The sessile nature of plants' life is endowed with a highly evolved defense system to adapt
and survive under environmental extremes. To combat such stresses, plants have …

Abstract Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs) have important roles in
numerous physiological mechanisms where sugar efflux is critical, including phloem …

Genome editing by sequence-specific nucleases (SSNs) has revolutionized biology by
enabling targeted modifications of genomes. Although routine plant genome editing …

The SWEET (sugars will eventually be exported transporter) family was identified as a new
class of sugar transporters that function as bidirectional uniporters/facilitators and facilitate …

Key message Genetic improvement of soybean protein meal is a complex process because
of negative correlation with oil, yield, and temperature. This review describes the progress in …

Fruits and vegetables (F&V) are an indispensable part of a healthy diet. The volatile and
nonvolatile compounds present in F&V constitute unique flavor substances. This paper …

Sucrose is the main photosynthesis product of plants and the fundamental carbon skeleton
monomer and energy supply for seed formation and development. Drought stress induces …

Biotrophic microbes feeding on plants must obtain carbon from their hosts without killing the
cells. The symbiotic Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi colonizing plant roots do so by …

Sugars are the major source of energy in living organisms and play important roles in
osmotic regulation, cell signaling and energy storage. SWEETs (Sugars Will Eventually be …

Key message Present review describes the structure, evolution, transport mechanism and
physiological functions of SWEETs. Their application using TALENs and CRISPR/CAS9 …