COMT — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaCOMT (T459_25156) on pepper chromosome 10 encodes an O-methyltransferase C-terminal domain-containing protein with flavone 3'-O-methyltransferase, quercetin 3-O-methyltransferase, acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase, caffeate O-methyltransferase, and myricetin 3'-O-methyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with indole glucosinolate metabolism, serotonin metabolism, seed oilbody biogenesis, regulation of anthocyanin metabolism, anabolism, melatonin anabolism, flavonol biosynthetic process, mucilage anabolism during seed coat development, sulfur metabolism, positive regulation of protein breakdown, response to mannitol, cadmium transport, indole glucosinolate anabolism, response to freezing, lignin anabolism, secondary metabolism, phloem transport, and regulation of stomatal closure. It is linked to leaf vein morphology trait, viral disease response trait, cell growth and development trait, lignin content, photosynthetic rate, callus formation, guaiacol production, resistance to root-knot nematode, glucosinolate biosynthesis, nematode resistance, sinapoyl malate biosynthesis, lignin biosynthesis, syringyl lignin biosynthesis, flavonoid biosynthesis, viral response, transcriptional activation, oxalic acid resistance, alkaline stress tolerance, vascular development, premature senescence, leaf cell death, abnormal leaf venation, reduced vein number, and leaf venation. The protein localizes to the cytosol, nucleus, plastid, plasmal