Silva, C.J., van den Abeele, C., Salazar, I.O., Papin, V., Adaskaveg, J.A., Wang, D., Casteel, C.L., Seymour, G.B. and Blanco-Ulate, B., 2021. Host susceptibility factors render ripe tomato fruit vulnerable to fungal disease despite active immune responses. Journal of Experimental Botany, eraa601.

Balsells-Llauradó, M., Silva, C. J., Usall, J., Vall-llaura, N., Serrano-Prieto, S., Teixidó, N., Mesquida-Pesci, S. D., de Cal, A., Blanco-Ulate, B., and Torres, R. 2020. Depicting the battle between nectarine and Monilinia laxa: the fruit developmental stage dictates the effectiveness of the host defenses and the pathogen’s infection strategies. Horticultural Research, 7, Article Number 167.

Minio, A., Massonnet, M., Figueroa-Balderas, R., Vondras, A.M., Blanco-Ulate, B. and Cantu, D. 2019. Iso-Seq allows genome-independent transcriptome profiling of grape berry development.G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics,9 (3), 755-767.

Wang, D., Samsulrizal, N., Yan, C., Allcock, N.S., Craigon, J., Blanco-Ulate, B., Ortega-Salazar, I., Marcus, S.E., Bagheri, H.M., Perez-Fons, L. and Fraser, P.D. 2019. Characterisation of CRISPR mutants targeting genes modulating pectin degradation in ripening tomato.Plant Physiology, 179 (2), 544-557.

Petrasch, S., Knapp, S.J., van Kan, J.A.L., Blanco-Ulate, B. 2019. Gray mold ofstrawberry, a devastating disease caused by the ubiquitous necrotrophic fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Molecular Plant Pathology, 20 (6), 877-892.

Petrasch, S., Silva, C., Mesquida-Pesci, S.D., Gallegos, G., van den Abeele, C., Papin, V., Fernandez-Acero, F.J., Knapp, S.J., Blanco-Ulate, B. 2019. Infection strategies deployed by Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium acuminatum, and Rhizopus stoloniferas a function of tomato fruit ripening stage. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 223.

Escobar-Niño, A., Liñeiro, E., Amil, F., Carrasco, R., Chiva, C., Fuentes, C., Blanco-Ulate, B., Fernández, J.M.C., Sabidó, E. and Fernández-Acero, F.J. 2019. Proteomic study of the membrane components of signalling cascades of Botrytis cinerea controlled by phosphorylation.Scientific Reports,9(1), 9860.

Vondras, A., Minio, A., Blanco-Ulate, B., Figueroa, R., Penn, M., Zhou, Y., Seymour, D., Zhou, Y., Liang, D., Espinoza, L. and Anderson, M., Walker, M.A., Gaut, B., Cantu, D. 2019. The genomic diversification of grapevine clones.BMC Genomics, 20 (1), 972.

Rapicavoli J.N., Blanco-Ulate B., Muszyński A., Figueroa-Balderas R., Morales-Cruz A., Azadi P., Dobruchowska J.M., Castro C., Cantu D., and Roper M.C.2018. Lipopolysaccharide O-antigen delays plant innate immune recognition of Xylella fastidiosa.Nature Communications. 9, 390.

Koyama R., Roberto S.R., Souza R.T.D., Silva Borges W.F., Anderson M., Waterhouse A.L., Cantu D., Fidelibus M.W., and Blanco-Ulate B. 2018. Exogenous abscisic acid promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis and increased expression of flavonoid synthesis genes in Vitis vinifera× Vitis labruscatable grapes in a subtropical region.Frontiers in Plant Science,9. 323.

Rapicavoli J., Ingel B., Blanco-Ulate B., Cantu D. and Roper C. 2017.Xylella fastidiosa: An examination of a re-emerging plantpathogen. Molecular Plant Pathology, 19 (4), 786-80

Blanco-Ulate B., Hopfer H., Figueroa-Balderas R., Ye Z., Rivero R.M., Albacete A., Pérez-Alfocea F., Koyama R., Anderson M.M., Smith R.J., Ebeler S.E., and Cantu D. 2017. Red blotch disease alters grape berry development and metabolism by interfering with the transcriptional and hormonal regulation of ripening. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68: 1225-1238.

