Is hexokinase really a sugar sensor in plants?

被引:115
作者
Halford, NG [1 ]
Purcell, PC
Hardie, DG
机构
[1] Univ Bristol, Long Ashton Res Stn, Dept Agr Sci, IACR, Bristol BS41 9AF, Avon, England
[2] Univ Dundee, Dept Biochem, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
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10.1016/S1360-1385(99)01377-1
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The molecular mechanisms by which plant cells sense sugar levels are not understood, but current models (adapted from models for sugar sensing in yeast) favour hexokinase as the primary sugar sensor. However, the hypothesis that yeast hexokinase has a signalling function has not been supported by more recent studies and the idea that hexokinase is involved in sugar sensing in plants has yet to be proven.
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