Functional & Evolutionary Genomics Nord University, Norway

Publications

Highlighted

A complex mechanism translating variation of a simple genetic architecture into alternative life histories
A complex mechanism translating variation of a simple genetic architecture into alternative life histories
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Jacqueline E. Moustakas-Verho, Iikki Donner, Morgane Frapin, Annukka Ruokolainen, Paul V. Debes, Jaakko Erkinaro, Craig R. Primmer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  ·  19 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.1073/pnas.2402386121

All

2024

A complex mechanism translating variation of a simple genetic architecture into alternative life histories
A complex mechanism translating variation of a simple genetic architecture into alternative life histories
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Jacqueline E. Moustakas-Verho, Iikki Donner, Morgane Frapin, Annukka Ruokolainen, Paul V. Debes, Jaakko Erkinaro, Craig R. Primmer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  ·  19 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.1073/pnas.2402386121
Hippo- i vgll3 i signaling may contribute to sex differences in Atlantic salmon maturation age via contrasting adipose dynamics
Hippo-vgll3signaling may contribute to sex differences in Atlantic salmon maturation age via contrasting adipose dynamics
Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Jukka-Pekka Verta, Johanna Kurko, Annukka Ruokolainen, Paul Vincent Debes, Craig R. Primmer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory  ·  24 Oct 2024  ·  doi:10.1101/2024.10.21.619349
Sex-, development-, and nutrition-dependent expression of a major age-at-maturity gene in Atlantic salmon
Sex-, development-, and nutrition-dependent expression of a major age-at-maturity gene in Atlantic salmon
Eirik Ryvoll Åsheim, Paul Vincent Debes, Andrew House, Petra Liljeström, Annukka Ruokolainen, …, Iikki Donner, Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Jaakko Erkinaro, Jukka-Pekka Verta, Craig R Primmer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory  ·  19 Sep 2024  ·  doi:10.1101/2024.09.15.613130
A salmon fish model reveals genetic signals in brain associated with early maturation
A salmon fish model reveals genetic signals in brain associated with early maturation
Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Jukka-Pekka Verta, Johanna Kurko, Annukka Ruokolainen, Pooja Singh, Paul Vincent Debes, Jaakko Erkinaro, Craig R. Primmer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory  ·  19 Mar 2024  ·  doi:10.1101/2024.03.18.585557
Gene co expression patterns in Atlantic salmon adipose tissue provide a molecular link among seasonal changes, energy balance and age at maturity
Gene co‐expression patterns in Atlantic salmon adipose tissue provide a molecular link among seasonal changes, energy balance and age at maturity
Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Jukka‐Pekka Verta, Johanna Kurko, Annukka Ruokolainen, Pooja Singh, Paul Vincent Debes, Jaakko Erkinaro, Craig R. Primmer
Molecular Ecology  ·  01 Mar 2024  ·  doi:10.1111/mec.17313
The evolutionary significance of post-transcriptional gene regulation
The evolutionary significance of post-transcriptional gene regulation
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Arne Jacobs
Heredity  ·  16 Feb 2024  ·  doi:10.1038/s41437-024-00674-5

2022

The role of alternative splicing in adaptation and evolution
The role of alternative splicing in adaptation and evolution
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Arne Jacobs
Trends in Ecology & Evolution  ·  01 Apr 2022  ·  doi:10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.010

2021

Maturation in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, Salmonidae : a synthesis of ecological, genetic, and molecular processes
Maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Salmonidae): a synthesis of ecological, genetic, and molecular processes
Kenyon B. Mobley, Tutku Aykanat, Yann Czorlich, Andrew House, Johanna Kurko, …, Jacqueline Moustakas-Verho, Andrés Salgado, Marion Sinclair-Waters, Jukka-Pekka Verta, Craig R. Primmer
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries  ·  07 Jun 2021  ·  doi:10.1007/s11160-021-09656-w
The Atlantic salmon whole blood transcriptome and how it relates to major locus maturation genotypes and other tissues
The Atlantic salmon whole blood transcriptome and how it relates to major locus maturation genotypes and other tissues
Samuel C. Andrew, Craig R. Primmer, Paul V. Debes, Jaakko Erkinaro, Jukka-Pekka Verta
Marine Genomics  ·  01 Apr 2021  ·  doi:10.1016/j.margen.2020.100809
Genetic Drift Dominates Genome-Wide Regulatory Evolution Following an Ancient Whole-Genome Duplication in Atlantic Salmon
Genetic Drift Dominates Genome-Wide Regulatory Evolution Following an Ancient Whole-Genome Duplication in Atlantic Salmon
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Henry J Barton, Victoria Pritchard, Craig R Primmer
Genome Biology and Evolution  ·  22 Mar 2021  ·  doi:10.1093/gbe/evab059

