The protein encoded by this gene is found in the tonoplast (vacuole membrane) of Arabidopsis cells. The gene is expressed at highest levels in juvenile (sink) and adult (source) leaves, followed by flower tissues.
Computational Description
tonoplast monosaccharide transporter1 (TMT1); FUNCTIONS IN: carbohydrate transmembrane transporter activity, sugar:hydrogen symporter activity, nucleoside transmembrane transporter activity; INVOLVED IN: in 6 processes; LOCATED IN: plant-type vacuole membrane, plasma membrane, vacuole, membrane; EXPRESSED IN: 30 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 15 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Sugar transporter, conserved site (InterPro:IPR005829), Major facilitator superfamily (InterPro:IPR020846), General substrate transporter (InterPro:IPR005828), Sugar/inositol transporter (InterPro:IPR003663), Major facilitator superfamily, general substrate transporter (InterPro:IPR016196); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: tonoplast monosaccharide transporter2 (TAIR:AT4G35300.4); Has 47782 Blast hits to 35006 proteins in 2411 species: Archae - 763; Bacteria - 22324; Metazoa - 7189; Fungi - 11789; Plants - 3723; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 1994 (source: NCBI BLink).