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Oct 2026
3β-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase/decarboxylase 2 ( HSD2 ) is essential for fruit cuticle formation in tomato
The plant cuticle is a multilayered structure composed of cutin, cutin-linked polysaccharides and diverse waxes. It covers aerial plant tissues to prevent water loss and pathogen invasion, and modulates key crop quality traits. Despite substantial progress in research on cuticle formation, its molecular regulatory me...
Fang-Yan Zheng, Long Cui, Feng-Tao Hu et al.
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