Structure, evolution, and roles of SWEET proteins in growth and stress responses in plants

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Carbohydrates are exported by the SWEET family of transporters, which is a novel class of carriers that can transport sugars across cell membranes and facilitate sugar's long-distance transport from source to sink organs in plants. SWEETs play crucial roles in a wide range of physiologically important processes by regulating apoplastic and symplastic sugar concentrations. These processes include host-pathogen interactions, abiotic stress responses, and plant growth and development. In the present review, we (i) describe the structure and organization of SWEETs in the cell membrane, (ii) discuss the roles of SWEETs in sugar loading and unloading processes, (iii) identify the distinct functions of SWEETs in regulating plant growth and development including flower, fruit, and seed development, (iv) shed light on the importance of SWEETs in modulating abiotic stress resistance, and (v) describe the role of SWEET genes during plant-pathogen interaction. Finally, several perspectives regarding future investigations for improving the understanding of sugar-mediated plant defenses are proposed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:263

Enthalten in:

International journal of biological macromolecules - 263(2024), Pt 2 vom: 28. März, Seite 130441

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Yongxing [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Ye [VerfasserIn]
Han, Shuo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yiqing [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Junliang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abiotic stress
Carbohydrates
Journal Article
Membrane Transport Proteins
Plant Proteins
Review
SWEET
Source–sink relationship
Sugar transporters
Sugars

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130441

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369076818