PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Daucus carota
TCP Family
Species TF ID Description
DCAR_000901TCP family protein
DCAR_000902TCP family protein
DCAR_000903TCP family protein
DCAR_000904TCP family protein
DCAR_000905TCP family protein
DCAR_000906TCP family protein
DCAR_000907TCP family protein
DCAR_000909TCP family protein
DCAR_000912TCP family protein
DCAR_000913TCP family protein
DCAR_000914TCP family protein
DCAR_000915TCP family protein
DCAR_000916TCP family protein
DCAR_000917TCP family protein
DCAR_000934TCP family protein
DCAR_002594TCP family protein
DCAR_005239TCP family protein
DCAR_006683TCP family protein
DCAR_006899TCP family protein
DCAR_007880TCP family protein
DCAR_008391TCP family protein
DCAR_008392TCP family protein
DCAR_008393TCP family protein
DCAR_008395TCP family protein
DCAR_009408TCP family protein
DCAR_009768TCP family protein
DCAR_009838TCP family protein
DCAR_010972TCP family protein
DCAR_011344TCP family protein
DCAR_012989TCP family protein
DCAR_014495TCP family protein
DCAR_015132TCP family protein
DCAR_016540TCP family protein
DCAR_019587TCP family protein
DCAR_021280TCP family protein
DCAR_021524TCP family protein
DCAR_023118TCP family protein
DCAR_023181TCP family protein
DCAR_023690TCP family protein
DCAR_024652TCP family protein
DCAR_024653TCP family protein
DCAR_024657TCP family protein
DCAR_025352TCP family protein
DCAR_025437TCP family protein
DCAR_026267TCP family protein
DCAR_026713TCP family protein
DCAR_026883TCP family protein
DCAR_028067TCP family protein
DCAR_031027TCP family protein
DCAR_031028TCP 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