CCOAOMT1 — Glycine max

Summary

GmCCOAOMT1 (GLYMA_07G214700V4) on soybean chromosome 7 encodes a caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase, a SAM-dependent methyltransferase with metal-binding and protein-binding activities. The gene is associated with lignin, flavonoid, isoflavonoid, coumarin, and phenylpropanoid metabolism, as well as the regulation of secondary metabolite and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. It is linked to seed coat color, lignin content, and flavonoid content, and to drought tolerance, salt stress tolerance, oxidative stress tolerance, ABA signaling and response, and resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum. Additional associations include cell growth regulation, immune response, RNA processing, and localization to the endomembrane system, cytosol, plasmalemma, nucleus, and stress granules. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to defense response, xylem transport, reduced lignin content, and increased susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae.