Mark Guiltinan, Ph.D.
- J. Franklin Styer Professor of Horticultural Botany and Professor of Plant Molecular Biology
University Park, PA 16802
- Email mjg9@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-7957
Areas of Expertise
- Plant Genomics and Genetics
- Plant Molecular Biology
- Theobroma cacao (cocoa)
Websites
Education
- PhD., Biology, University of California, Irvine, 1986
- B.S., Botany, Humboldt State University, 1978
Publications
Inter-species functional compatibility of the Theobroma cacao and Arabidopsis FT orthologs: 90 million years of functional conservation of meristem identity genes
BMC Plant Biology, Prewitt, S. F., Shalit-Kaneh, A., Maximova, S. N., Guiltinan, M. J., 2021
Transcriptomic analyses of cacao flavonoids produced in photobioreactors
BMC Genomics, Gallego, Adriana M., Rojas, Luisa F., Valencia, Wilmar G., Atehortúa, Lucía, Urrea, Aura I., Fister, Andrew S., Guiltinan, Mark J., Maximova, Siela, Pabón-Mora, Natalia, 2021
Genomic structural variants constrain and facilitate adaptation in natural populations of Theobroma cacao, the chocolate tree
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Hämälä, Tuomas, Wafula, Eric K., Guiltinan, Mark J., Ralph, Paula E., dePamphilis, Claude W., Tiffin, Peter, 2021
Cadmium phytoextraction by Helianthus annuus (sunflower), Brassica napus cv Wichita (rapeseed), and Chyrsopogon zizanioides (vetiver)
Chemosphere, Benavides, B, Benavides, Jhony, Drohan, Patrick, Spargo, J. T., Maximova, S. N., Guiltinan, M. J., Miller, Douglas, 2021
Widely distributed variation in tolerance to Phytophthora palmivora in four genetic groups of cacao
Tree Genetics and Genomes, Fister, Andrew, Leandro-Muñoz, Mariela, Zhang, Dapeng, Marden, James H., Tiffin, Peter, dePamphilis, Claude, Maximova, Siela, Guiltinan, Mark J., 2020
Gene Expression Modularity Reveals Footprints of Polygenic Adaptation in Theobroma cacao
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Hämälä, Tuomas, Guiltinan, Mark J., Marden, James H., Maximova, Siela N., dePamphilis, Claude, Tiffin, Peter, 2020
Clovamide, a Hydroxycinnamic Acid Amide, Is a Resistance Factor Against Phytophthora spp. in Theobroma cacao
Frontiers in Plant Science, Knollenberg, Benjamin, Li, Guo-Xing, Lambert, Joshua D., Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2020
Metabolomic profile of cacao cell suspensions growing in blue light/dark conditions with potential in food biotechnology
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, Gallego, Adriana M., Rojas, Luisa F., Rodriguez, Héctor A., Mora, Conrado, Atehortúa, Lucía, Urrea, Aura I., Guiltinan, Mark J., Maximova, Siela N., Gaquerel, Emmanuel, Zuluaga, Martha, Pabón-Mora, Natalia, 2019
Resistant and susceptible cacao genotypes exhibit defense gene polymorphism and unique early responses to Phytophthora megakarya inoculation
Plant Molecular Biology, Pokou, Désiré N., Fister, Andrew S., Winters, Noah, Tahi, Mathias, Klotioloma, Coulibaly, Sebastian, Aswathy, Marden, James H., Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2019
Transcriptomic analyses of cacao cell suspensions in light and dark provide target genes for controlled flavonoid production
Scientific Reports, Gallego, Adriana M., Rojas, Luisa F., Parra, Oriana, Rodriguez, Héctor A., Mazo Rivas, Juan C., Urrea, Aura Inés, Atehortúa, Lucía, Fister, Andrew S., Guiltinan, Mark J., Maximova, Siela N., Pabón-Mora, Natalia, 2018
Glucocorticoid receptor-regulated TcLEC2 expression triggers somatic embryogenesis in Theobroma cacao leaf tissue
PLoS One, Fister, Andrew S., Landherr, Lena, Perryman, Melanie, Zhang, Yufan, Guiltinan, Mark J., Maximova, Siela N., 2018
