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Stefan Jansson

Contact

E-mail
stefan.jansson@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 53 54

Works as

Affiliation
Professor at Department of Plant Physiology Section: Umeå Plant Science Centre - UmU
Location
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.
Nature's master of ceremony: The Populus circadian clock as orchestratot of tree growth and phenology
Npj biological timing and sleep, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 2, (1)
Mariën, Bertold; Robinson, Kathryn M.; Jurca, Manuela; et al.
A metabolomics and transcriptomics resource for identifying candidate genes in the biosynthesis of specialised metabolites in Populus tremula
Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 177, (5)
Rydman, Sara M.; Lihavainen, Jenna; Robinson, Kathryn M.; 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.
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Films and features

Film: The genetic scissors that revolutionized genetic engineering
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.