Second Messenger Systems

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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.