PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Beta vulgaris
TCP Family
Species TF ID Description
Bv2_026370_rgfy.t1TCP family protein
Bv3_066110_niai.t1TCP family protein
Bv5_123760_mqgh.t1TCP family protein
Bv5_124720_syoe.t1TCP family protein
Bv5_126100_ryfn.t1TCP family protein
Bv5_126700_qfgr.t1TCP family protein
Bv6_131110_ptmy.t1TCP family protein
Bv6_141360_mzxu.t1TCP family protein
Bv6_150370_whxc.t1TCP family protein
Bv6_154200_ygec.t1TCP family protein
Bv7_162100_nmor.t1TCP family protein
Bv8_182060_eqca.t1TCP family protein
Bv8_188010_ypde.t1TCP family protein
Bv9_202700_huxy.t1TCP family protein
Bv9_209170_oise.t1TCP family protein
TCP Family Introduction

The TCP gene family was first described in 1999, as a small group of plant genes encoding proteins sharing the socalled TCP domain, a 59-amino acid basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) motif that allows DNA binding and protein-protein interactions. This domain was initially identified in four proteins encoded by apparently unrelated genes, from which the name 'TCP' was derived: teosinte branched1 (tb1) from maize (Zea mays), CYCLOIDEA (CYC) from snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus), and the PROLIFERATING CELL FACTORS 1 and 2 (PCF1 and PCF2) from rice (Oryza sativa). The tb1 gene is a major determinant of strong apical dominance in domesticated maize. CYC is involved in the control of floral bilateral symmetry in Antirrhinum. PCF1 and PCF2 are factors that bind to the promoter of the rice PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN (PCNA) gene, which encodes a protein involved in DNA replication and repair, maintenance of chromatin structure, chromosome segregation and cell-cycle progression.

TCP genes have been found in various plant species, and new roles in plant development have been elucidated. These discoveries emphasize the importance of this plant-specific gene family in the evolution and developmental control of plant form.

Martin-Trillo M, Cubas P.
TCP genes: a family snapshot ten years later.
Trends Plant Sci, 2010. 15(1): p. 31-9.
PMID: 19963426