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General information

Name of the gene or DNA sequence

Sucrose transporter gene

Alternate Genetic Element Name (synonyms)

Sucrose transport protein

Sucrose-proton symporter

Abbreviation

CS-sut-SPIOL

Category of DNA sequence

Protein coding sequence

Is the gene / DNA sequence is a synthetic molecule?

Donor organism

Record #103094

Spinacia oleracea - Spinach, SPIOL

Characteristics of the protein coding sequence

Name of the protein expressed by the coding sequence

Sucrose transporter

Biological function

The sucrose transporter is responsible for the loading of sucrose into the phloem. This enables the transport of carbons from photosynthetic tissues to non-photosynthetic tissues in plants.

Related trait(s) or use(s) in biotechnology

Changes in physiology and/or production
- Yield

Additional Information

Other relevant website address or attached documents

Overexpression of the sucrose transporter SoSUT1 in potato results in alterations in leaf carbon partitioning and in tuber metabolism but has little impact on tuber morphology

Sucrose transporters of higher plants

Sucrose transporters in plants: update on function and structure

Molecular physiology of higher plant sucrose transporters

Plant physiology: The importance of sucrose transporters