Selected Publications
Ballester A. R., Molthoff J., de Vos R., Hekkert B. L., Orzaez D., Fernández-Moreno J. P., Tripodi P., Grandillo S., Martin C., Heldens J., Ykema M., Granell A., Bovy A. (2010) Biochemical and molecular analysis of pink tomatoes: deregulated expression of the gene encoding transcription factor SlMYB12 leads to pink tomato fruit color. Plant Physiology 152 (1) 71-84 DOI:10.1104/pp.109.147322
Takos A., Lai D., Mikkelsen L., Abou Hachem M., Shelton D., Motawia M. S., Olsen C. E., Wang T. L., Martin C., Rook F. (2010) Genetic screening identifies cyanogenesis-deficient mutants of Lotus japonicus and reveals enzymatic specificity in hydroxynitrile glucoside metabolism. Plant Cell 22 (5) 1605-19 DOI:10.1105/tpc.109.073502
Shang Y., Venail J., Mackay S., Bailey P., Schwinn K., Jameson P., Martin C., Davies K. (2010) The molecular basis for venation patterning of pigmentation and its effect on pollinator attraction in flowers of Antirrhinum. New Phytologist DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03498.x
Clé C., Martin C., Field R. A., Kuzmic P., Bornemann S. (2010) Detection of enzyme-catalyzed polysaccharide synthesis on surfaces Biocatalysis and Biotransformation 28 (1) 64-71
Luo J., Fuell C., Parr A., Hill L., Bailey P., Elliott K., Fairhurst S. A., Martin C., Michael A. J. (2009) A novel polyamine acyltransferase responsible for the accumulation of spermidine conjugates in Arabidopsis seed Plant Cell 21 (1) 318-33 DOI:10.1105/tpc.108.063511
Smith A., Coupland G., Dolan L., Harberd N., Jones J., Martin C., Sablowski R., Amey A. (2009) Plant Biology Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group 664p
Bailey P. C., Dicks J., Wang T. L., Martin C. (2008) IT3F: a web-based tool for functional analysis of transcription factors in plants. Phytochemistry 69 (13) 2417-2425 DOI:10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.08.003
Butelli E., Titta L., Giorgio M., Mock H. P., Matros A., Peterek S., Schijlen E. G., Hall R. D., Bovy A. G., Luo J., Martin C. (2008) Enrichment of tomato fruit with health-promoting anthocyanins by expression of select transcription factors. Nature Biotechnology 26 (11) 1301-1308 DOI:10.1038/nbt.1506
Clé C., Hill L. M., Niggeweg R., Martin C. R., Guisez Y., Prinsen E., Jansen M. A. (2008) Modulation of chlorogenic acid biosynthesis in Solanum lycopersicum; consequences for phenolic accumulation and UV-tolerance Phytochemistry 69 (11) 2149-2156 DOI:10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.04.024
Luo J., Butelli E., Hill L., Parr A., Niggeweg R., Bailey P., Weisshaar B., Martin C. (2008) AtMYB12 regulates caffeoyl quinic acid and flavonol synthesis in tomato: expression in fruit results in very high levels of both types of polyphenol Plant Journal 56 (2) 316-326 DOI:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03597.x
Martin C. (2008) Refining our standards Plant Cell DOI:10.1105/tpc.108.200780
Sorokin P. A., Walsh S., Baumann K., Nichols J., Bevan M., Jones J. D. G., Martin C., Clarke J. H. (2008) Induction of phenotypic variation by activation of genes harbouring a maize Spm element in their promoter regions using a TnpA-VP16 fusion protein Plant Journal 53 (3) 587-594
Toufektsian M. C., de Lorgeril M., Nagy N., Salen P., Donati M. B., Giordano L., Mock H. P., Peterek S., Matros A., Petroni K., Pilu R., Rotilio D., Tonelli C., de Leiris J., Boucher F., Martin C. (2008) Chronic dietary intake of plant-derived anthocyanins protects the rat heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury. Journal of Nutrition 138 (4) 747-52
Uchiyama T., Saito Y., Kuwabara H., Fujino K., Kishima Y., Martin C., Sano Y. (2008) Multiple regulatory mechanisms influence the activity of the transposon, Tam3, of Antirrhinum New Phytologist 179 (2) 343-55
Jie Luo, Yasutaka Nishiyama, Christine Fuell, Goro Taguchi, Katherine Elliott, Lionel Hill1, Yoshikazu Tanaka6, Masahiko Kitayama, Mami Yamazaki, Paul Bailey, Adrian Parr, Anthony J. Michael, Kazuki Saito, and Cathie Martin. (2007) Convergent evolution in the BAHD family of acyl transferases: identification and characterization of anthocyanin acyl transferases from Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal 50 (4):678-695 MAY abstract | full text | article in pdf format
