COMT — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvCOMT (BVRB_7G179340) on sugar beet chromosome Bvchr7_un.sca008 encodes a protein with flavone 3'-O-methyltransferase, quercetin 3-O-methyltransferase, acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase, caffeate O-methyltransferase, myricetin 3'-O-methyltransferase, O-methyltransferase, SAM-dependent methyltransferase, methyltransferase, protein phosphorylated amino acid binding, protein dimerization activity, transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity, protein binding, and ubiquitin ligase substrate adaptor activities, belonging to the COMT-like family with a SAM-dependent methyltransferase domain. The gene is associated with indole glucosinolate metabolism, serotonin metabolism, seed oilbody biogenesis, regulation of anthocyanin metabolism, anabolism, melatonin anabolism, flavonol biosynthetic process, flavonoid metabolism, mucilage anabolism during seed coat development, positive regulation of protein breakdown, response to mannitol, indole glucosinolate anabolism, response to freezing, lignin anabolism, phloem transport, regulation of stomatal closure, phenylpropanoid anabolism, and leaf vascular tissue pattern formation. It is linked to leaf vein morphology, viral disease response, cell growth and development, photosynthetic rate, callus formation, guaiacol production, resistance to root-knot nematode, glucosinolate biosynthesis, nematode resistance, sinapoyl malate biosynthesis, lignin biosynthesis