Q41086 · COMT2_POPTM

Function

function

Catalyzes the conversion of caffeic acid to ferulic acid and of 5-hydroxyferulic acid to sinapic acid. The resulting products may subsequently be converted to the corresponding alcohols that are incorporated into lignins.

Catalytic activity

Pathway

Aromatic compound metabolism; phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.

Features

Showing features for binding site, active site.

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TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Binding site129-135substrate
Binding site207S-adenosyl-L-methionine (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site230S-adenosyl-L-methionine (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site250S-adenosyl-L-methionine (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site251S-adenosyl-L-methionine (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site264S-adenosyl-L-methionine (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Active site268Proton acceptor

GO annotations

AspectTerm
Molecular Functioncaffeate O-methyltransferase activity
Molecular Functionprotein dimerization activity
Biological Processlignin biosynthetic process
Biological Processmethylation

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase 2
  • EC number
  • Short names
    CAOMT-2; COMT-2
  • Alternative names
    • S-adenosysl-L-methionine:caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase 2

Gene names

    • Name
      OMT2

Organism names

  • Taxonomic identifier
  • Taxonomic lineage
    Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Spermatophyta > Magnoliopsida > eudicotyledons > Gunneridae > Pentapetalae > rosids > fabids > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Saliceae > Populus

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    Q41086

PTM/Processing

Features

Showing features for chain.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
ChainPRO_00000632101-364Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase 2

Interaction

Subunit

Homodimer.

Structure

Family & Domains

Features

Showing features for region.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Region161-179Substrate binding

Sequence similarities

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    364
  • Mass (Da)
    39,658
  • Last updated
    1996-11-01 v1
  • Checksum
    078C0DE060C1B65F
MGSTGETQMSPAQILDEEANFALQLISSSVLPMVLKTAIELDLLEIMAKAGPGALLPPSDIASHLPTKNPNAPVMLDRILRLLASYSILICSLRDLPDGKVERLYGLASVCKFLTRNEDGVSVSPLCLMNQDKVLMESWYHLKDAILEGGIPFNKAYGMTAFEYHGTDPRFNKVFNKGMSVHSKMAMKKILETYKGFEGLASLVDVGGGTGAVVSTIVSKYPSIKGINFDLPHVIADAPAFPGVENVGGDMFVSVPKADAVFMKWICHDWSDEHCLTFLKNCYDALPENGKVILVECILPVAPDTSLATKGVMHVDVIMLAHNPGGKERTDREFESLARGAGFKGFEVMCCAFNTHVIEFRKKA

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
U50522
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
AAB68049.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

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