Cell Signaling Pathways

noun a type of enzyme that is involved in signal transduction pathways

• Adenylate cyclase is an enzyme responsible for converting ATP into cyclic AMP.
• So basically, adenylate cyclase helps make cyclic AMP from ATP.
• Adenylate cyclase is like the boss that tells ATP to become cyclic AMP.
• Think of adenylate cyclase as the conductor orchestrating the conversion of ATP to cyclic AMP.

noun a protein that is involved in signal transduction and cellular communication

• Adenyl cyclase is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cyclic AMP.
• So basically, adenyl cyclase helps make cyclic AMP from ATP.
• Adenyl cyclase is like the boss enzyme that turns ATP into cyclic AMP.
• Think of adenyl cyclase as the magician that transforms ATP into cyclic AMP.