PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Nicotiana tomentosiformis
TCP Family
Species TF ID Description
XP_009588219.1TCP family protein
XP_009588486.1TCP family protein
XP_009588487.1TCP family protein
XP_009591865.1TCP family protein
XP_009592164.1TCP family protein
XP_009592171.1TCP family protein
XP_009592565.1TCP family protein
XP_009593013.1TCP family protein
XP_009593547.1TCP family protein
XP_009594814.1TCP family protein
XP_009596243.1TCP family protein
XP_009601065.1TCP family protein
XP_009601442.1TCP family protein
XP_009603184.1TCP family protein
XP_009604199.1TCP family protein
XP_009604314.1TCP family protein
XP_009607455.1TCP family protein
XP_009608155.1TCP family protein
XP_009608156.1TCP family protein
XP_009611243.1TCP family protein
XP_009612852.1TCP family protein
XP_009613491.1TCP family protein
XP_009614274.1TCP family protein
XP_009616486.1TCP family protein
XP_009616487.1TCP family protein
XP_009616489.1TCP family protein
XP_009616535.1TCP family protein
XP_009617266.1TCP family protein
XP_009617267.1TCP family protein
XP_009620293.1TCP family protein
XP_009620849.1TCP family protein
XP_009620850.1TCP family protein
XP_009621364.1TCP family protein
XP_009623553.1TCP family protein
XP_009623901.1TCP family protein
XP_009623902.1TCP family protein
XP_009624132.1TCP family protein
XP_009624544.1TCP family protein
XP_009624545.1TCP family protein
XP_009624546.1TCP family protein
XP_009624724.1TCP family protein
XP_009624902.1TCP family protein
XP_009627677.1TCP family protein
XP_009629629.1TCP family protein
XP_009630327.1TCP family protein
XP_009630328.1TCP 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