U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical Information
Plant sulfate transporter protein sequences for phylogenetic analysis
Abstract
Sulfur is an essential macronutrient that supports plant growth, development, and responses to environmental stress. Sulfate is the predominant inorganic form of sulfur in soils, and its uptake by roots and translocation to shoots are facilitated by the sulfate transporter (SULTR) family of proteins. Although the first plant SULTR gene was identified nearly three decades ago, several subfamily members, particularly those in the expansive and angiosperm-specific SULTR3 group, remain poorly characterized. To support comprehensive phylogenetic and sequence-based analyses, we compiled a curated dataset of 262 SULTR protein sequences from 22 plant species spanning the evolutionary breadth of land plants. This collection includes representatives from two basal lineages, two early-divergent angiosperms, six monocots, and ten dicots. All sequences were extracted from genome assemblies available in Phytozome v13 (Joint Genome Institute) and manually curated, with cross-referencing to additional databases such as NCBI when needed. This dataset provides a valuable resource for reconstructing the evolutionary history of the SULTR family, with particular emphasis on the diversification of SULTR3 transporters in flowering plants. This resource may also support functional annotation, comparative genomics, and structural modeling of sulfate transport proteins.
- Authors:
-
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation, University of Georgia Athens
- Center for BioEnergy Innovation, University of Georgia Athens
- Publication Date:
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- Collaborations:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Subject:
- CBI; SULTR; phylogeny; sulfate
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2571279
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.25983/CBI/2571279
Citation Formats
Surber, Samantha M, and TSAI, Chung-Jui. Plant sulfate transporter protein sequences for phylogenetic analysis. United States: N. p., 2025.
Web. doi:10.25983/CBI/2571279.
Surber, Samantha M, & TSAI, Chung-Jui. Plant sulfate transporter protein sequences for phylogenetic analysis. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.25983/CBI/2571279
Surber, Samantha M, and TSAI, Chung-Jui. 2025.
"Plant sulfate transporter protein sequences for phylogenetic analysis". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.25983/CBI/2571279. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2571279. Pub date:Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2025
@article{osti_2571279,
title = {Plant sulfate transporter protein sequences for phylogenetic analysis},
author = {Surber, Samantha M and TSAI, Chung-Jui},
abstractNote = {Sulfur is an essential macronutrient that supports plant growth, development, and responses to environmental stress. Sulfate is the predominant inorganic form of sulfur in soils, and its uptake by roots and translocation to shoots are facilitated by the sulfate transporter (SULTR) family of proteins. Although the first plant SULTR gene was identified nearly three decades ago, several subfamily members, particularly those in the expansive and angiosperm-specific SULTR3 group, remain poorly characterized. To support comprehensive phylogenetic and sequence-based analyses, we compiled a curated dataset of 262 SULTR protein sequences from 22 plant species spanning the evolutionary breadth of land plants. This collection includes representatives from two basal lineages, two early-divergent angiosperms, six monocots, and ten dicots. All sequences were extracted from genome assemblies available in Phytozome v13 (Joint Genome Institute) and manually curated, with cross-referencing to additional databases such as NCBI when needed. This dataset provides a valuable resource for reconstructing the evolutionary history of the SULTR family, with particular emphasis on the diversification of SULTR3 transporters in flowering plants. This resource may also support functional annotation, comparative genomics, and structural modeling of sulfate transport proteins.},
doi = {10.25983/CBI/2571279},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2025},
month = {Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2025}
}