Stefan Jansson

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stefan.jansson@umu.se

+46 90 786 53 54

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Professor at Department of Plant Physiology Section: Umeå Plant Science Centre - UmU

KB. K3 (UPSC), Artedigränd 7, Fysiologisk botanik, UPSC, KB. K3 (B3.36.45) Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Research: Light, Senescence and Natural Variation

For more detailed information, Stefan Jansson@UPSC

Photosynthetic advantages of conifers in the boreal forest

Trends in Plant Science, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 30, (4) : 409-423

Bag, Pushan; Ivanov, Alexander G.; Huner, Norman P.; et al.

ChloroSpec: A new in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence spectrometer for simultaneous wavelength- and time-resolved detection

Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 176, (2)

Nanda, Sanchali; Shutova, Tatiana; Cainzos, Maximiliano; et al.

An improved chromosome-scale genome assembly and population genetics resource for populus tremula

Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 176, (5)

Robinson, Kathryn M.; Schiffthaler, Bastian; Liu, Hui; et al.

Flavodiiron-mediated O2 photoreduction at photosystem I acceptor-side provides photoprotection to conifer thylakoids in early spring

Nature Communications, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 14, (1)

Bag, Pushan; Shutova, Tatiana; Shevela, Dmitriy; et al.

Genetic markers and tree properties predicting wood biorefining potential in aspen (Populus tremula) bioenergy feedstock

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 16, (1)

Escamez, Sacha; Robinson, Kathryn M.; Luomaranta, Mikko; et al.

Salicylic acid metabolism and signalling coordinate senescence initiation in aspen in nature

Nature Communications, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 14, (1)

Lihavainen, Jenna; Šimura, Jan; Bag, Pushan; et al.

A kaleidoscope of photosynthetic antenna proteins and their emerging roles

Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 189, (3) : 1204-1219

Arshad, Rameez; Saccon, Francesco; Bag, Pushan; et al.

The RPN12a proteasome subunit is essential for the multiple hormonal homeostasis controlling the progression of leaf senescence

Communications Biology, Nature Publishing Group 2022, Vol. 5, (1)

Boussardon, Clément; Bag, Pushan; Juvany, Marta; et al.

Nitrate fertilization may delay autumn leaf senescence, while amino acid treatments do not

Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 174, (3)

Fataftah, Nazeer; Edlund, Erik; Lihavainen, Jenna; et al.

An atlas of the Norway spruce needle seasonal transcriptome

The Plant Journal, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 108, (6) : 1815-1829

Bag, Pushan; Lihavainen, Jenna; Delhomme, Nicolas; et al.

Solubilization method for isolation of photosynthetic mega- And super-complexes from conifer thylakoids

Bio-protocol, Vol. 11, (17)

Bag, Pushan; Schröder, Wolfgang P.; Jansson, Stefan; et al.

GIGANTEA influences leaf senescence in trees in two different ways

Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 187, (4) : 2435-2450

Fataftah, Nazeer; Bag, Pushan; André, Domenique; et al.

Stem girdling affects the onset of autumn senescence in aspen in interaction with metabolic signals

Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 172, (1) : 201-217

Lihavainen, Jenna; Edlund, Erik; Björkén, Lars; et al.

Adaptive Introgression Facilitates Adaptation to High Latitudes in European Aspen (Populus tremula L.)

Molecular biology and evolution, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 38, (11) : 5034-5050

Rendón-Anaya, Martha; Wilson, Jonathan; Sveinsson, Sæmundur; et al.

Variation in non-target traits in genetically modified hybrid aspens does not exceed natural variation

New Biotechnology, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 64 : 27-36

Robinson, Kathryn M.; Möller, Linus; Bhalerao, Rishikesh P.; et al.

Inferring the Genomic Landscape of Recombination Rate Variation in European Aspen (Populus tremula)

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, GENETICS SOCIETY AMERICA 2020, Vol. 10, (1) : 299-309

Apuli, Rami-Petteri; Bernhardsson, Carolina; Schiffthaler, Bastian; et al.

Direct energy transfer from photosystem II to photosystem I confers winter sustainability in Scots Pine

Nature Communications, Nature Publishing Group 2020, Vol. 11, (1)

Bag, Pushan; Chukhutsina, Volha; Zhang, Zishan; et al.

Specific thylakoid protein phosphorylations are prerequisites for overwintering of Norway spruce (Picea abies) photosynthesis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, National Academy of Sciences 2020, Vol. 117, (30) : 17499-17509

Grebe, Steffen; Trotta, Andrea; Bajwa, Azfar Ali; et al.

