Protein
Bidirectional sugar transporter SWEET17
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Acts as a vacuolar hexose transporter (PubMed:25988582). Regulates fructose (Fru) homeostasis in leaves and roots by exporting/importing Fru through the tonoplast regarding metabolic demand (PubMed:23583552, PubMed:24381066).
Similarity
Belongs to the SWEET sugar transporter family.
Sequence
MAEASFYIGVIGNVISVLVFLSPVETFWKIVKRRSTEEYKSLPYICTLLGSSLWTYYGIVTPGEYLVSTVNGFGALVETIYVSLFLFYAPRHLKLKTVDVDAMLNVFFPIAAIVATRSAFEDEKMRSQSIGFISAGLNIIMYGSPLSAMKTVVTTKSVKYMPFWLSFFLFLNGAIWAVYALLQHDVFLLVPNGVGFVFGTMQLILYGIYRNAKPVGLSNGLSEIAQDEEEGLTSRVEPLLS