Kim Baumann, Maria Perez-Rodriguez, Desmond Bradley, Julien Venail, Paul Bailey, Hailing Jin, Ronald Koes, Keith Roberts, and Cathie Martin (2007). Control of cell and petal morphogenesis by R2R3 MYB transcription factors. Development 134 (9): 1691-1701 MAY 1 abstract | full text | article in pdf format
Zuzanna Bieniawska, D. H. Paul Barratt, Andrew P. Garlick, Vera Thole, Nicholas J. Kruger, Cathie Martin, Rita Zrenner and Alison M. Smith (2007). Analysis of the sucrose synthase gene family in Arabidopsis. Plant Journal 49 (5): 810-828 MAR abstract | full text | article in pdf format
Cathie Martin and Beverley J. Glover (2007). Functional aspects of cell patterning in aerial epidermis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 10 (1): 70-82 FEB abstract | full text | article in pdf format
Kevin M. Davies, Gayle B. Marshall, J. Marie Bradley, Kathy E. Schwinn, Stephen J. Bloor, Chris S. Winefield and Cathie R. Martin (2006). Characterisation of aurone biosynthesis in Antirrhinum majus. Physiologia Plantarum 128 (4): 593-603 DEC abstract | full text | article in pdf format
Lobbes, Dajana , Rallapalli, G, et al. SERRATE: a new player on the plant microRNA sceneEMBO REP 7 (10): 1052-1058 OCT 2006 abstract | full text | article in pdf format
Laura Serna and Cathie Martin (2006). Trichomes: different regulatory networks lead to convergent structures. Trends in Plant Science 11 (6): 274-280 JUN abstract | full text | article in pdf format
Schwinn, K, Venail, J, Shang, YJ, et al. A small family of MYB-regulatory genes controls floral pigmentation intensity and patterning in the genus Antirrhinum PLANT CELL 18 (4): 831-851 APR 2006 abstract | full text | article in pdf format
Shin-Nosuke Hashida, Takako Uchiyama, Cathie Martin, Yuji Kishima, Yoshio Sano, and Tetsuo Mikami (2006). The temperature-dependent change in methylation of the Antirrhinum transposon Tam3 is controlled by the activity of its transposase. Plant Cell, 18 (1): 104-118 JAN. abstract | full text arcticle | article in pdf format
Beverley J. Glover, Sue Bunnewell, and Cathie Martin (2004). Convergent evolution within the genus Solanum: the specialised anther cone develops through alternative pathways. Gene 331: 1-7. abstract (full text article and pdf available from ScienceDirect at this link)
Beverley J. Glover, and Cathie Martin (2002). Evolution of adaptive petal cell morphology. In: Cronk, Q.C.B., Bateman, R.M., and Hawkins, J.A. (eds.): Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution, pp 404-417. Taylor and Francis, London. volume at Taylor and Francis
Cathie Martin, Kiran Bhatt, Kim Baumann, Hailing Jin, Sabine Zachgo, Keith Roberts, Zsuzsanna Schwarz-Sommer, Beverley J. Glover, and Maria Perez-Rodrigues (2002). The mechanics of cell fate determination in petals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B. 357(1422): 809-813. abstract | article in pdf format
Cathie Martin, Kiran Bhatt, and Kim Baumann (2001). Shaping in plant cells. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 4(6): 540-549. abstract (full text and pdf available from ScienceDirect at this link)
Beverley J. Glover, and Cathie Martin (2000). Specification of epidermal cell morphology. Advances in Botanical Research Incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology 31: 193-217. volume at Elsevier
Beverley J. Glover, and Cathie Martin (1998). The role of petal cell shape and pigmentation in pollination success in Antirrhinum majus. Heredity 80(6): 778-784. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format
Beverley J. Glover, Maria Perez-Rodriguez, and Cathie Martin (1998). Development of several epidermal cell types can be specified by the same MYB-related plant transcription factor. Development 125(17): 3497-3508. abstract | article in pdf format
Cathie Martin, and Beverley J. Glover. (1998). Cellular differentiation in the shoot epidermis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 1(6): 511-519. abstract (full text and pdf available from ScienceDirect at this link)
Ken-ichi Noda, Beverley J. Glover, Paul Linstead, and Cathie Martin (1994). Flower colour intensity depends on specialized cell shape controlled by a Myb-related transcription factor. Nature 369(6482): 661-664. abstract | article in pdf format
Jin, H.. Martin, C. (1999) Multifunctionality and diversity within the plant MYB-gene family, Plant Mol. Biol., 41: 577-85.
