Structure, evolution, and roles of SWEET proteins in growth and stress responses in plants

Y Zhu, Y Tian, S Han, J Wang, Y Liu, J Yin - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbohydrates are exported by the SWEET family of transporters, which is a novel class of
carriers that can transport sugars across cell membranes and facilitate sugar's long-distance …

A Chromosome level assembly of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) variety grown in arid environment

HV Patankar, LF Rivera, FO Alzahrani, RA Wing… - Scientific Data, 2025 - nature.com
The pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an ancient fruit-bearing tree known for its
nutritional and antioxidant properties. They originated from the Middle East in regions …

Expression patterns of sugar transporter genes in the allocation of assimilates and abiotic stress in lily

Z Zeng, T Lyu, X Jia, Y Chen, Y Lyu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the growth cycle of lilies, assimilates undergo a process of accumulation,
consumption and reaccumulation in bulbs and are transported and allocated between …

Functional analysis of the key BrSWEET genes for sugar transport involved in the Brassica rapa-Plasmodiophora brassicae interaction

L Kong, J Sun, W Zhang, Z Zhan, Z Piao - Gene, 2024 - Elsevier
Plasmodiophora brassicae, the causative agent of clubroot disease, establishes a long-
lasting parasitic relationship with its host by inducing the expression of sugar transporters …

Transcriptome Insights into Candidate Genes of the SWEET Family and Carotenoid Biosynthesis during Fruit Growth and Development in Prunus salicina ' …

Z Lin, X Yi, MM Ali, L Zhang, S Wang, F Chen - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Chinese plum (Prunus salicina L.) is a fruit tree belonging to the Rosaceae family,
native to south-eastern China and widely cultivated throughout the world. Fruit sugar …

Identification of sugar transporter (SWEET) genes involved in pomegranate seed coat sugar accumulation

J Li, C Liu, Q Yu, Z Cao, Y Yang, B Jia, Y Su, G Li… - 3 Biotech, 2022 - Springer
Sugar content of the outer seed coat and hardness of the inner seed coat are important traits
of the pomegranate fruit. The translocation of sugars across biological membranes …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of the SWEET family in Actinidia polygama (Sieb. & Zucc.) Maxim.

L Chen, HF Song, JX Liu, XX Jiang, J Ai, ZX Wang… - Fruit …, 2024 - maxapress.com
Sugar was transported from photosynthetic source cells to sink cells, sugar efflux transporter
protein (sugars will eventually be exported to transporters, SWEETs) play an important role …