The potential of somatic embryogenesis for commercial-scale propagation of elite cacao varieties., Maximova, Siela, Guiltinan, M, 2018
Transient expression of CRISPR/Cas9 machinery targeting TcNPR3 enhances defense response in theobroma cacao
Frontiers in Plant Science, Fister, Andrew S., Landherr, Lena, Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2018
Gallego AM, Rojas LF, Parra O, Rodriguez HA, Mazo Rivas JC, Urrea AI, Atehortúa L, Fister AS, Guiltinan MJ, Maximova SN et al: Transcriptomic analyses of cacao cell suspensions in light and dark provide target genes for controlled flavonoid production. 2018, 8(1):13575. Open Access Link
Scientific Reports, Guiltinan, Mark, 2018
Transient Introduction of CRISPR/Cas9 Machinery Targeting TcNPR3 Enhances Defense Response in Theobroma cacao
Plant Biotechnology (in press), Fister, A., Sheaffer, L, Maximova, S, Guiltinan, Mark, 2018
Phytophthora megakarya and Phytophthora palmivora, Closely Related Causal Agents of Cacao Black Pod Rot, Underwent Increases in Genome Sizes and Gene Numbers by DifferentMechanisms
Genome Biology and Evolution, Ali, Shahin S., Shao, Jonathan, Lary, David J., Kronmiller, Brent A., Shen, Danyu, Strem, Mary D., Amoako-Attah, Ishmael, Akrofi, Andrew Yaw, Begoude, B. A.Didier, ten Hoopen, G. Martijn, Coulibaly, Klotioloma, Kebe, Boubacar Ismaël, Melnick, Rachel L., Guiltinan, Mark J., Tyler, Brett M., Meinhardt, Lyndel W., Bailey, Bryan A., 2017
Theobroma cacao L. pathogenesis-related gene tandem array members show diverse expression dynamics in response to pathogen colonization
BMC Genomics, Fister, Andrew S., Mejia, Luis C., Zhang, Yufan, Herre, Edward Allen, Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2016
Protocol: Transient expression system for functional genomics in the tropical tree Theobroma cacao L.
Plant Methods, Fister, Andrew S., Shi, Zi, Zhang, Yufan, Helliwell, Emily E., Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2016
Enhanced resistance in Theobroma cacao against oomycete and fungal pathogens by secretion of phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate-binding proteins
Plant Biotechnology Journal, Helliwell, Emily E., Vega-Arreguín, Julio, Shi, Zi, Bailey, Bryan, Xiao, Shunyuan, Maximova, Siela N., Tyler, Brett M., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2016
Tc-MYBPA is an Arabidopsis TT2-like transcription factor and functions in the regulation of proanthocyanidin synthesis in Theobroma cacao
BMC Plant Biology, Liu, Yi, Shi, Zi, Maximova, Siela N., Payne, Mark J., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2015
Enhanced somatic embryogenesis in Theobroma cacao using the homologous BABY BOOM transcription factor
BMC Plant Biology, Florez, Sergio L., Erwin, Rachel L., Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., Curtis, Wayne R., 2015
Proteome analysis during pod, zygotic and somatic embryo maturation of Theobroma cacao
Z. PFLANZENPHYSIOL., Niemenak, Nicolas, Kaiser, Edward, Maximova, Siela N., Laremore, Tatiana, Guiltinan, Mark J., 2015
Characterization of a stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene family from chocolate tree, theobroma cacao L
Frontiers in Plant Science, Zhang, Yufan, Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2015
Yield performance and bean quality traits of cacao propagated by grafting and somatic embryo-derived cuttings
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Goenaga, Ricardo, Guiltinan, Mark, Maximova, Siela, Seguine, Ed, Irizarry, Heber, 2015
Application of glycerol as a foliar spray activates the defence response and enhances disease resistance of Theobroma cacao
Molecular Plant Pathology, Zhang, Yufan, Smith, Philip, Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2015
