COMT1 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA14G026280 (COMT1, also known as CsIGMT1) encodes a methyltransferase belonging to the SAM-dependent methyltransferase superfamily, with caffeate O-methyltransferase, xanthotoxol O-methyltransferase, and 5-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 5-O-methyltransferase activities. In Camelina sativa, this gene is associated with indole glucosinolate metabolism, lignin anabolism, flavonoid anabolism, coumarin anabolism, wax anabolism, response to UV, response to hydrogen peroxide, and defence response to bacteria. The encoded protein localises to the cytosol, nucleus, and stress granules. Related genes in other species are linked to indole glucosinolate biosynthesis and resistance to Alternaria brassicicola. The gene is also associated with callus formation and, through distant sequence similarity, with traits including lignin content, drought tolerance, stomatal opening, and heterosis.