Biology:ADCY3

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Adenylyl cyclase type 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADCY3 gene.[1][2]

Function

This gene encodes adenylyl cyclase 3, which is a membrane-associated enzyme and catalyzes the formation of the secondary messenger cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).[2]

The ADCY3 subtype likely mediates odorant detection (possibly) via modulation of intracellular cAMP concentration.[3]

References

  1. "Molecular cloning of a full-length cDNA for human type 3 adenylyl cyclase and its expression in human islets". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 254 (3): 548–551. Jan 1999. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.9983. PMID 9920776. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: ADCY3 adenylate cyclase 3". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=109. 
  3. "Gene Cards: ADCY3 Gene". https://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=ADCY3. 

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