COMT1 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA05713S010 (COMT1, also known as CsIGMT1) encodes a caffeate O-methyltransferase with tricetin O-methyltransferase, flavone 3'-O-methyltransferase, acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase and broader SAM-dependent methyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with melatonin, flavonol, phenylethylamine, indole glucosinolate, secondary metabolite, wax, lignin, alkaloid and flavonoid biosynthesis, as well as response to wounding and defence against bacteria. Its product localises to the cytosol, nucleus and stress granules. The gene has been associated with callus formation. Studies of related genes in other species link the COMT family to lignin content, drought tolerance, stomatal opening, heterosis, cytoplasmic male sterility, resistance to Alternaria brassicicola and indole glucosinolate biosynthesis.