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AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 transporters function in tandem to modulate sugar flux in plants.
Fatima, Urooj; Balasubramaniam, D; Khan, Wajahat Ali; Kandpal, Manu; Vadassery, Jyothilakshmi; Arockiasamy, Arulandu; Senthil-Kumar, Muthappa.
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  • Fatima U; National Institute of Plant Genome Research New Delhi India.
  • Balasubramaniam D; National Institute of Plant Genome Research New Delhi India.
  • Khan WA; Membrane Protein Biology Group International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology New Delhi India.
  • Kandpal M; National Institute of Plant Genome Research New Delhi India.
  • Vadassery J; National Institute of Plant Genome Research New Delhi India.
  • Arockiasamy A; Membrane Protein Biology Group International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology New Delhi India.
  • Senthil-Kumar M; National Institute of Plant Genome Research New Delhi India.
Plant Direct ; 7(3): e481, 2023 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36911252
The sugar will eventually be exported transporter (SWEET) members in Arabidopsis, AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 are the important sucrose efflux transporters that act synergistically to perform distinct physiological roles. These two transporters are involved in apoplasmic phloem loading, seed filling, and sugar level alteration at the site of pathogen infection. Here, we performed the structural analysis of the sucrose binding pocket of AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 using molecular docking followed by rigorous molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We observed that the sucrose molecule binds inside the central cavity and in the middle of the transmembrane (TM) region of AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12, that allows the alternate access to the sucrose molecule from either side of the membrane during transport. Both AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12, shares the similar amino acid residues that interact with sucrose molecule. Further, to achieve more insights on the role of these two transporters in other plant species, we did the phylogenetic and the in-silico analyses of AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 orthologs from 39 economically important plants. We reported the extensive information on the gene structure, protein domain and cis-acting regulatory elements of AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 orthologs from different plants. The cis-elements analysis indicates the involvement of AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 orthologs in plant development and also during abiotic and biotic stresses. Both in silico and in planta expression analysis indicated AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 are well-expressed in the Arabidopsis leaf tissues. However, the orthologs of AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 showed the differential expression pattern with high or no transcript expression in the leaf tissues of different plants. Overall, these results offer the new insights into the functions and regulation of AtSWEET11 and AtSWEET12 orthologs from different plant species. This might be helpful in conducting the future studies to understand the role of these two crucial transporters in Arabidopsis and other crop plants.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Plant Direct Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Plant Direct Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article
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