DB identifier | AT2G26550 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2066271 |
Name | heme oxygenase 2 | Brief Description | heme oxygenase 2 |
TAIR Computational Description | heme oxygenase 2;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Encodes a heme oxygenase-like protein lacking the conserved histidine residue at the active site that is usually involved in heme-iron coordination. It is unable to bind and degrade heme. Mutant analyses suggest a role in photomorphogenesis. The protein can bind the heme precursor, proto IX, which could be biologically significant and point to a role in the regulation of the two tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathways. |
TAIR Short Description | heme oxygenase 2 |
TAIR Aliases | HO2 |