ReviewPlant physiology2021
Plant SWEETs: from sugar transport to plant-pathogen interaction and more unexpected physiological roles.
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- Dodder seedlings benefit from apoplastic nutrition by inducing SWEET15-mediated unloading of sucrose from the host's phloem.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Apoplast Engineering Unveiled: Multi-Target Strategies to Disarm Pathogens and Elevate Global Food Security.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Review
- Beyond R-Genes: Dissecting Metabolic and Nutrient-Driven Wheat Rust Resistance Through Induced Mutagenesis.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of thePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Genome-wide analysis of the SWEET gene family in quinoa and functional study of CqSWEET14 in drought resistance.Functional & integrative genomics · 2026Review
- Epigenetic regulation of mycorrhizal symbioses: from plastic responses to transgenerational legacies.The New phytologist · 2026Review
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- Transcriptional Regulation of SWEET15_A01 by MYB44/bHLH3 Modulates Carbon Allocation in Cotton Ovule and Fibre to Affect Seed and Fibre Traits.Plant biotechnology journal · 2026Article
- Molecular mechanisms and evolutionary adaptations of transporters for photosynthates and specialized metabolites in plants.Plant cell reports · 2026Review
- Genome-Wide Identification of thePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Strigolactones Regulate Sugar Allocation to Control Rice Tillering and Root Development via the OsSPL14-OsSHR1-OsSWEET16 Pathway.Plant biotechnology journal · 2026Article
- OsSTK-Mediated Sakuranetin Biosynthesis and Carbon Flux Orchestrate Growth and Defence in Rice.Plant biotechnology journal · 2026Article
- Integrated physiological, multi-omics analyses reveal key factors underlying seed abortion inFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Decoding the sugar-strigolactone crosstalk: new frontier in plant growth and stress resilience.Horticulture research · 2026Article
- Pan-genome analysis and abiotic stress expression of theFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Phenotypic and transcriptomic characterization of OsSWEET14-edited rice (cv. Samkwang) with enhanced bacterial blight resistance.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Light-Signalling Regulators GmSTF3/4 Enhance Soybean Susceptibility to Cyst Nematodes via Activation of Sugar Transporters.Plant biotechnology journal · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Identification and Expression Analysis of thePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Root-exuded sugars as drivers of rhizosphere microbiome assembly.Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Article
- A chromosome-level Mitragyna parvifolia genome unveils spirooxindole alkaloid diversification and mitraphylline biosynthesis.The Plant cell · 2025Article
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Abstract
Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs) have important roles in numerous physiological mechanisms where sugar efflux is critical, including phloem loading, nectar secretion, seed nutrient filling, among other less expected functions. They mediate low affinity and high capacity transport, and in angiosperms this family is composed by 20 paralogs on average. As SWEETs facilitate the efflux of sugars, they are highly susceptible to hijacking by pathogens, making them central players in plant-pathogen interaction. For instance, several species from the Xanthomonas genus are able to upregulate the transcription of SWEET transporters in rice (Oryza sativa), upon the secretion of transcription-activator-like effectors. Other pathogens, such as Botrytis cinerea or Erysiphe necator, are also capable of increasing SWEET expression. However, the opposite behavior has been observed in some cases, as overexpression of the tonoplast AtSWEET2 during Pythium irregulare infection restricted sugar availability to the pathogen, rendering plants more resistant. Therefore, a clear-cut role for SWEET transporters during plant-pathogen interactions has so far been difficult to define, as the metabolic signatures and their regulatory nodes, which decide the susceptibility or resistance responses, remain poorly understood. This fuels the still ongoing scientific question: what roles can SWEETs play during plant-pathogen interaction? Likewise, the roles of SWEET transporters in response to abiotic stresses are little understood. Here, in addition to their relevance in biotic stress, we also provide a small glimpse of SWEETs importance during plant abiotic stress, and briefly debate their importance in the particular case of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) due to its socioeconomic impact.
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