PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Salvia miltiorrhiza
TCP Family
Species TF ID Description
SMil_00003594-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00003982-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00004272-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00007112-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00007348-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00007568-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00007940-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00009557-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00010326-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00010589-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00011082-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00012720-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00013118-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00013242-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00013343-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00013424-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00014568-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00015434-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00017161-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00017492-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00019324-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00019879-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00022098-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00022790-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00024533-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00025303-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00025420-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00026728-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00027002-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00028009-RA_SalvTCP family protein
SMil_00029631-RA_SalvTCP 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