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Review
. 2013 Oct 15;126(Pt 20):4537-43.
doi: 10.1242/jcs.133751.

Local cAMP signaling in disease at a glance

Matthew G Gold  1 , Tamir Gonen, John D Scott
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Review

Local cAMP signaling in disease at a glance

Matthew G Gold et al. J Cell Sci. .

Abstract

The second messenger cyclic AMP (cAMP) operates in discrete subcellular regions within which proteins that synthesize, break down or respond to the second messenger are precisely organized. A burgeoning knowledge of compartmentalized cAMP signaling is revealing how the local control of signaling enzyme activity impacts upon disease. The aim of this Cell Science at a Glance article and the accompanying poster is to highlight how misregulation of local cyclic AMP signaling can have pathophysiological consequences. We first introduce the core molecular machinery for cAMP signaling, which includes the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), and then consider the role of A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) in coordinating different cAMP-responsive proteins. The latter sections illustrate the emerging role of local cAMP signaling in four disease areas: cataracts, cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

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