Janne Ihalainen

Janne Ihalainen

Professor
Unit
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department / Division
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Room number
Email
janne.ihalainen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358400247979
Postal address
Survontie 9
Fields of science
1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology

Research interests

Light is ubiquitous in nature. It is a source of energy but also an important signaling factor. I clarify how proteins function with light. I investigate how light is transformed to biological signaling or energy in the primary reactions of photosynthesis. The research objects are bacterial photosensors, in particular red light absorbing photosensor, bacteriophytochromes.

Further, we have characterised aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis processes which take place in plant-associated bacteria. These bacteria live inside plants and their role for plant well-being is to determined in the future.

With this information new type of signaling systems in the field of biotechnology could be designed. Also the role of plan-associated bacteria for plant adaptation is clarified.

Publications

Publication
2024

Microbiology Spectrum
Shroff, Sailee
Haapakoski, Marjo
Tapio, Kosti
Laajala, Mira
Leppänen, Miika
Plavec, Zlatka
Haapala, Antti
Butcher, Sarah J.
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Toppari, J. Jussi
Marjomäki, Varpu
Publication
2024

Nature Chemistry
Cellini, Andrea
Shankar Madan, Kumar
Nimmrich, Amke
Hunt Leigh, Anna
Monrroy, Leonardo
Mutisya, Jennifer
Furrer, Antonia
Beale, Emma V.
Carrillo, Melissa
Malla Tek, Narsingh
Maj, Piotr
Vrhovac, Lidija
Dworkowski, Florian
Cirelli, Claudio
Johnson, Philip J. M.
Ozerov, Dmitry
Stojković, Emina A.
Hammarström, Leif
Bacellar, Camila
Standfuss, Jörg
Maj, Michał
Schmidt, Marius
Weinert, Tobias
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Wahlgren, Weixiao Yuan
Westenhoff, Sebastian
Publication
2024

Journal of Molecular Biology
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Dogan, Batuhan
Kurttila, Moona
Zeng, Yonghui
van Elsas, Jan Dirk
Nissinen, Riitta
Publication
2024

PLoS ONE
Franz, Ole
Häkkänen, Heikki
Kovanen, Salla
Heikkilä-Huhta, Kati
Nissinen, Riitta
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Publication
2024

One Earth
Saikkonen, Kari
Birge, Traci
Fuchs, Benjamin
Helander, Marjo
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Nissinen, Riitta
Puigbò, Pere
Publication
2023

Structure
Kurttila, Moona
Rumfeldt, Jessica
Takala, Heikki
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Publication
2022

Nature Communications
Wahlgren, Weixiao Yuan
Claesson, Elin
Tuure, Iida
Trillo-Muyo, Sergio
Bódizs, Szabolcs
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Takala, Heikki
Westenhoff, Sebastian
Publication
2022

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
Kurttila, Moona
Etzl, Stefan
Rumfeldt, Jessica
Takala, Heikki
Galler, Nadine
Winkler, Andreas
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Publication
2021

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Porcar-Castell, Albert
Malenovsky, Zbynek
Magney, Troy
Van Wittenberghe, Shari
Fernandez-Marin, Beatriz
Maignan, Fabienne
Zhang, Yongguang
Maseyk, Kadmiel
Atherton, Jon
Albert, Loren P.
Robson, Thomas Matthew
Zhao, Feng
Garcia-Plazaola, Jose-Ignacio
Ensminger, Ingo
Rajewicz, Paulina A.
Grebe, Steffen
Tikkanen, Mikko
Kellner, James R.
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Rascher, Uwe
Logan, Barry
Publication
2021

Nature Plants
Porcar-Castell, Albert
Malenovský, Zbyněk
Magney, Troy
Van Wittenberghe, Shari
Fernández-Marín, Beatriz
Maignan, Fabienne
Zhang, Yongguang
Maseyk, Kadmiel
Atherton, Jon
Albert, Loren P.
Robson, Thomas Matthew
Zhao, Feng
Garcia-Plazaola, Jose-Ignacio
Ensminger, Ingo
Rajewicz, Paulina A.
Grebe, Steffen
Tikkanen, Mikko
Kellner, James R.
Ihalainen, Janne A.
Rascher, Uwe
Logan, Barry

Research groups

Research group

Spectroscopy of Biomolecules

Janne Ihalainen research group studies the functions and actions of biological photosensors and photosynthetic systems