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Christiane Funk

My research focuses on plant proteases as well as the possibility to use Nordic microalgae for wastewater reclamation and biomass generation.

 

Research qualifications: Docent

Works at

Affiliation
Location
KB.A3, Linnaeus väg 10, (rum: A3.41.01) Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Starting out from research on photosynthesis the focus of my work currently is on two different subjects:

- The function of plant proteases

- The potential of Nordic microalgae for wastewater reclamation and biomass generation

 

Plant proteases

Proteases are proteins that break down other proteins. They are involved in many different biological functions, e.g. the digestion of our food, cleaning the cell from malfunctioning proteins or cell signaling. Even though hundreds of proteases are encoded in the genomes of various plants, their biological roles are mostly unknown. Using molecular biological and biochemical methods, we try to find identify the function of some of them. Our model organisms range from cyanobacteria over algae to higher plants.

 

Wastewater reclamation and biomass generation by Nordic microalgae

Photosynthesis is a process where sunlight is highly efficiently converted into chemical energy and carbon dioxid from the air is diminished! We let microalgae perform photosynthesis and at the same time clean wastewater. The algal biomass then can be used for biofuel, biogas, biofertilizer or even bioplastic. Our challenge is the sub-arctic climate we have in Northern Sweden with low temperatures and short day lengths. Therefore we investigate the potential of local, natural algal strains. We test their performance in cleaning wastewater, analyze their biomass and investigate, how to prolong their growth phase.

Learn more at

http://solarfuels.eu/

http://www.nordaqua.fi/

 

Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 176, (4)
Funk, Christiane; Schröder, Wolfgang P.
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 176, (3)
Mishra, Laxmi S.; Cook, Sam D.; Kushwah, Sunita; et al.
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 176, (1)
Mohammadkhani, Ghasem; Mahboubi, Amir; Plöhn, Martin; et al.
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 176, (3)
Spain, Olivia; Bajhaiya, Amit K.; Tanner, Hugh; et al.
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 176, (3)
Vergou, Georgia Antonia; Bajhaiya, Amit K.; Corredor, Luisa; et al.
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2023, Vol. 13, (1)
Alling, Teodor; Funk, Christiane; Gentili, Francesco G.
Chemosphere, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 315
León-Vaz, Antonio; Cubero-Cardoso, Juan; Trujillo-Reyes, Ángeles; et al.
New Biotechnology, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 73 : 1-8
León-Vaz, Antonio; León, Rosa; Vigara, Javier; et al.
Bioresource Technology, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 376
Mehariya, Sanjeet; Plöhn, Martin; Jablonski, Piotr; et al.
Phycology, MDPI 2022, Vol. 2, (3) : 344-362
Gojkovic, Zivan; Skrobonja, Aleksandra; Funk, Christiane; et al.
Bioresource Technology, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 359
Mehariya, Sanjeet; Plöhn, Martin; León-Vaz, Antonio; et al.
Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 9
Plöhn, Martin; Scherer, Kim; Stagge, Stefan; et al.
Plant proteases and plant cell death: methods and protocols, Humana Press 2022 : 13-20
Sabljić, Igor; Zou, Yong; Klemenčič, Marina; et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2022, Vol. 70, (31) : 9711-9721
Spain, Olivia; Funk, Christiane
iScience, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 25, (11)
Štrancar, Vida; van Midden, Katarina P.; Krahn, Daniel; et al.
Plant proteases and plant cell death: methods and protocols, Humana Press 2022 : 1-11
Štrancar, Vida; van Midden, Katarina Petra; Klemenčič, Marina; et al.
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 173, (2) : 507-513
Allahverdiyeva, Yagut; Aro, Eva-Mari; van Bavel, Bert; et al.
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 173, (2) : 479-482
Funk, Christiane; Jensen, Poul Erik; Skjermo, Jorunn
Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 12
Lema A., Saul; Klemenčič, Marina; Völlmy, Franziska; et al.
Chemosphere, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 271
Lindberg, Richard; Namazkar, Shahla; Lage, Sandra; et al.
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 72, (9) : 3455-3473
Mielke, Kati; Wagner, Raik; Mishra, Laxmi S.; et al.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI 2021, Vol. 22, (11)
Mishra, Laxmi S.; Funk, Christiane
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 172, (2) : 1045-1058
Mishra, Laxmi S.; Kim, Sung Yong; Caddell, Daniel F.; et al.
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 12
Mishra, Laxmi S.; Mishra, Sanatkumar; Caddell, Daniel F.; et al.
Algal Research, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 59
Plöhn, Martin; Escudero-Oñate, Carlos; Funk, Christiane
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 173, (2) : 568-578
Plöhn, Martin; Spain, Olivia; Sirin, Sema; et al.
Biomolecules, MDPI 2021, Vol. 11, (12)
Rani, Alka; Saini, Khem Chand; Bast, Felix; et al.
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 173, (2) : 526-535
Spain, Olivia; Plöhn, Martin; Funk, Christiane
Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Microorganisms, Walter de Gruyter 2020 : 165-195
Ferro, Lorenza; de Miranda Vasconcelos, Fernanda H. B.; Gentili, Francesco; et al.
Algal Research, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 51
Ferro, Lorenza; Hu, Yue O. O.; Gentili, Francesco G.; et al.
Algal Research, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 47
Gojkovic, Zivan; Lu, Yi; Ferro, Lorenza; et al.
Algal Research, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 47
Gojkovic, Zivan; Shchukarev, Andrey; Ramstedt, Madeleine; et al.
Molecular Cell, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 77, (5) : 927-929
Minina, Elena A.; Staal, Jens; Alvarez, Vanina E.; et al.
Molecules, MDPI 2020, Vol. 25, (9)
Nzayisenga, Jean Claude; Niemi, Calle; Ferro, Lorenza; et al.
Applied Surface Science, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 526
Shchukarev, Andrey; Gojkovic, Zivan; Funk, Christiane; et al.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2019, Vol. 7
Chen, Que; Arents, Jos; Schuurmans, J. Merijn; et al.
Journal of Applied Phycology, Springer 2019, Vol. 31, (4) : 2299-2310
Ferro, Lorenza; Colombo, Michela; Posadas, Esther; et al.
Molecules, MDPI 2019, Vol. 24, (18)
Ferro, Lorenza; Gojkovic, Zivan; Gorzsás, András; et al.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 170 : 644-656
Gojkovic, Zivan; Lindberg, Richard; Tysklind, Mats; et al.
The Plant Journal, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 99, (3) : 465-477
Gomez, Facundo M.; Carrion, Cristian A.; Costa, Maria L.; et al.
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 70, (19) : 5423-5436
Huber, Catharina V.; Jakobs, Barbara D.; Mishra, Laxmi S.; et al.
Trends in Plant Science, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 24, (3) : 237-249
Karan, Hakan; Funk, Christiane; Grabert, Martin; et al.
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media S.A. 2019, Vol. 10
Klemenčič, Marina; Asplund-Samuelsson, Johannes; Dolinar, Marko; et al.
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 70, (7) : 2039-2047
Klemenčič, Marina; Funk, Christiane
Catalysts, MDPI 2019, Vol. 9, (2)
Lage, Sandra; Kudahettige, Nirupa P.; Ferro, Lorenza; et al.
Bioresource Technology, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 289
Martínez, Juan Manuel; Gojkovic, Zivan; Ferro, Lorenza; et al.
Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 70, (7) : 2173-2184
Mishra, Laxmi S.; Mielke, Kati; Wagner, Raik; et al.

Research groups

Head of research
Christiane Funk lab

Research projects

1 January 2020 until 31 December 2023
17 March 2011 until 31 December 2011