New insights into the evolution and functional divergence of the SWEET family in Saccharum based on comparative genomics

New insights into the evolution and functional divergence of the SWEET family in Saccharum based on comparative genomics

Abstract Background The SWEET (Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters) gene family is a recently identified group of sugar transporters that play an indispensable role in sugar efflux, phloem loading, plant-pathogen interaction, nectar secretion, and reproductive tissue development. However...

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Main Authors: Weichang Hu, Xiuting Hua, Qing Zhang, Jianping Wang, Qiaochu Shen, Xingtan Zhang, Kai Wang, Qingyi Yu, Yann-Rong Lin, Ray Ming, Jisen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Gene expression
Gene evolution
Saccharum officinarum
Saccharum spontaneum
Sugar transport
SWEET
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1495-y

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