PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Trifolium pratense
TCP Family
Species TF ID Description
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA10004TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA12573TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA15441TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA17995TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA17996TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA18219TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA2030TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA20906TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA2122TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA23303TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA27141TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA27685TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA30811TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA34569TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA35912TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA38345TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA4206TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA4455TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA4661TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA6619TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA8862TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA9534TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA9882TCP family protein
Tp57577_TGAC_v2_mRNA9883TCP 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