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Adenylyl cyclases (ACs) and ATP-pyrophosphate lyases comprise a family of enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of cyclic AMP from ATP. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) was identified in 1957 as the first “second messenger,” relaying signals from hormone-bound receptors to protein kinase A (PKA) and other cAMP-sensitive effectors, including cyclic-nucleotide gated channels, cAMP-activated exchange proteins (EPAC), and a subset of phosphodiesterases that degrade cyclic nucleotides. Catalytic activity of AC is regulated in response to activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by a number of hormones and neurotransmitters. Various studies using biochemical and genetic tools have implicated the importance of cAMP in a variety of physiological functions that include but are not limited to oogenesis, embryogenesis larval development, hormone secretion, glycogen breakdown, smooth muscle relaxation, cardiac contraction, olfaction, water...
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Dessauer, C.W. (2016). Adenylyl Cyclase. In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6438-9_420-1
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