PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Capsella rubella
TCP Family
Species TF ID Description
Carubv10001541mTCP family protein
Carubv10001730mTCP family protein
Carubv10001850mTCP family protein
Carubv10005003mTCP family protein
Carubv10006995mTCP family protein
Carubv10009348mTCP family protein
Carubv10010909mTCP family protein
Carubv10011113mTCP family protein
Carubv10013748mTCP family protein
Carubv10013749mTCP family protein
Carubv10013851mTCP family protein
Carubv10014042mTCP family protein
Carubv10017043mTCP family protein
Carubv10017630mTCP family protein
Carubv10018123mTCP family protein
Carubv10018433mTCP family protein
Carubv10019214mTCP family protein
Carubv10020411mTCP family protein
Carubv10020487mTCP family protein
Carubv10020555mTCP family protein
Carubv10020637mTCP family protein
Carubv10022457mTCP family protein
Carubv10023502mTCP family protein
Carubv10025006mTCP family protein
Carubv10026656mTCP family protein
Carubv10026781mTCP family protein
Carubv10026862mTCP 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