas, USA - MEPS Symposium ,Texas A&M University
- 2008: Iowa, USA - Loomis Symposium, Iowa State University
- 2008: Milan, Italy - Plant Biology Seminars, University of Milan
- 2008: Tübingen, Germany - Max Planck Institute-ZMPB Seminars
- 2008: Marseilles, France - SEB Cell Biology and Signalling Symposium
- 2008: Marseilles, France - SEB Cell Biology and Signalling Symposium
- 2007: College Park, Maryland, USA - Keck Research Insitute
- 2007: College Park, Maryland, USA - American Soc. Plant Biology Eastern Section Keynote Address
- 2007: Davis, USA - UC Davis Colloquia
- 2007: Pennsylvania, USA - Huck Medical School, Pennsylvania State University.
- 2007: Leuvain la Neuve, Belgium - UCL Plant Biology Symposium Keynote Address
- 2007: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium - UCL Plant Biology Minisymposium Keynote
- 2007: San Diego, USA - UCSD Colloquia
- 2006: SEB 'Plant Compartments' Symposium - Canterbury, England
- 2005: Danforth Center Seminars - St. Louis, USA
- 2005: European Endomembrane Workshop - Paris, France
- 2005: DOE Plant Research Laboratory - East Lansing, Michegan, USA
- 2005: International Lipid Signalling Workshop - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- 2005: MPI-Golm Seminars - Potsdam, Germany
- 2005: York University Biology Seminars - York, England
- 2005: Caneaux Ioniques 2005 - Giens, France
- 2004: CICY Membrane Biology Advanced Workshop - Merida, Mexico
- 2004: European Endomembrane Workshop - Neuchatel, Switzerland
- 2004: Darmstadt University Lectures, Darmstadt, Germany
- 2004: MPI Seminars, Cologne, Germany
- 2004: MPI-Golm Seminars, Potsdam, Germany
- 2004: International Plant Membrane Workshop Session Address, Montpellier, France
- 2004: University of Mexico Seminars - Cuernavaca, Mexico
- 2003: Phoenix Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2002: Calcium, Wellesbourne, England
- 2002: The University Biology Lecture, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- 2002: Keystone Conference, Plant Signalling, Tahoe, California, USA
Prizes, Awards and Distinctions
- 2007: Adjunct Professor of Biology, Pennsylvania State University
- 2006: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
- 2006: Royal Society Travel Fellow (Adelaide)
- 2004: Royal Society Travel Fellow (CICY, Mexico)
- 1995: Wain Fellow and Royal Society Travel Grant (Freiburg, i.Br.)
Professional Learned Society
- 2006 - present: Scottish Crop Research Institute - Fellow
- 2004 - present: Biochemical Society - Member
- 2003 - present: Royal Society of Edinburgh - Fellow
- 2001 - present: Biophysical Society
- 1996 - present: Society for Experimental Biology
- 1985 - present: American Society for Plant Biology - Member
- 1985 - present: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Member
- 1983 - present: Claire Hall (Cambridge) - Life Member
Research Fellowship
- - present: John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
