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SUBMITTER: Zhou Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3978035 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Yong Y Liu Li L Huang Weifeng W Yuan Meng M Zhou Fei F Li Xianghua X Lin Yongjun Y
PloS one 20140407 4
As a novel sugar transporter family, SWEETs play important roles in plant growth and development. Here, we characterized a SWEET gene named OsSWEET5 through its overexpression in rice. Heterologous expression assay indicated that OsSWEET5 encoded a galactose transporter in yeast. OsSWEET5-overexpressing plants displayed the phenotypes of growth retardation and precocious senescence at seedling stage. GC-MS analysis showed that the sugar levels were largely altered in the leaves of the OsSWEET5-o ...[more]