BMC plant biology
Genome-wide identification of HXK gene families in cucumber and watermelon: CsHXK1 and ClHXK6 play key roles in responding to multiple stresses.
Jiong Gao, Rongjing Cui, Zhu Wang, Li Jia, Congsheng Yan, Yingjie Shu, Kaijing Zhang
Published: 202610.1186/s12870-025-08038-9
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hexokinase (HXK) plays a key role in plant sugar metabolism and signal transduction, and is involved in regulating plant growth, development, and stress responses. To date, the HXK gene family in cucurbit crops has only been identified in…
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