Open AccessThe Function of SUT2/SUC3 Sucrose Transporters: The Debate Continues
Author(s) -
Nancy A. Eckardt
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.150610
Subject(s) - biology , function (biology) , transporter , sucrose , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , gene
Sucrose is the major product of photosynthesis in many higher plants and is transported from the source tissue (mature leaves) through the phloem to various sink tissues to support plant growth and development. Most plants studied contain multiple sucrose transporters (SUTs), also known as sucrose
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