Several studies involving the TCP family have been carried out in the last two decades since the first members were discovered and the family was defined. The domain that names the family was well characterized and we know that the protein is a transcription factor that forms a non-canonical bHLH type structure capable of binding to the DNA molecule and promoting interactions between proteins. In recent years it has become clear that members of this family have a key role in the integration of several endogenous and exogenous signals for the control of various aspects of plant development, mainly in the establishment of plant architecture through the control of branching and the transition to reproduction, therefore, being a gene family with great economic potential and possible an important role on the evolution of angiosperms.

自从发现第一个成员并定义了该家族以来，在过去的二十年中已经进行了涉及TCP家族的几项研究。命名该家族的结构域已得到很好的表征，我们知道该蛋白是一种转录因子，可形成能够结合DNA分子并促进蛋白之间相互作用的非经典bHLH型结构。近年来，已经清楚的是，该家族的成员在整合几种内源和外源信号以控制植物发育各个方面方面发挥着关键作用，主要是通过控制分支和过渡来建立植物结构因此，作为生殖的基因家族具有巨大的经济潜力，并可能在被子植物的进化中起重要作用。