Spatially distributed metabolites SWEETen the root for microbes

Xiaoyan Fan; An-Hui Ge; Ertao Wang

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.006

Spatially distributed metabolites SWEETen the root for microbes

Cell Host Microbe. 2024 Apr 10;32(4):445-447. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.006.

Authors

Xiaoyan Fan¹, An-Hui Ge¹, Ertao Wang²

Affiliations

¹ New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
² New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: etwang@cemps.ac.cn.

PMID: 38604122
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.006

Abstract

Limited understanding exists on the spatial configuration of underground plant-microbe interactions. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Loo et al. illustrate the sugar transporter-involved interdependent interaction between root metabolites and microbial spatial colonization, providing insights into metabolic-associated organization of plant-microbe interactions.