Structures of bacterial homologues of SWEET transporters in two distinct conformations
SWEETs and their prokaryotic homologues are monosaccharide and disaccharide
transporters that are present from Archaea to plants and humans,,. SWEETs play crucial …
transporters that are present from Archaea to plants and humans,,. SWEETs play crucial …
Structure of a eukaryotic SWEET transporter in a homotrimeric complex
Eukaryotes rely on efficient distribution of energy and carbon skeletons between organs in
the form of sugars. Glucose in animals and sucrose in plants serve as the dominant …
the form of sugars. Glucose in animals and sucrose in plants serve as the dominant …
Crystal structure of a bacterial homologue of SWEET transporters
SWEETs represent a novel family of membrane sugar transporters that have been identified
in plants, worms, and mammals. They selectively transport mono-or disaccharides across …
in plants, worms, and mammals. They selectively transport mono-or disaccharides across …
Functional role of oligomerization for bacterial and plant SWEET sugar transporter family
YH Xuan, YB Hu, LQ Chen, D Sosso… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Eukaryotic sugar transporters of the MFS and SWEET superfamilies consist of 12 and 7 α-
helical transmembrane domains (TMs), respectively. Structural analyses indicate that MFS …
helical transmembrane domains (TMs), respectively. Structural analyses indicate that MFS …
Structure and function of SemiSWEET and SWEET sugar transporters
L Feng, WB Frommer - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2015 - cell.com
SemiSWEETs and SWEETs have emerged as unique sugar transporters. First discovered in
plants with the help of fluorescent biosensors, homologs exist in all kingdoms of life …
plants with the help of fluorescent biosensors, homologs exist in all kingdoms of life …
Sugar transporters for intercellular exchange and nutrition of pathogens
LQ Chen, BH Hou, S Lalonde, H Takanaga… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Sugar efflux transporters are essential for the maintenance of animal blood glucose levels,
plant nectar production, and plant seed and pollen development. Despite broad biological …
plant nectar production, and plant seed and pollen development. Despite broad biological …
Structural basis for the facilitative diffusion mechanism by SemiSWEET transporter
Y Lee, T Nishizawa, K Yamashita, R Ishitani… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
SWEET family proteins mediate sugar transport across biological membranes and play
crucial roles in plants and animals. The SWEETs and their bacterial homologues, the …
crucial roles in plants and animals. The SWEETs and their bacterial homologues, the …
Phylogenetic evidence for a fusion of archaeal and bacterial SemiSWEETs to form eukaryotic SWEETs and identification of SWEET hexose transporters in the …
YB Hu, D Sosso, XQ Qu, LQ Chen, L Ma… - The FASEB …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
SWEETs represent a new class of sugar transporters first described in plants, animals, and
humans and later in prokaryotes. Plant SWEETs play key roles in phloem loading, seed …
humans and later in prokaryotes. Plant SWEETs play key roles in phloem loading, seed …
Crystal structure of a bacterial homologue of glucose transporters GLUT1–4
Glucose transporters are essential for metabolism of glucose in cells of diverse organisms
from microbes to humans, exemplified by the disease-related human proteins GLUT1, 2, 3 …
from microbes to humans, exemplified by the disease-related human proteins GLUT1, 2, 3 …
Structure and regulation of SWEET transporters in plants: An update
Sugar will eventually be exported transporters (SWEETs), a novel family of sugar
transporters found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, facilitate sugar flux across the cell …
transporters found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, facilitate sugar flux across the cell …