ReviewPlant molecular biology2019
Structure, evolution and diverse physiological roles of SWEET sugar transporters in plants.
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- Transcriptional control of tomato fruit development and ripening.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Review
- Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of Plasma Membrane-Localized SWEET Gene Family Associated with Sugar Transport During Yam Tuber Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Identification of the SWEET gene family and functional characterization of PsSWEET1a and PsSWEET17b in the regulation of sugar accumulation in 'Fengtang' plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.).BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- WRKY36-PIL15 Transcription Factor Complex Negatively Regulates Sheath Blight Resistance and Seed Development in Rice.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Activation of three targets by a TAL effector confers susceptibility to bacterial blight of cotton.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Differential root zone secretions and the role of root border cells in rhizosphere manipulation.Phytochemistry reviews : proceedings of the Phytochemical Society of Europe · 2025Review
- Origin and evolution of auxin-mediated acid growth.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Functions of membrane proteins in regulating fruit ripening and stress responses of horticultural crops.Molecular horticulture · 2024Review
- Functional Characterization of JcSWEET12 and JcSWEET17a from Physic Nut.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Discovering novel genomic regions explaining adaptation of bread wheat to conservation agriculture through GWAS.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Genome-wide analysis of the SWEET gene family in Hemerocallis citrina and functional characterization of HcSWEET4a in response to salt stress.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- Plasma membrane-localized hexose transporter OsSWEET1b, affects sugar metabolism and leaf senescence.Plant cell reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
key messagePresent review describes the structure, evolution, transport mechanism and physiological functions of SWEETs. Their application using TALENs and CRISPR/CAS9 based genomic editing approach is discussed. Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEET) proteins were first identified in plants as the novel family of sugar transporters which mediates the translocation of sugars across cell membranes. The SWEET family of sugar transporters is unique in terms of their structure which contains seven predicted transmembrane domains with two internal triple-helix bundles which possibly originate due to prokaryotic gene duplication. SWEETs perform diverse physiological functions such as pollen nutrition, nectar secretion, seed filling, phloem loading, and pathogen nutrition which we have discussed in the present review. We also discuss how transcriptional activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) and CRISPR/CAS9 genome editing tools are used to engineer SWEET mutants which modulate pathogen resistance in plants and its applications in the field of agriculture. The expression of SWEETs promises to implement insights into many other cellular transport mechanisms. To conclude, the present review highlights the recent aspects which will further develop better understanding of molecular evolution, structure, and function of SWEET transporters in plants.
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