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Katja Karppinen

Associate Professor in Plant Biotechnology

  • Amos Samkumar Rajan Premkumar, Katja Hannele Karppinen, Inger Martinussen, Richard V. Espley, Laura Elina Jaakola :
    Light quality from supplemental light-emitting diodes modulates biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in ripening bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit.
    Acta Horticulturae 2023 DOI
  • Laura Elina Jaakola, Amos Samkumar Rajan Premkumar, Katja Hannele Karppinen, Inger Martinussen :
    Bluer than blue: regulation of delphinidin branch anthocyanins in Vaccinium berries
    Acta Horticulturae 2023 DOI
  • Andrew P. Dare, Catrin S. Günther, Angus C. Grey, George Guo, Nicholas J. Demarais, Sarah Cordiner et al.:
    Resolving the developmental distribution patterns of polyphenols and related primary metabolites in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) fruit
    Food Chemistry 2022 DOI
  • Declan J. Lafferty, Richard V. Espley, Cecilia H. Deng, Catrin S. Günther, Blue Plunkett, Janice L. Turner et al.:
    Hierarchical regulation of MYBPA1 by anthocyanin- and proanthocyanidin-related MYB proteins is conserved in Vaccinium species
    Journal of Experimental Botany 2022 DOI
  • Declan J. Lafferty, Richard V. Espley, Cecilia H. Deng, Andrew P. Dare, Catrin S. Günther, Laura Jaakola et al.:
    The Coordinated Action of MYB Activators and Repressors Controls Proanthocyanidin and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Vaccinium
    Frontiers in Plant Science 24. Jun 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Priyanka Trivedi, Linards Klavins, Anne Linn Hykkerud, Jorens Kviesis, Didzis Elferts, Inger Martinussen et al.:
    Temperature has a major effect on the cuticular wax composition of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit
    Frontiers in Plant Science 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Amos Samkumar, Katja Karppinen, Tony K. McGhie, Richard V. Espley, Inger Martinussen, Laura Jaakola :
    Flavonoid biosynthesis is differentially altered in detached and attached ripening bilberries in response to spectral light quality
    Frontiers in Plant Science 22. Jul 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Katja Karppinen, Anna Avetisyan, Anne Linn Hykkerud, Laura Jaakola :
    A dPCR Method for Quantitative Authentication of Wild Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) versus Cultivated American Cranberry (V. macrocarpon)
    Foods 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Amos Samkumar, Katja Karppinen, Binita Dhakal, Inger Martinussen, Laura Jaakola :
    Insights into sugar metabolism during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development
    Physiologia Plantarum : An International Journal for Plant Biology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Chen Wu, Cecilia Deng, Elena Hilario, Nick W. Albert, Declan Lafferty, Ella R. P. Grierson et al.:
    A chromosome-scale assembly of the bilberry genome identifies a complex locus controlling berry anthocyanin composition
    Molecular Ecology Resources 2021 DOI
  • Priyanka Trivedi, Nga Nguyen, Linards Klavins, Jorens Kviesis, Esa Heinonen, Janne Remes et al.:
    Analysis of composition, morphology, and biosynthesis of cuticular wax in wild type bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and its glossy mutant
    Food Chemistry 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Heikki M. Salo, Nga Nguyen, Emmi Alakärppä, Linards Klavins, Anne Linn Hykkerud, Katja Karppinen et al.:
    Authentication of berries and berry-based food products
    Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Katja Karppinen, Declan J. Lafferty, Nick W. Albert, Nelli Mikkola, Tony McGhie, Andrew C. Allan et al.:
    MYBA and MYBPA transcription factors co-regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in blue-coloured berries
    New Phytologist 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Linards Klavins, Inessa Maaga, Maris Bertins, Anne Linn Hykkerud, Katja Karppinen, Česlovas Bobinas et al.:
    Trace element concentration and stable isotope ratio analysis in blueberries and bilberries: A tool for quality and authenticity control
    Foods 09. Mar 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Amos Samkumar, Dan Jones, Katja Karppinen, Andrew P. Dare, Nina Sipari, Richard V. Espley et al.:
    Red and blue light treatments of ripening bilberry fruits reveal differences in signalling through abscisic acid-regulated anthocyanin biosynthesis
    Plant, Cell and Environment 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jussi Suvanto, Katja Karppinen, Kaisu Riihinen, Laura Jaakola, Juha-Pekka Salminen :
    Changes in the Proanthocyanidin Composition and Related Gene Expression in Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Tissues
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Priyanka Trivedi, Nga Nguyen, Anne Linn Hykkerud, Hely Häggman, Inger Martinussen, Laura Jaakola et al.:
    Developmental and Environmental Regulation of Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis in Fleshy Fruits
