Spatially distributed metabolites SWEETen the root for microbes

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. 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. Sugar transporters spatially organize microbiota colonization along the longitudinal root axis of ArabidopsisLoo et al.Cell Host & MicrobeMarch 12, 2024In BriefLoo et al. develop two growth systems to define the spatial organization of microbiota and metabolites along the longitudinal axis of the Arabidopsis thaliana root. SWEET sugar transporters contribute to the distribution of sugar (and other metabolites) along the root, which is required for spatial colonization of root bacteria. Full-Text PDF Open Access