| Definition | Protein whose function is cAMP-dependent or which catalyzes its hydrolysis. cAMP is the abbreviation for cyclic AMP, adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, the first second messenger hormone signaling system to be characterised. It is generated from ATP by the action of adenyl cyclase that is coupled to hormone receptors by G proteins. cAMP activates a specific protein kinase and is inactivated by phosphodiesterase action giving 5'AMP. |
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| Synonyms |
3',5'-cyclic AMP
Adenosine 3',5'-phosphate
Adenosine-3',5'-cyclic-monophosphate
Cyclic adenylic acid
Cyclic AMP
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