Leaf shape in Populus tremula is a complex, omnigenic trait

Ecology and Evolution, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 10, (21) : 11922-11940

Mähler, Niklas; Schiffthaler, Bastian; Robinson, Kathryn M.; et al.

The unique photosynthetic apparatus of Pinaceae: analysis of photosynthetic complexes in Picea abies

Journal of Experimental Botany, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 70, (12) : 3211-3225

Grebe, Steffen; Trotta, Andrea; Bajwa, Azfar A.; et al.

Gene-edited plants: What is happening now?

Physiologia Plantarum, Wiley-Blackwell 2018, Vol. 164, (4) : 370-371

Jansson, Stefan

Gene-edited plants on the plate: the 'CRISPR cabbage story'

Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 164, (4) : 396-405

Jansson, Stefan

Darkened leaves use different metabolic strategies for senescence and survival

Plant Physiology, Vol. 177, (1) : 132-150

Law, Simon R.; Chrobok, Daria; Juvany, Marta; et al.

Functional and evolutionary genomic inferences in Populus through genome and population sequencing of American and European aspen

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, NATL ACAD SCIENCES 2018, Vol. 115, (46) : E10970-E10978

Lin, Yao-Cheng; Wang, Jing; Delhomme, Nicolas; et al.

Autumn senescence in aspen is not triggered by day length

Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 162, (1) : 123-134

Michelson, Ingrid H.; Ingvarsson, Pär K.; Robinson, Kathryn M.; et al.

Stable accumulation of photosystem II requires one-helix protein1 (OHP1) of the light harvesting-like family

Plant Physiology, American Society of Plant Biologists 2018, Vol. 176, (3) : 2277-2291

Myouga, Fumiyoshi; Takahashi, Kaori; Tanaka, Ryoichi; et al.

Fine-Tuning of Photosynthesis Requires CURVATURE THYLAKOID1-Mediated Thylakoid Plasticity

Plant Physiology, American Society of Plant Biologist 2018, Vol. 176, (3) : 2351-2364

Pribil, Mathias; Sandoval-Ibanez, Omar; Xu, Wenteng; et al.

A major locus controls local adaptation and adaptive life history variation in a perennial plant

Genome Biology, BioMed Central 2018, Vol. 19

Wang, Jing; Ding, Jihua; Tan, Biyue; et al.

Contrasting patterns of cytokinins between years in senescing aspen leaves

Plant, Cell and Environment, Vol. 40 : 622-634

Edlund, Erik; Novak, Ondrej; Karady, Michael; et al.

Active-site plasticity revealed in the asymmetric dimer of AnPrx6 the 1-Cys peroxiredoxin and molecular chaperone from Anabaena sp. PCC 7120

Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2017, Vol. 7

Mishra, Yogesh; Hall, Michael; Locmelis, Roland; et al.

Genetic variation in resistance of Norway spruce seedlings to damage by the pine weevil Hylobius abietis

Tree Genetics & Genomes, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2017, Vol. 13, (5)

Zas, Rafael; Björklund, Niklas; Sampedro, Luis; et al.

Challenges facing European agriculture and possible biotechnological solutions

Critical reviews in biotechnology, Vol. 36, (5) : 875-883

Ricroch, Agnes; Harwood, Wendy; Svobodova, Zdenka; et al.

Enhanced resistance of PsbS-deficient rice (Oryza sativa L.) to fungal and bacterial pathogens

Journal of Plant Biology, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2016, Vol. 59, (6) : 616-626

Zulfugarov, Ismayil S.; Tovuu, Altanzaya; Kim, Chi-Yeol; et al.

An intact light harvesting complex I antenna system is required for complete state transitions in Arabidopsis

Nature plants, Nature Publishing Group 2015, Vol. 1, (12)

Benson, Samuel L; Maheswaran, Pratheesh; Ware, Maxwell A; et al.

Phosphorylation of Lhcb2 at Thr3 is important for state transitions

Pietrzykowska, Malgorzata; Jansson, Stefan

Comparative physiology of allopatric Populus species: geographic clines in photosynthesis, height growth, and carbon isotope discrimination in common gardens

Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media 2015, Vol. 6

Soolanayakanahally, Raju Y; Guy, Robert D; Street, Nathaniel R; et al.

The Plant Genome Integrative Explorer Resource: PlantGenIE.org

New Phytologist, Vol. 208, (4) : 1149-1156

Sundell, David; Mannapperuma, Chanaka; Netotea, Sergiu; et al.

Insights into conifer giga-genomes

Plant Physiology, American Society of Plant Biologists 2014, Vol. 166, (4) : 1724-1732

de La Torre, Amanda R; Birol, Inanc; Bousquet, Jean; et al.

