NCBI Accession #
NP_001031986.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001036909.1
NCBI Official Full Name
Nodulin MtN3 family protein
NCBI Official Symbol
SWEET8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AtSWEET8; MSN9.17; MSN9_17; RPG1; RUPTURED POLLEN GRAIN1
NCBI Protein Information
Nodulin MtN3 family protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes RPG1 (RUPTURED POLLEN GRAIN1), a member of the MtN3/saliva gene family. Crucial for exine pattern formation and cell integrity of microspores.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtSWEET8
UniProt Protein Name
Bidirectional sugar transporter SWEET8
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein RUPTURED POLLEN GRAIN 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8LFH5
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q2V2R4; Q9FL06
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8LFH5
UniProt Comments
Mediates both low-affinity uptake and efflux of sugar across the plasma membrane. Required, in pollen, for microspore cell integrity and primexine pattern formation (PubMed:18434608, PubMed:25988582).