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Regulation and organization of adenylyl cyclases and cAMP

2003; Portland Press; Volume: 375; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1042/bj20031061

ISSN

1470-8728

Autores

Dermot M.F. Cooper,

Tópico(s)

Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Resumo

Adenylyl cyclases are a critically important family of multiply regulated signalling molecules. Their susceptibility to many modes of regulation allows them to integrate the activities of a variety of signalling pathways. However, this property brings with it the problem of imparting specificity and discrimination. Recent studies are revealing the range of strategies utilized by the cyclases to solve this problem. Microdomains are a consequence of these solutions, in which cAMP dynamics may differ from the broad cytosol. Currently evolving methodologies are beginning to reveal cAMP fluctuations in these various compartments.

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