Genome-wide identification and characterization of COMT gene family during the development of blueberry fruit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caffeic acid O-methyltransferases (COMTs) play an important role in the diversification of natural products, especially in the phenylalanine metabolic pathway of plant. The content of COMT genes in blueberry and relationship between their expression patterns and the lignin content during fruit development have not clearly investigated by now.

Results

Ninety-two VcCOMTs were identified in Vaccinium corymbosum. According to phylogenetic analyses, the 92 VcCOMTs were divided into 2 groups. The gene structure and conserved motifs within groups were similar which supported the reliability of the phylogenetic structure groupings. Dispersed duplication (DSD) and whole-genome duplication (WGD) were determined to be the major forces in VcCOMTs evolution. The results showed

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789564 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature