Calcium-sensitive adenylate cyclases provide a key regulatory device for integrating the activities of the two major signalling systems, Ca2+ and cAMP. Recent experiments have brought us closer to understanding the molecular mechanisms whereby Ca2+ either stimulates or inhibits susceptible adenylate cyclases in vitro. However, in the intact cell an additional layer of sophistication is evident whereby Ca2+-sensitive adenylate cyclases are juxtaposed with Ca2+-entry channels, such that the cyclases respond selectively to capacitative Ca2+ entry. Part of this dependency is enforced by the placement of Ca2+-sensitive adenylate cyclases (AC5, AC6 and AC8) in caveolae, from which at least one Ca2+-insensitive adenylate cyclase (AC7) is excluded. However, additional protein–protein interactions are also required to ensure the dependency of these cyclases on capacitative Ca2+ entry. Recent findings in this area and their implications for ‘local cAMP signals’ will be discussed.
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October 01 2003
Molecular and cellular requirements for the regulation of adenylate cyclases by calcium
D.M.F. Cooper
D.M.F. Cooper
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Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1PD, U.K.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© 2003 Biochemical Society
2003
Biochem Soc Trans (2003) 31 (5): 912–915.
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D.M.F. Cooper; Molecular and cellular requirements for the regulation of adenylate cyclases by calcium. Biochem Soc Trans 1 October 2003; 31 (5): 912–915. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0310912
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