STA — Solanum tuberosum

Summary

PGSC0003DMG400008660, designated STA and also known as MST4 or MST8, is a potato (Solanum tuberosum) gene on chromosome 7 that encodes a monosaccharide transmembrane transporter belonging to the GLUT family of sugar transporters. The product possesses hexose and monosaccharide transmembrane transporter activity and symporter activity, and is localised to the membrane and plasmalemma. STA is associated with monosaccharide transmembrane transport, protein phosphorylation, and immune-related processes including response to lectin, immune memory response, hypersensitivity, and immune response. It is also linked to digestion. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to glucose content, though this has not been established for potato STA.