Two Theobroma cacao genotypes with contrasting pathogen tolerance show aberrant transcriptional and ROS responses after salicylic acid treatment
Journal of Experimental Botany, Fister, Andrew S., O'Neil, Shawn T., Shi, Zi, Zhang, Yufan, Tyler, Brett M., Guiltinan, Mark J., Maximova, Siela N., 2015
Enhanced resistance in Theobroma cacao against oomycete and fungal pathogens by secretion of phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate-binding proteins
Plant Biotechnol J, Helliwell, E., Vega-Arreguin, J., Shi, Z., Bailey, B., Xiao, S., Maximova, S, Tyler, B., Guiltinan, Mark, 2015
Applications of Genomics to the Improvement of Cacao, Guiltinan, Mark, Maximova, S, 2015
Genome-wide analysis reveals divergent patterns of gene expression during zygotic and somatic embryo maturation of Theobroma cacao L., the chocolate tree
BMC Plant Biology, Maximova, Siela N., Florez, Sergio, Shen, Xiangling, Niemenak, Nicolas, Zhang, Yufan, Curtis, Wayne, Guiltinan, Mark J., 2014
The Theobroma cacao B3 domain transcription factor TcLEC2 plays a duel role in control of embryo development and maturation
BMC Plant Biology, Zhang, Yufan, Clemens, Adam, Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2014
Genome and secretome analysis of the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen, Moniliophthora roreri, which causes frosty pod rot disease of cacao: Mechanisms of the biotrophic and necrotrophic phases
BMC Genomics, Meinhardt, Lyndel W., Costa, Gustavo Gilson L., Thomazella, Daniela P.T., Teixeira, Paulo José P.L., Carazzolle, Marcelo F., Schuster, Stephan C., Carlson, John E., Guiltinan, Mark J., Mieczkowski, Piotr, Farmer, Andrew, Ramaraj, Thiruvarangan, Crozier, Jayne, Davis, Robert E., Shao, Jonathan, Melnick, Rachel L., Pereira, Gonçalo A.G., Bailey, Bryan A., 2014
Pervasive effects of a dominant foliar endophytic fungus on host genetic and phenotypic expression in a tropical tree
Frontiers in Microbiology, Mejía, Luis C., Herre, Edward A., Sparks, Jed P., Winter, Klaus, García, Milton N., Van Bael, Sunshine A., Stitt, Joseph, Shi, Zi, Zhang, Yufan, Guiltinan, Mark J., Maximova, Siela N., 2014
TcNPR3 from Theobroma cacao functions as a repressor of the pathogen defense response
BMC Plant Biology, Shi, Zi, Zhang, Yufan, Maximova, Siela N., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2013
Proanthocyanidin synthesis in Theobroma cacao: Genes encoding anthocyanidin synthase, anthocyanidin reductase, and leucoanthocyanidin reductase
BMC Plant Biology, Liu, Yi, Shi, Zi, Maximova, Siela, Payne, Mark J., Guiltinan, Mark J., 2013
The salicylic acid receptor NPR3 is a negative regulator of the transcriptional defense response during early flower development in Arabidopsis
Molecular Plant, Shi, Zi, Maximova, Siela, Liu, Yi, Verica, Joseph, Guiltinan, Mark J., 2013
Dynamic changes in pod and fungal physiology associated with the shift from biotrophy to necrotrophy during the infection of Theobroma cacao by Moniliophthora roreri
Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, Bailey, Bryan A., Crozier, Jayne, Sicher, Richard C., Strem, Mary D., Melnick, Rachel, Carazzolle, Marcelo F., Costa, Gustavo G.L., Pereira, Gonçalo A.G., Zhang, Dapeng, Maximova, Siela, Guiltinan, Mark, Meinhardt, Lyndel, 2013
Biodegradable polyphosphazenes containing antibiotics: Synthesis, characterization, and hydrolytic release behavior
Polymer Chemistry, Tian, Zhicheng, Zhang, Yufan, Liu, X, Chen, Chen, Guiltinan, Mark J., Allcock, Harry R., 2013
Genetic and environmental manipulation of somatic embryo formation for plant improvement, Curtis, M. S., Florez, S., Maximova, S., Guiltinan, M., Curtis, W. R., 2013