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Review
. 2001 Oct;12(8):366-70.
doi: 10.1016/s1043-2760(01)00454-4.

CO(2)/HCO(3)(-)-responsive soluble adenylyl cyclase as a putative metabolic sensor

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CO(2)/HCO(3)(-)-responsive soluble adenylyl cyclase as a putative metabolic sensor

J H Zippin et al. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Oct.

Abstract

Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is an evolutionarily conserved regulator of metabolism. Recently, we identified a novel mammalian source of cAMP - soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) - that is regulated directly by bicarbonate ions (HCO(3)(-)). As the concentration of HCO(3)(-) reflects cellular levels of carbon dioxide (CO(2)), energy-generating metabolic processes (which increase intracellular CO(2)) are poised to activate bicarbonate-responsive sAC. This direct link between metabolic activity, sAC and cAMP could represent an evolutionarily conserved mechanism of metabolic feedback regulation.

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