    Frontiers in Plant Science 11. Apr 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Priyanka Trivedi, Katja Karppinen, Linards Klavins, Jorens Kviesis, Petri Sundqvist, Nga Nguyen et al.:
    Compositional and morphological analyses of wax in northern wild berry species
    Food Chemistry 2019 ARKIV / DATA / DOI
  • Katja Hannele Karppinen, Pinja Tegelberg, Hely Häggman, Laura Jaakola :
    Abscisic acid regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis and gene expression associated with cell wall modification in ripening bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.) fruits
    Frontiers in Plant Science 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nga Nguyen, Marko Suokas, Katja Karppinen, Jaana Vuosku, Laura Jaakola, Hely Häggman :
    Recognition of candidate transcription factors related to bilberry fruit ripening by de novo transcriptome and qRT-PCR analyses
    Scientific Reports 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Stef Bokhorst, Laura Jaakola, Katja Karppinen, Guro Kristine Edvinsen, Hanne Kirsti Mæhre, Jarle W. Bjerke :
    Contrasting survival and physiological responses of sub-Arctic plant types to extreme winter warming and nitrogen
    Planta 21. Nov 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Katja Karppinen, Laura Zoratti, Nga Nguyenquynh, Hely Häggman, Laura Jaakola :
    On the developmental and environmental regulation of secondary metabolism in Vaccinium spp. berries
    Frontiers in Plant Science 18. May 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Katja Karppinen, Laura Zoratti, Marian Sarala, Elisabete Carvalho, Jenni Hirsimäki, Helmi Mentula et al.:
    Carotenoid metabolism during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development under different light conditions is regulated by biosynthesis and degradation
    BMC Plant Biology 21. Apr 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Katja Karppinen, Charlotte Bour, Muhammad Furqan Ashraf, Hilary Edema, Amos Samkumar Rajan Premkumar, Teemu H. Teeri et al.:
    Genome mining for plant cell wall degrading enzymes of plant origin
    2022
  • Amos Samkumar Rajan Premkumar, Katja Karppinen, Inger Martinussen, Laura Jaakola :
    Interplay of sugar and hormone signaling in light-regulated flavonoid biosynthesis in bilberries
    2022
  • Priyanka Trivedi, Linards Klavins, Anne Linn Hykkerud, Jorens Kviesis, Didzis Elferts, Inger Martinussen et al.:
    Effect of climatic factors on the composition of bilberry fruit cuticular wax through a latitudinal gradient
    2022
  • Laura Jaakola, Amos Samkumar Rajan Premkumar, Katja Karppinen, Inger Martinussen :
    Regulation of blueish delphinidin branch anthocyanins in Vaccinium berries
    2022
  • Laura Jaakola, Amos Samkumar, Katja Karppinen, Inger Martinussen :
    Bluer than blue: regulation of delphinidin branch anthocyanins in Vaccinium berries
    2022
  • Katja Karppinen, Markku Keinänen :
    ABSORB-establishing imaging and phenotyping of Arctic Biomass in UiT
    2021
  • Anne Linn Hykkerud, Inger Martinussen, Laura Jaakola, Katja Karppinen, Nga Nguyet, Priyanka Trivedi et al.:
    Natural WAX of Arctic Wild Berries
    2019 PROSJEKT
  • Katja Karppinen, Pinja Tegelberg, Nelli Mikkola, Hely Häggman, Laura Jaakola :
    ABA and R2R3 MYB transcription factors control anthocyanin biosynthesis in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit
    2019
  • Amos Samkumar, Florence Omowumi Omole, Katja Karppinen, Inger Martinussen, Laura Jaakola :
    Role of light quality in regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in wild bilberry and woodland strawberry
    2019
  • Katja Karppinen, Laura Zoratti, Marian Sarala, Elisabete Carvalho, Jenni Pukki, Helmi Mentula et al.:
    Carotenoid biosynthesis during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development and ripening
    2018
  • Katja Karppinen, Amos Samkumar, Laura Zoratti, Marian Sarala, Elisabete Carvalho, Stefan Martens et al.:
    Role of red light in carotenoid and anthocyanin biosynthesis during development and ripening of bilberry
    2018
  • Amos Samkumar, Katja Karppinen, Inger Martinussen, Laura Jaakola :
    Regulation of biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in wild Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus)
    2018
  • Amos Samkumar, Katja Karppinen, Inger Martinussen, Laura Jaakola :
    Regulation of biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in wild berries (Wild bilberry- Vaccinium myrtillus and Woodland strawberry- Fragaria vesca)
    2018
  • Hely Häggman, Katja Karppinen, Nga Nguyen, Priyanka Trivedi, Eivind Uleberg, Inger Martinussen et al.:
    WAX Project - Natural wax of arctic berries as our treasure
    2017
  • Laura Jaakola, Laura Zoratti, Lara Giongo, Katja Karppinen, Eivind Uleberg, Inger Martinussen et al.:
    Influence of light and temperature conditions on anthocyanin accumulation in Vaccinium spp. berries
    2016
  • Katja Karppinen, Laura Zoratti, Hely Häggman, Laura Jaakola :
    Interaction of carotenoid metabolism with transcriptional regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in bilberries
    2016

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