Intracellular cAMP sensor EPAC: physiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutics development

WG Robichaux III, X Cheng - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
This review focuses on one family of the known cAMP receptors, the exchange proteins
directly activated by cAMP (EPACs), also known as the cAMP-regulated guanine nucleotide …

International union of basic and clinical pharmacology. CI. Structures and small molecule modulators of mammalian adenylyl cyclases

CW Dessauer, VJ Watts, RS Ostrom, M Conti… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - ASPET
Adenylyl cyclases (ACs) generate the second messenger cAMP from ATP. Mammalian cells
express nine transmembrane AC (mAC) isoforms (AC1–9) and a soluble AC (sAC, also …

[HTML][HTML] Receptor-associated independent cAMP nanodomains mediate spatiotemporal specificity of GPCR signaling

SE Anton, C Kayser, I Maiellaro, K Nemec, J Möller… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) relay extracellular stimuli into specific cellular
functions. Cells express many different GPCRs, but all these GPCRs signal to only a few …

[HTML][HTML] Vertebrate cells differentially interpret ciliary and extraciliary cAMP

ME Truong, S Bilekova, SP Choksi, W Li, LJ Bugaj… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Hedgehog pathway components and select G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) localize
to the primary cilium, an organelle specialized for signal transduction. We investigated …

Physiological roles of mammalian transmembrane adenylyl cyclase isoforms

KF Ostrom, JE LaVigne, TF Brust… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Adenylyl cyclases (ACs) catalyze the conversion of ATP to the ubiquitous second
messenger cAMP. Mammals possess nine isoforms of transmembrane ACs, dubbed AC1–9 …

Ca2+ dynamics in interstitial cells: foundational mechanisms for the motor patterns in the gastrointestinal tract

KM Sanders, BT Drumm, CA Cobine… - Physiological …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract displays multiple motor patterns that move nutrients and
wastes through the body. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) provide the forces necessary for GI …

cAMP: from long-range second messenger to nanodomain signalling

N Musheshe, M Schmidt, M Zaccolo - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2018 - cell.com
How cAMP generates hormone-specific effects has been debated for many decades.
Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based sensors for cAMP allow real-time …

Primary cilia: cell and molecular mechanosensors directing whole tissue function

M Spasic, CR Jacobs - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Primary cilia are immotile, microtubule-based organelles extending from the surface of
nearly every mammalian cell. Mechanical stimulation causes deflection of the primary cilium …

cAMP signaling compartmentation: adenylyl cyclases as anchors of dynamic signaling complexes

TB Johnstone, SR Agarwal, RD Harvey… - Molecular pharmacology, 2018 - ASPET
It is widely accepted that cAMP signaling is compartmentalized within cells. However, our
knowledge of how receptors, cAMP signaling enzymes, effectors, and other key proteins …

Phosphodiesterases in heart and vessels-From Physiology to Diseases

Q Fu, Y Wang, C Yan, YK Xiang - Physiological Reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are a superfamily of enzymes that hydrolyze cyclic nucleotides,
including cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate …