FEBS Letters
Volume 581, Issue 12 , Pages 2318-2324, 25 May 2007

The monosaccharide transporter(-like) gene family in Arabidopsis

Edited by Ulf-Ingo Flügge and Julian Schroeder

Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstraße 5, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany

Received 14 February 2007; received in revised form 6 March 2007; accepted 7 March 2007. published online 15 March 2007.

Abstract 

The availability of complete plant genomes has greatly influenced the identification and analysis of phylogenetically related gene clusters. In Arabidopsis, this has revealed the existence of a monosaccharide transporter(-like) gene family with 53 members, which play a role in long-distance sugar partitioning or sub-cellular sugar distribution and catalyze the transport of hexoses, but also polyols and in one case also pentoses and tetroses. An update on the currently available information on these Arabidopsis monosaccharide transporters, on their sub-cellular localization and physiological function will be given.

Keywords: Monosaccharide transport, Hexoses, Polyols, Sugar compartmentation, Sink development

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PII: S0014-5793(07)00267-0

doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2007.03.016

FEBS Letters
Volume 581, Issue 12 , Pages 2318-2324, 25 May 2007

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