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Adenylyl cyclase functions downstream of the Galpha protein Gpa1 and controls mating and pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Feb 2002
Alspaugh J Andrew, Pukkila-Worley Read, Harashima Toshiaki, Cavallo Lora M, Funnell Deanna, Cox Gary M, Perfect John R, Kronstad James W, Heitman Joseph
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The signaling molecule cyclic AMP (cAMP) is a ubiquitous second messenger that enables cells to detect and respond to extracellular signals. cAMP is generated by the enzyme adenylyl cyclase, which is activated or inhibited by the Galpha subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins in response to ligand-...
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