Basic information
Locus name	AT5G43860
Alias	AtCLH2
Organism	Arabidopsis thaliana
Taxonomic identifier	[NCBI]
Function category	Chlorophyll degradation
Effect for Senescence	normal
Gene Description	ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA CHLOROPHYLLASE 2;Chlorophyllase is the first enzyme involved in chlorophyll degradation.
Evidence	Genetic evidence [Ref 1]
References	1: Schenk N, Schelbert S, Kanwischer M, Goldschmidt EE, D_rmann P, H_rtensteiner S. The chlorophyllases AtCLH1 and AtCLH2 are not essential for senescence-related chlorophyll breakdown in Arabidopsis thaliana. FEBS Lett. 2007 Nov 27;581(28):5517-25. Epub 2007 Nov 8.
Gene Ontology	biological process chlorophyll catabolic process cellular component intracellular membrane-bounded organelle molecular function chlorophyllase activity
Pathway	KEGG map00860 (EC 3.1.1.14) MetaCyc PWY-5098
Sequence	AT5G43860.1 | Genomic | mRNA | CDS | Protein
Mutant information
Mutant name	clh2-2 (SAIL_646_E09)
Mutant/Transgenic	mutant
Ecotype	Col-0
Mutagenesis type	T-DNA
Ortholog Group
Ortholog Groups: OG5_178097	Accession Taxon NP_199199 ( AT5G43860 ) Arabidopsis thaliana NP_001064620 Oryza sativa Japonica Group e_gw1.9.119.1 Physcomitrella patens subsp. patens 29844.m003227 Ricinus communis
Cross Link
Database Entry ID E-value Start End InterPro ID Description PIRSF PIRSF038128 4.5E-218 1 318 IPR017395 Chlorophyllase, chloroplast Pfam PF07224 2.5E-137 2 301 IPR010821 Chlorophyllase SUPERFAMILY SSF53474 8.7E-21 44 293 No hit NA
Mutant Image
clh1 and clh2 single and double knockout lines are still able to degrade chlorophyll during senescence
Subcellular Localization
Localization	plastid
Evidence	SUBAcon
Pubmed ID	23180787