COMT — Capsicum annuum

Summary

The pepper gene T459_09718, symbol COMT and preferred name CaCOMT on chromosome 3, encodes a caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase with caffeate O-methyltransferase, O-methyltransferase, SAM-dependent methyltransferase, and protein dimerization activities, and belongs to the COMT-like dimerisation and methyltransferase superfamilies. It is associated with sulfur metabolism, cadmium transport, lignin anabolism, secondary metabolism, flavonoid anabolism, fruit development, fruit ripening, and signal transduction. Lignin content is also linked to this gene. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to the enzyme class 2.1.1.68.