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cAMP signaling pathway
Description
cAMP is one of the most common and universal second messengers, and its formation is promoted by adenylyl cyclase (AC) activation after ligation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by ligands including hormones, neurotransmitters, and other signaling molecules. cAMP regulates pivotal physiologic processes including metabolism, secretion, calcium homeostasis, muscle contraction, cell fate, and gene transcription. cAMP acts directly on three main targets: protein kinase A (PKA), the exchange protein activated by cAMP (Epac), and cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels (CNGCs). PKA modulates, via phosphorylation, a number of cellular substrates, including transcription factors, ion channels, transporters, exchangers, intracellular Ca2+ -handling proteins, and the contractile machinery. Epac proteins function as guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for both Rap1 and Rap2. Various effector proteins, including adaptor proteins implicated in modulation of the actin cytoskeleton, regulators of G proteins of the Rho family, and phospholipases, relay signaling downstream from Rap.
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Environmental Information Processing; Signal transduction
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K05264 vasoactive intestinal peptide
K05256 corticotropin-releasing hormone
K08522 glycoprotein hormones alpha chain
K25483 glycoprotein hormone alpha-2
K25484 glycoprotein hormone beta-5
K05251 thyrotropin subunit beta
K05258 gastric inhibitory polypeptide
K05250 follitropin subunit beta
K05262 pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide
K04141 adrenergic receptor beta-1
K04142 adrenergic receptor beta-2
K04160 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 4
K04162 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 6
K04259 prostaglandin E receptor 2
K04587 pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide type I receptor
K04590 vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 2
K04578 corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 1
K04579 corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2
K04248 lutropin-choriogonadotropic hormone receptor
K04200 melanocortin 2 receptor
K04581 glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor
K04580 gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor
K08424 glucose-dependent insulinotropic receptor
K04247 follicle stimulating hormone receptor
K04632 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha
K04153 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1
K04129 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1
K04130 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2
K04615 gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor
K04197 endothelin receptor type A
K04204 neuropeptide Y receptor type 1
K04217 somatostatin receptor 1
K04218 somatostatin receptor 2
K04221 somatostatin receptor 5
K08401 hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1
K08402 hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2/3
K04328 free fatty acid receptor 2
K04260 prostaglandin E receptor 3
K04284 growth hormone secretagogue receptor
K04630 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha
K04948 cyclic nucleotide gated channel alpha 1
K04949 cyclic nucleotide gated channel alpha 2
K04950 cyclic nucleotide gated channel alpha 3
K04951 cyclic nucleotide gated channel alpha 4
K04952 cyclic nucleotide gated channel beta 1
K04953 cyclic nucleotide gated channel beta 3
K04515 calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase) II [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
K21108 blood vessel epicardial substance
K26206 popeye domain-containing protein 2
K26207 popeye domain-containing protein 3
K04913 potassium channel subfamily K member 2
K04955 hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide-gated potassium channel 2
K04957 hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide-gated potassium channel 4
K05673 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily C (CFTR/MRP), member 4
K08014 Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 3
K04351 Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 4
K07829 Ras-related protein R-Ras
K07830 Ras-related protein R-Ras2
K04440 mitogen-activated protein kinase 8/9/10 (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) [EC:2.7.11.24 ]
K04353 Ras-related protein Rap-1A
K07836 Ras-related protein Rap-1B
K05731 T-lymphoma invasion and metastasis-inducing protein 1
K05730 guanine nucleotide exchange factor VAV
K04392 Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
K07860 Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2
K07861 Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 3
K12490 Arf-GAP with Rho-GAP domain, ANK repeat and PH domain-containing protein 3
K04513 Ras homolog gene family, member A
K00922 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha/beta/delta [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
K02649 phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha/beta/delta
K04365 B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K04366 RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K15494 protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 1B
K06269 serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP1 catalytic subunit [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
K05870 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1
K09048 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3
K09047 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5
K04355 brain-derived neurotrophic factor
K04379 proto-oncogene protein c-fos
K04448 transcription factor AP-1
K06230 zinc finger protein GLI3
K16797 zinc finger protein GLI1
K06231 hedgehog interacting protein
K04734 NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha
K02580 nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit
K04735 transcription factor p65
K18435 transcription factor SOX9 (SOX group E)
K07294 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
K04446 nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1
K03914 coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor
K02158 Bcl-2-antagonist of cell death
K06270 protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12A
K12755 myosin regulatory light chain 9
K12044 troponin I, cardiac muscle
K05208 glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1
K05209 glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2A
K05210 glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2B
K05211 glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2C
K05212 glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2D
K05213 glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 3A
K05214 glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 3B
K05031 cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator [EC:5.6.1.6 ]
K01539 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha [EC:7.2.2.13 ]
K01540 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta
K01538 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit gamma (FXYD domain-containing ion transport regulator 2)
K13360 FXYD domain-containing ion transport regulator 1
K05742 solute carrier family 9 (sodium/hydrogen exchanger), member 1
K16056 calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1
K04850 voltage-dependent calcium channel L type alpha-1C
K04851 voltage-dependent calcium channel L type alpha-1D
K04853 voltage-dependent calcium channel L type alpha-1F
K04857 voltage-dependent calcium channel L type alpha-1S
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
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Authors
Fimia GM, Sassone-Corsi P
Title
Cyclic AMP signalling.
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J Cell Sci 114:1971-2 (2001)
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Serezani CH, Ballinger MN, Aronoff DM, Peters-Golden M
Title
Cyclic AMP: master regulator of innate immune cell function.
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Integration of calcium with the signaling network in cardiac myocytes.
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Regulation of BAD by cAMP-dependent protein kinase is mediated via phosphorylation of a novel site, Ser155.
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Functional diversity of protein phosphatase-1, a cellular economizer and reset button.
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Lipinski RJ, Gipp JJ, Zhang J, Doles JD, Bushman W
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Unique and complimentary activities of the Gli transcription factors in Hedgehog signaling.
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Lasala C, Schteingart HF, Arouche N, Bedecarras P, Grinspon RP, Picard JY, Josso N, di Clemente N, Rey RA
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SOX9 and SF1 are involved in cyclic AMP-mediated upregulation of anti-Mullerian gene expression in the testicular prepubertal Sertoli cell line SMAT1.
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Rosenkranz AC, Rauch BH, Freidel K, Schror K
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Regulation of protease-activated receptor-1 by vasodilatory prostaglandins via NFAT.
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Lazennec G, Canaple L, Saugy D, Wahli W
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Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) by their ligands and protein kinase A activators.
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Murthy KS
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Signaling for contraction and relaxation in smooth muscle of the gut.
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Birukova AA, Zagranichnaya T, Alekseeva E, Bokoch GM, Birukov KG
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Epac/Rap and PKA are novel mechanisms of ANP-induced Rac-mediated pulmonary endothelial barrier protection.
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Houslay MD, Milligan G
Title
Tailoring cAMP-signalling responses through isoform multiplicity.
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