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A novel Arabidopsis vacuolar glucose exporter is involved in cellular sugar homeostasis and affects the composition of seed storage compounds.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2011
Poschet Gernot, Hannich Barbara, Raab Sabine, Jungkunz Isabel, Klemens Patrick A W, Krueger Stephan, Wic Stefan, Neuhaus H Ekkehard, Büttner Michael
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Subcellular sugar partitioning in plants is strongly regulated in response to developmental cues and changes in external conditions. Besides transitory starch, the vacuolar sugars represent a highly dynamic pool of instantly accessible metabolites that serve as energy source and osmoprotectant. Here, we present the molecular identification and functional characterization of the vacuolar glucose (Glc) exporter...
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