Meissner RC, Jin H, Cominelli E, Denekamp M, Fuertes A, Greco R, Kranz HD, Penfield S, Petroni K, Urzainqui A, Martin C, Paz-Ares J, Smeekens S, Tonelli C, Weisshaar B, Baumann E, Klimyuk V, Marillonnet S, Patel K, Speulman E, Tissier AF, Bouchez D, Jones JJ, Pereira A, Wisman E, et al (1999) Plant Cell Oct; 11(10):1827-1840 Function search in a large transcription factor gene family in Arabidopsis: assessing the potential of reverse genetics to identify insertional mutations in R2R3 MYB genes
Denyer K, Waite D, Edwards A, Martin C, Smith AM (1999) Biochem J Sep 15; 342 Pt 3:647-53 Interaction with amylopectin influences the ability of granule-bound starch synthase I to elongate malto-oligosaccharides.
Martin C, Glover BJ (1998) Curr Opin Plant Biol Dec; 1(6):511-9 Cellular differentiation in the shoot epidermis.
Tamagnone L, Merida A, Stacey N, Plaskitt K, Parr A, Chang CF, Lynn D, Dow JM, Roberts K, Martin C (1998) Plant Cell Nov; 10(11):1801-16 Inhibition of phenolic acid metabolism results in precocious cell death and altered cell morphology in leaves of transgenic tobacco plants.
Zeeman SC, Umemoto T, Lue WL, Au-Yeung P, Martin C, Smith AM, Chen J (1998) Plant Cell Oct; 10(10):1699-1712 A mutant of Arabidopsis lacking a chloroplastic isoamylase accumulates both starch and phytoglycogen.
Glover BJ, Perez-Rodriguez M, Martin C (1998) Development Sep; 125(17):3497-508 Development of several epidermal cell types can be specified by the same MYB-related plant transcription factor.
Martinez-Garcia JF, Moyano E, Alcocer MJ, Martin C (1998) Plant J Feb; 13(4):489-505 Two bZIP proteins from Antirrhinum flowers preferentially bind a hybrid C-box/G-box motif and help to define a new sub-family of bZIP transcription factors.
Craig J, Lloyd JR, Tomlinson K, Barber L, Edwards A, Wang TL, Martin C, Hedley CL, Smith AM Plant Cell 1998 Mar; 10(3):413-26 Mutations in the gene encoding starch synthase II profoundly alter amylopectin structure in pea embryos.
Tamagnone L, Merida A, Parr A, Mackay S, Culianez-Macia FA, Roberts K, Martin C Plant Cell 1998 Feb; 10(2):135-54 The AmMYB308 and AmMYB330 transcription factors from antirrhinum regulate phenylpropanoid and lignin biosynthesis in transgenic tobacco.
Chatterjee M, Martin C Plant J 1997 Apr; 11(4):759-71 Tam3 produces a suppressible allele of the DAG locus of Antirrhinum majus similar to Mu-suppressible alleles of maize.
Martin C, Paz-Ares J Trends Genet 1997 Feb; 13(2):67-73 MYB transcription factors in plants.
Moyano E, Martinez-Garcia JF, Martin C Plant Cell 1996 Sep;8(9):1519-32 Apparent redundancy in myb gene function provides gearing for the control of flavonoid biosynthesis in antirrhinum flowers.
Edwards A, Marshall J, Denyer K, Sidebottom C, Visser RG, Martin C, Smith AM Plant Physiol 1996 Sep; 112(1):89-97 Evidence that a 77-kilodalton protein from the starch of pea embryos is an isoform of starch synthase that is both soluble and granule bound.
