PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Actinidia chinensis
TCP Family
Species TF ID Description
Achn004651TCP family protein
Achn033791TCP family protein
Achn033961TCP family protein
Achn039311TCP family protein
Achn039821TCP family protein
Achn093071TCP family protein
Achn107481TCP family protein
Achn110851TCP family protein
Achn122191TCP family protein
Achn133881TCP family protein
Achn137981TCP family protein
Achn156971TCP family protein
Achn157971TCP family protein
Achn161751TCP family protein
Achn166631TCP family protein
Achn183011TCP family protein
Achn193231TCP family protein
Achn193381TCP family protein
Achn205001TCP family protein
Achn206251TCP family protein
Achn206551TCP family protein
Achn217741TCP family protein
Achn220311TCP family protein
Achn221631TCP family protein
Achn231641TCP family protein
Achn245201TCP family protein
Achn250761TCP family protein
Achn258161TCP family protein
Achn275181TCP family protein
Achn277561TCP family protein
Achn288721TCP family protein
Achn293631TCP family protein
Achn311891TCP family protein
Achn317281TCP family protein
Achn339681TCP family protein
Achn344651TCP family protein
Achn352121TCP family protein
Achn353711TCP family protein
Achn372131TCP family protein
Achn376241TCP family protein
Achn376491TCP family protein
Achn379451TCP family protein
Achn385251TCP 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