Transcriptomic adjustment plays an important role in Arabidopsis de-etiolation in response to environmental signals. The G-box cis-element is commonly present in the promoters of these genes that respond positively or negatively to the light signal. By using yeast two hybrid screening, a basic helix-loop-helix transcriptional regulator bHLH147 was identified to interact with a histone deacetylase HDA15. Analysis of the bhlh147 mutant revealed that bHLH147 may function in cell proliferation especially in stem elongation and root development, and act as a positive regulator in chlorophyll biosynthesis. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed that bHLH147 bind to the promoters of the chlorophyll biosynthesis genes GUN5, PSAE-1, PSBQ and LHCB2.2 to regulate plant photomorthogenesis. This study provided evidence indicating that bHLH147 plays versatile roles in control plant development, including stem elongation, root development, hypocotyl elongation, and chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.