Biology:ADCY4

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


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Adenylyl cyclase type 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADCY4 gene.[1][2]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the family of adenylyl cyclases, which are membrane-associated enzymes that catalyze the formation of the secondary messenger cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Mouse studies show that adenylyl cyclase 4, along with adenylyl cyclases 2 and 3, is expressed in olfactory cilia, suggesting that several different adenylyl cyclases may couple to olfactory receptors and that there may be multiple receptor-mediated mechanisms for the generation of cAMP signals.[2]

References

  1. "Mapping of adenylyl cyclase genes type I, II, III, IV, V, and VI in mouse". Mamm Genome 6 (2): 111–3. Jul 1995. doi:10.1007/BF00303253. PMID 7766992. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: ADCY4 adenylate cyclase 4". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=196883. 

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