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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (19): 34-39.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb17030193

Special Issue: 生物技术

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SWEET Gene Family in Plants:Research Advances

Chen Huimin1, Li Wei2, Ma Xiongfeng2, Zhang Fei2, Yang Daigang2, Hu Shoulin1   

  1. (1Tarim University, Alar Xinjiang 843300; 2 Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang Henan 455000)
  • Received:2017-03-29 Revised:2017-05-04 Accepted:2017-05-08 Online:2017-07-11 Published:2017-07-11

Abstract: In order to further study the role of newly identified type of sugar transporter SWEET gene family in plants, the discovery of SWEET gene family was introduced, and the protein structures, evolutionary analysis results and physiological functions of SWEET genes in plants were summarized. It is indicated that SWEET transporters have many different physiological functions and play an important role in plant growth and metabolism. These provide a theoretical basis for the follow-up study of SWEET gene family in plants.