Coding
COMT
Part:BBa_I742107:Design
Designed by: sarah hollingshead Group: iGEM07_Edinburgh (2007-10-19)
COMT
Assembly Compatibility:
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 577
Design Notes
Used cDNA as coding gene in Alfalfa genome contains introns.
Source
Alfalfa cDNA
Genes and Enzymes Involved in Caffeic Acid Biosynthesis in the Actinomycete Saccharothrix esanaensis, Berner M, et al, Journal of Bacteriology 188(7): 2666, (2006)
Gowri G, et al, Molecular cloning and expression of alfalfa S-adenosyl-L-methionine: caffeic acid 3-0-methyltransferase, a key enzyme of lignin biosynthesis, Plant Physiology 97(1):7 (1991)
Downregulation of Caffeic Acid 3-O-Methyltransferase and Caffeoyl CoA 3-O-Methyltransferase in Transgenic Alfalfa Impacts on Lignin Structure and Implications for the Biosynthesis of G and S Lignin, Guo D, et al, Plant Cell. January; 13(1): 73 (2001)