COMT — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvCOMT (BVRB_1G002070) on sugar beet chromosome 1 encodes a caffeate O-methyltransferase, a SAM-dependent methyltransferase with a COMT-like dimerisation domain and a winged helix DNA-binding domain. The enzyme is annotated to O-methyltransferase activity and protein dimerization activity. BvCOMT is associated with the biosynthesis of lignin, phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, and phenylethylamine, as well as with root development. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to EC 2.1.1.68 (caffeate O-methyltransferase) activity.

Annotations

Chromosome
1
GO terms
Caffeate O-methyltransferase Activity, O-methyltransferase Activity, phenylpropanoid anabolism, flavonoid anabolism, alkaloid metabolism, SAM-dependent methyltransferase activity, Root Development, GO:0032259
Publications
PMID:38835170, PMID:36931121, PMID:10415125, PMID:37675639, PMID:20049267, PMID:12084826, PMID:1898010, PMID:16668418