摘要: In angiosperms, sucrose uptake transporters (SUTs) have important functions especially in vascular tissue. Here we explore the evolutionary origins of SUTs by analysis angiosperm and homologous a early land plant, Selaginella moellendorffii, non-vascular bryophyte Physcomitrella patens, charophyte algae Chlorokybus atmosphyticus, several red fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Plant cluster into three types phylogenetic analysis. Previous studies using angiosperms had shown that I II are localized to plasma membrane while type III associated with vacuolar membrane. SUT homologs were not found chlorophyte Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Volvox carterii. However, characean atmosphyticus contains homolog (CaSUT1) indicated it is basal all other streptophyte analyzed. present both S. pombe but they less related plant than CaSUT1. Both encode suggesting transporter activities plants. It likely for scavenging from environment intracellular compartments Type only eudicots conclude evolved SUTs, possibly through loss targeting sequence. Eudicots utilize phloem (vascular tissue) loading monocots use loading. We show HvSUT1 barley, SUT, reverted growth defect Arabidopsis atsuc2 (type I) mutant. This indicates similar (and interchangeable) capabilities independently.