NCBI Accession #
NP_171847.4
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_100230.7
NCBI Official Full Name
Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase
NCBI Official Symbol
LIN2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATCPO-I; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN III OXIDASE; CPO; F21B7.10; HEMF1; LESION INITIATION 2
NCBI Protein Information
Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase
NCBI Summary
Encodes coproporphyrinogen III oxidase, a key enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of chlorophyll and heme, a tetrapyrrole pathway. Mutants express cytological and molecular markers associated with the defense responses, usually activated by pathogen infection.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CPO; HEMF; HEMF1; LIN2; AtCPO-I; Coprogen oxidase; Coproporphyrinogenase
UniProt Protein Name
Coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase 1, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein LESION INITIATION 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LR75
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q546I5; Q94JR5
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LR75
UniProt Comments
Key enzyme in heme biosynthesis. Catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of propionic acid side chains of rings A and B of coproporphyrinogen III.