Sugar transporters for intercellular exchange and nutrition of pathogens

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 468; no. 7323; pp. 527 - 532
• Main Authors: Chen, Li-Qing, Hou, Bi-Huei, Lalonde, Sylvie, Takanaga, Hitomi, Hartung, Mara L., Qu, Xiao-Qing, Guo, Woei-Jiun, Kim, Jung-Gun, Underwood, William, Chaudhuri, Bhavna, Chermak, Diane, Antony, Ginny, White, Frank F., Somerville, Shauna C., Mudgett, Mary Beth, Frommer, Wolf B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.11.2010; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/326/421; 631/449/2169; 631/92/577; Animals; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - metabolism; Arabidopsis - microbiology; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Transport - genetics; Blood sugar; Caenorhabditis elegans; Cell interaction; Cellular biology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Glucose; Glucose - metabolism; HEK293 Cells; Host-Pathogen Interactions - physiology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Membrane Transport Proteins - metabolism; Models, Biological; multidisciplinary; Oryza - genetics; Oryza - metabolism; Oryza - microbiology; Pathogenic microorganisms; Pathogens; Pathology; Physiological aspects; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; Plant biology; Pollen; Proteins; RNA, Messenger - metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae - genetics; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sugar; Xenopus - genetics; United States; Monocotyledones; Plant pathogen; Intercellular transport; Glucose; Arabidopsis thaliana; Fungi; Cruciferae; Gramineae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Bacteria; Pollen; Microsporogenesis; Nematoda; Sugar; Rhabditidae; Nectar; Nutrition; Optical sensor; Protein; Caenorhabditis elegans; Oryza; Helmintha; Nemathelminthia; Spermatophyta; Invertebrata; Experimental plant; Viability

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 importance, the identity of sugar efflux transporters has remained elusive. Using optical glucose sensors, we identifie...