PGLCT — Solanum tuberosum

Summary

PGSC0003DMG400026402, symbol PGLCT, on potato chromosome 2, encodes a proton:sugar symporter belonging to the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) of sugar transporters. The protein is localised to the plasma membrane and is associated with phloem loading, carbohydrate transport, starch breakdown, starch anabolism, starch metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and defense response. It has also been connected to grain size and starch content traits. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to glucose content.