Chatterjee M, Sparvoli S, Edmunds C, Garosi P, Findlay K, Martin C EMBO J 1996 Aug 15; 15(16):4194-207 DAG, a gene required for chloroplast differentiation and palisade development in Antirrhinum majus.
Marshall J, Sidebottom C, Debet M, Martin C, Smith AM, Edwards APlant Cell 1996 Jul; 8(7):1121-35 Identification of the major starch synthase in the soluble fraction of potato tubers.
Edwards A, Marshall J, Sidebottom C, Visser R, Smith A, Martin C Plant J 1995 Aug; 8(2):283-94 Biochemical and molecular characterization of a novel starch synthase from potato tubers.
Martin C, Smith AM Plant Cell 1995 Jul; 7(7):971-85 Starch biosynthesis.
Chater K, Downie A, Drobak B, Martin C Trends Genet 1995 Mar; 11(3):79-81 Alarms and diversions: the biochemistry of development.
Burton RA, Bewley JD, Smith AM, Bhattacharyya MK, Tatge H, Ring S, Bull V, Hamilton WD, Martin C Plant J 1995 Jan; 7(1):3-15 Starch branching enzymes belonging to distinct enzyme families are differentially expressed during pea embryo development.
Sablowski RW, Moyano E, Culianez-Macia FA, Schuch W, Martin C, Bevan M EMBO J 1994 Jan 1; 13(1):128-37 A flower-specific Myb protein activates transcription of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic genes.
Lister C, Jackson D, Martin C Plant Cell 1993 Nov; 5(11):1541-53 Transposon-induced inversion in Antirrhinum modifies nivea gene expression to give a novel flower color pattern under the control of cycloidearadialis.
Culianez-Macia FA, Martin C Plant J 1993 Oct; 4(4):717-25 DIP: a member of the MIP family of membrane proteins that is expressed in mature seeds and dark-grown seedlings of Antirrhinum majus.
Leech MJ, Kammerer W, Cove DJ, Martin C, Wang TL Plant J 1993 Jan; 3(1):51-61 Expression of myb-related genes in the moss, Physcomitrella patens.
Martin CR Int Rev Cytol 1993; 147:233-84 Structure, function, and regulation of the chalcone synthase.
Martin C, Jones J Trends Genet 1992 Nov; 8(11):368-70 Plant genetics flourishes.
Dry I, Smith A, Edwards A, Bhattacharyya M, Dunn P, Martin Plant J 1992 Mar; 2(2):193-202 Characterization of cDNAs encoding two isoforms of granule-bound starch synthase which show differential expression in developing storage organs of pea and potato.
Smith AM, Martin C, Denyer K Biochem Soc Trans 1991 Aug; 19(3):547-50 The pathway of starch synthesis in developing pea embryos.
Martin C, Prescott A, Mackay S, Bartlett J, Vrijlandt E Plant J 1991 Jul; 1(1):37-49 Control of anthocyanin biosynthesis in flowers of Antirrhinum majus.
Jackson D, Culianez-Macia F, Prescott AG, Roberts K, Martin CPlant Cell 1991 Feb;3(2):115-25 Expression patterns of myb genes from Antirrhinum flowers.
Bhattacharyya MK, Smith AM, Ellis TH, Hedley C, Martin C Cell 1990 Jan 12; 60(1):115-22 The wrinkled-seed character of pea described by Mendel is caused by a transposon-like insertion in a gene encoding starch-branching enzyme.
Almeida J, Carpenter R, Robbins TP, Martin C, Coen ES Genes Dev 1989 Nov; 3(11):1758-67 Genetic interactions underlying flower color patterns in Antirrhinum majus.
Lister C, Martin C Genetics 1989 Oct;123(2):417-25 Molecular analysis of a transposon-induced deletion of the nivea locus in Antirrhinum majus.
Martin C, Prescott A, Lister C, MacKay S EMBO J 1989 Apr;8(4):997-1004 Activity of the transposon Tam3 in Antirrhinum and tobacco: possible role of DNA methylation.
Martin C, Lister C Dev Genet 1989; 10(6):438-51 Genome juggling by transposons; chromosomal rearrangements induced by Tram3 in Antirrhinum majus.
