@article{fdi:010072071, title = {{S}ugar flux and signaling in plant-microbe interactions}, author = {{B}ezrutczyk, {M}. and {Y}ang, {J}. {I}. and {E}om, {J}. {S}. and {P}rior, {M}. and {S}osso, {D}. and {H}artwig, {T}. and {S}zurek, {B}oris and {O}liva, {R}. and {V}era-{C}ruz, {C}. and {W}hite, {F}. {F}. and {Y}ang, {B}. and {F}rommer, {W}. {B}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}lant breeders have developed crop plants that are resistant to pests, but the continual evolution of pathogens creates the need to iteratively develop new control strategies. {M}olecular tools have allowed us to gain deep insights into disease responses, allowing for more efficient, rational engineering of crops that are more robust or resistant to a greater number of pathogen variants. {H}ere we describe the roles of {SWEET} and {STP} transporters, membrane proteins that mediate transport of sugars across the plasma membrane. {W}e discuss how these transporters may enhance or restrict disease through controlling the level of nutrients provided to pathogens and whether the transporters play a role in sugar signaling for disease resistance. {T}his review indicates open questions that require further research and proposes the use of genome editing technologies for engineering disease resistance.}, keywords = {pathogen ; symbiosis ; sucrose ; transport ; nutrition ; signaling ; {A}rabidopsis thaliana ; {O}ryza sativa ; {T}riticum sp.}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}lant {J}ournal}, volume = {93}, numero = {4}, pages = {675--685}, ISSN = {0960-7412}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1111/tpj.13775}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072071}, }