Blanco-Ulate B., Labavitch J.M., Powell A.L.T., and Cantu D. 2016. Chapter 18, Hitting the wall: Plant cell wall implications during Botrytis infections. In “Botrytis: the fungus, the pathogen and its management in agricultural systems.” S. Fillinger and Y. Elad (Eds.). Springer. Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Blanco-Ulate B., Vincenti E., Cantu D., and Powell A.L.T. 2016. Chapter 19, Ripening of tomato fruit and susceptibility to Botrytis. In “Botrytis: the fungus, the pathogen and its management in agricultural systems.” S. Fillinger and Y. Elad (Eds.). Springer. Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Uluisik S., Chapman N.H., Smith R., Poole M., Adams G., Gillis R.B., Besong T.M., Sheldon J., Stiegelmeyer S., Perez L., Samsulrizal N., Wang D., Fisk I.D., Yang N., Baxter C., Rickett D., Fray R., Blanco-Ulate B., et al. 2016. Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening. Nature Biotechnology. 34, 950–952.

Blanco-Ulate B., Amrine K.C.H., Collins T.S., Rivero R.M., Vicente A.R., Morales-Cruz A., Doyle C.L., Ye Z., Allen G., Heymann H., Ebeler S.E., and Cantu D. 2015. Developmental and metabolic plasticity of white-skinned grape berries in response to Botrytis cinerea during noble rot. Plant Physiology. 169: 2422-2443.

Amrine K.C.H., Blanco-Ulate B., Riaz S., Pap D., Jones L., Figueroa-Balderas R., Walker M.A., and Cantu D. 2015. Comparative transcriptomics of Central Asian Vitis vinifera accessions reveals distinct defense strategies against powdery mildew. Horticulture Research. 2, 15037.

Morales-Cruz A., Amrine K.C.H., Blanco-Ulate B., Lawrence D.P., Travadon R., Rolshausen P.E., Baumgartner K., and Cantu, D. 2015. Distinctive expansion of gene families associated with plant cell wall degradation, secondary metabolism, and nutrient uptake in the genomes of grapevine trunk pathogens. BMC Genomics. 16, 1.

Amrine K.C.H., Blanco-Ulate B., and Cantu D. 2015. Discovery of core biotic stress responsive genes in Arabidopsis by weighted gene co-expression network analysis. PloS One. 10, 0118731.

Blanco-Ulate B., Morales-Cruz A., Amrine K.C.H., Labavitch J.M., Powell A.L.T., and Cantu D. 2014. Genome-wide transcriptional profiling of Botrytis cinerea genes targeting plant cell walls during infections of different hosts. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5:435.

Blanco-Ulate B., Rolshausen P.E., and Cantu D. 2013. Draft genome sequence of Neofusicoccum parvum isolate UCR-NP2, a fungal vascular pathogen associated with grapevine cankers. Genome Announcements.1:3.

Blanco-Ulate B., Rolshausen P.E., and Cantu D. 2013. Draft genome sequence of the ascomycete Phaeoacremonium aleophilum strain UCR-PA7, a causal agent of the Esca disease complex in grapevines. Genome Announcements.1:3.

Blanco-Ulate B., Rolshausen P.E., and Cantu D. 2013. Draft genome sequence of the grapevine dieback fungus Eutypa lata UCR-EL1. Genome Announcements.1:3.

Blanco-Ulate B., Powell A.L.T., Allen G., and Cantu D. 2013. Draft genome sequence of Botrytis cinerea BcDW1, inoculum for noble rot of grape berries. Genome Announcements.1:3.

Blanco-Ulate B., Vincenti E., Powell A.L.T., and Cantu D. 2013. Tomato transcriptome and mutant analyses suggest a role for plant stress hormones in the interaction between fruit and Botrytis cinerea. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4:142.

Cantu D., Blanco-Ulate B., Yang L., Labavitch J.M., Bennett A.B. and Powell A.L.T. 2009. Ripening-regulated susceptibility of tomato fruit to Botrytis cinerea requires NOR but not RIN or Ethylene. Plant Physiology. 150:1434–1449.