COMT1 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA03G024950 (COMT1, also known as CsIGMT1) encodes a methyltransferase with caffeate O-methyltransferase, xanthotoxol O-methyltransferase, and 5-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 5-O-methyltransferase activities, belonging to the SAM-dependent methyltransferase superfamily. The gene is associated with indole glucosinolate metabolism, wax anabolism, coumarin anabolism, response to UV, lignin anabolism, response to hydrogen peroxide, flavonoid anabolism, and defence response to bacteria. It is also associated with callus formation. The encoded protein localises to the cytosol, nucleus, and stress granules. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to indole glucosinolate biosynthesis, resistance to Alternaria brassicicola, and traits including lignin content, drought tolerance, stomatal opening, and heterosis.