PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo
TCP Family
Species TF ID Description
XP_023513595.1TCP family protein
XP_023513991.1TCP family protein
XP_023515134.1TCP family protein
XP_023515272.1TCP family protein
XP_023516074.1TCP family protein
XP_023516180.1TCP family protein
XP_023516672.1TCP family protein
XP_023516795.1TCP family protein
XP_023517929.1TCP family protein
XP_023517930.1TCP family protein
XP_023517931.1TCP family protein
XP_023517932.1TCP family protein
XP_023518605.1TCP family protein
XP_023519980.1TCP family protein
XP_023520103.1TCP family protein
XP_023520104.1TCP family protein
XP_023520182.1TCP family protein
XP_023521549.1TCP family protein
XP_023524593.1TCP family protein
XP_023525211.1TCP family protein
XP_023525488.1TCP family protein
XP_023525489.1TCP family protein
XP_023527016.1TCP family protein
XP_023527017.1TCP family protein
XP_023528661.1TCP family protein
XP_023529034.1TCP family protein
XP_023529225.1TCP family protein
XP_023529440.1TCP family protein
XP_023531285.1TCP family protein
XP_023531607.1TCP family protein
XP_023533029.1TCP family protein
XP_023533212.1TCP family protein
XP_023534500.1TCP family protein
XP_023538474.1TCP family protein
XP_023538482.1TCP family protein
XP_023541120.1TCP family protein
XP_023541167.1TCP family protein
XP_023541248.1TCP family protein
XP_023542114.1TCP family protein
XP_023542921.1TCP family protein
XP_023543697.1TCP family protein
XP_023544104.1TCP family protein
XP_023544105.1TCP family protein
XP_023544106.1TCP family protein
XP_023544107.1TCP family protein
XP_023544108.1TCP family protein
XP_023544109.1TCP family protein
XP_023544110.1TCP family protein
XP_023544111.1TCP family protein
XP_023545126.1TCP family protein
XP_023549473.1TCP family protein
XP_023549520.1TCP family protein
XP_023550518.1TCP family protein
XP_023552253.1TCP family protein
XP_023552809.1TCP family protein
XP_023553054.1TCP 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