No evidence of geographical structure of salicinoid chemotypes within Populus tremula

PLOS ONE, Public library science 2014, Vol. 9, (10) : e107189-

Keefover-Ring, Ken; Ahnlund, Maria; Abreu, Ilka Nacif; et al.

The light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding proteins Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 play complementary roles during state transitions in Arabidopsis

The Plant Cell, Vol. 26, (9) : 3646-3660

Pietrzykowska, Malgorzata; Suorsa, Marjaana; Semchonok, Dmitry A.; et al.

Populus tremula (European aspen) shows no evidence of sexual dimorphism

BMC Plant Biology, Vol. 14 : 276-

Robinson, Kathryn; Delhomme, Nicolas; Mahler, Niklas; et al.

Geographic structure in metabolome and herbivore community co-occurs with genetic structure in plant defence genes

Ecology Letters, Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell 2013, Vol. 16, (6) : 791-798

Bernhardsson, Carolina; Robinson, Kathryn M.; Abreu, Ilka N.; et al.

Non-photochemical quenching capacity in arabidopsis thaliana affects herbivore behaviour

PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, (1) : e53232-

Johansson Jänkänpää, Hanna; Frenkel, Martin; Zulfugarov, Ismayil; et al.

Very rapid phosphorylation kinetics suggest a unique role for Lhcb2 during state transitions in Arabidopsis

The Plant Journal, Wiley-Blackwell 2013, Vol. 76, (2) : 236-246

Leoni, Claudia; Pietrzykowska, Malgorzata; Kiss, Anett Z.; et al.

The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution

Nature, Nature Publishing Group 2013, Vol. 497, (7451) : 579-584

Nystedt, Björn; Street, Nathaniel Robert; Wetterbom, Anna; et al.

Comparative Nucleotide Diversity Across North American and European Populus Species

Journal of Molecular Evolution, Vol. 74, (5-6) : 257-272

Ismail, Mohamed; Soolanayakanahally, Raju Y.; Ingvarsson, Pär K.; et al.

Metabolic profiling reveals metabolic shifts in Arabidopsis plants grown under different light conditions

Plant, Cell and Environment, John Wiley & Sons 2012, Vol. 35, (10) : 1824-1836

Johansson Jänkänpää, Hanna; Mishra, Yogesh; Schröder, Wolfgang P; et al.

Arabidopsis plants grown in the field and climate chambers significantly differ in leaf morphology and photosystem components

BMC Plant Biology, BioMed Central 2012, Vol. 12 : 6-

Mishra, Yogesh; Johansson Jankanpää, Hanna; Kiss, Anett Z; et al.

Genetic Variation in Functional Traits Influences Arthropod Community Composition in Aspen (Populus tremula L.)

PLOS ONE, Vol. 7, (5) : e37679-

Robinson, Kathryn M.; Ingvarsson, Pär K.; Jansson, Stefan; et al.

PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION5 Is Essential for Proper Acclimation of Arabidopsis Photosystem I to Naturally and Artificially Fluctuating Light Conditions

The Plant Cell, Vol. 24, (7) : 2934-2948

Suorsa, Marjaana; Jarvi, Sari; Grieco, Michele; et al.

View publications in DiVA

Published: 17 Jan, 2025

From the Umeå lab to around the world – how genetic scissors are now being used

Published: 20 Dec, 2024

The science behind Christmas trees: How conifers brave winter's worst

Published: 22 Mar, 2024

SPPS awards Stefan Jansson for his contributions to plant science

Published: 31 Jan, 2024

Kunskapsnoden kicks off prioritised research areas

Published: 16 Jan, 2024

Stefan Jansson receives award for excellent research communication

Published: 14 Jun, 2023

Conifer needles consume oxygen when times are hard

Published: 29 May, 2023

Important award to one of Scandinavia’s most prominent plant science researchers

Published: 06 Dec, 2022

UPSC researchers get more space for growing plants

Published: 21 Dec, 2020

Christmas trees can be green because of a photosynthetic short-cut

Published: 25 Jul, 2019

Scientists call for new European regulations for GMO

Published: 08 Feb, 2019

Believes in a change in GMO legislation

Published: 30 Oct, 2018

All genes of the Aspen tree mapped (at last)

Published: 17 Dec, 2015

Upcoming decisions concerning CRISPR-Cas9 at EU level are discussed in Nature

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The genetic scissors that revolutionized genetic engineering

Stefan Jansson, plant researcher, explains how the CRISPR-Cas9 gene shears work and how it can be used.