2020

Cis-regulatory differences in isoform expression associate with life history strategy variation in Atlantic salmon
Cis-regulatory differences in isoform expression associate with life history strategy variation in Atlantic salmon
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Paul Vincent Debes, Nikolai Piavchenko, Annukka Ruokolainen, Outi Ovaskainen, …, Seija Tillanen, Noora Parre, Tutku Aykanat, Jaakko Erkinaro, Craig Robert Primmer
PLOS Genetics  ·  30 Sep 2020  ·  doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1009055
mRNA Extraction from Gill Tissue for RNA-sequencing
mRNA Extraction from Gill Tissue for RNA-sequencing
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Felicity Jones
BIO-PROTOCOL  ·  01 Jan 2020  ·  doi:10.21769/BioProtoc.3539

2019

Utilization of Tissue Ploidy Level Variation in i de Novo i Transcriptome Assembly of i Pinus sylvestris i
Utilization of Tissue Ploidy Level Variation in de Novo Transcriptome Assembly of Pinus sylvestris
Dario I Ojeda, Tiina M Mattila, Tom Ruttink, Sonja T Kujala, Katri Kärkkäinen, Jukka-Pekka Verta, Tanja Pyhäjärvi
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics  ·  01 Oct 2019  ·  doi:10.1534/g3.119.400357
Predominance of cis-regulatory changes in parallel expression divergence of sticklebacks
Predominance of cis-regulatory changes in parallel expression divergence of sticklebacks
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Felicity C Jones
eLife  ·  15 May 2019  ·  doi:10.7554/elife.43785

2016

Speciation driven by hybridization and chromosomal plasticity in a wild yeast
Speciation driven by hybridization and chromosomal plasticity in a wild yeast
Jean-Baptiste Leducq, Lou Nielly-Thibault, Guillaume Charron, Chris Eberlein, Jukka-Pekka Verta, Pedram Samani, Kayla Sylvester, Chris Todd Hittinger, Graham Bell, Christian R. Landry
Nature Microbiology  ·  11 Jan 2016  ·  doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2015.3

2015

Conifer genomics and adaptation: at the crossroads of genetic diversity and genome function
Conifer genomics and adaptation: at the crossroads of genetic diversity and genome function
Julien Prunier, Jukka‐Pekka Verta, John J. MacKay
New Phytologist  ·  22 Jul 2015  ·  doi:10.1111/nph.13565

2013

Are long lived trees poised for evolutionary change Single locus effects in the evolution of gene expression networks in spruce
Are long‐lived trees poised for evolutionary change? Single locus effects in the evolution of gene expression networks in spruce
Jukka‐Pekka Verta, Christian R. Landry, John J. MacKay
Molecular Ecology  ·  07 Jan 2013  ·  doi:10.1111/mec.12189

2012

Transcriptome profiling in conifers and the PiceaGenExpress database show patterns of diversification within gene families and interspecific conservation in vascular gene expression
Transcriptome profiling in conifers and the PiceaGenExpress database show patterns of diversification within gene families and interspecific conservation in vascular gene expression
Elie Raherison, Philippe Rigault, Sébastien Caron, Pier-Luc Poulin, Brian Boyle, Jukka-Pekka Verta, Isabelle Giguère, Claude Bomal, Jörg Bohlmann, John MacKay
BMC Genomics  ·  29 Aug 2012  ·  doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-434

2011

Haploid transcriptome analysis reveals allelelic gene expression variants, co-expressed gene groups, and linkages between expression and copy number variation
Haploid transcriptome analysis reveals allelelic gene expression variants, co-expressed gene groups, and linkages between expression and copy number variation
Jukka-Pekka Verta, Sebastien Caron, Isabelle Giguère, Brian Boyle, Christian R Landry, John MacKay
BMC Proceedings  ·  13 Sep 2011  ·  pmc:PMC3239919

ISSN 1874-7787 Print Marine genomics The ISSN Portal
ISSN 1874-7787 (Print) | Marine genomics | The ISSN Portal
[no publisher info]  ·  [no date info]  ·  issn:1874-7787
ISSN 1759-6653 Online Genome biology and evolution The ISSN Portal
ISSN 1759-6653 (Online) | Genome biology and evolution | The ISSN Portal
[no publisher info]  ·  [no date info]  ·  issn:1759-6653