Basic mutant information
Mutant name	hcar
Mutant/Transgenic	mutant
Ecotype	Col-0
Mutagenesis type	T-DNA insertion_knock out
(Semi-)Dominant/Recessive	recessive
Description	hcar mutants (SALK_018790C) stayed green during dark-induced senescence. HCAR (7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase)
References	1: Sakuraba Y, Kim YS, Yoo SC, H_rtensteiner S, Paek NC 7-Hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase functions in metabolic channeling of chlorophyll breakdown intermediates during leaf senescence. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2013 Jan 4;430(1):32-7
Mutated genes
Locus name	AT1G04620
Alias	HCAR
Organism	Arabidopsis thaliana
Description	Encodes a 7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase, an enzyme of the chlorophyll cycle that converts 7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a to chlorophyll a. protein_coding 7-HYDROXYMETHYL CHLOROPHYLL A (HMCHL) REDUCTASE (HCAR)
Phenotype information
Darkness induced senescence Chlorophyll content high Leaf color green