Biology:GUCY1A3

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


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

Guanylate cyclase soluble subunit alpha-3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GUCY1A3 gene.[1][2]

Function

Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), a heterodimeric protein consisting of an alpha and a beta subunit, catalyzes the conversion of GTP to the second messenger cGMP and functions as the main receptor for nitric oxide and nitrovasodilator drugs.[2] Mutations in this gene have been associated to cases of myocardial infarction (10.1038/nature12722).

References

  1. "Molecular cloning of the cDNAs coding for the two subunits of soluble guanylyl cyclase from human brain". FEBS Lett 304 (1): 83–8. Jul 1992. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(92)80594-7. PMID 1352257. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: GUCY1A3 guanylate cyclase 1, soluble, alpha 3". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2982. 

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