ADCY8 Gene Summary [Human]

Adenylate cyclase is a membrane bound enzyme that catalyses the formation of cyclic AMP from ATP. The enzymatic activity is under the control of several hormones, and different polypeptides participate in the transduction of the signal from the receptor to the catalytic moiety. Stimulatory or inhibitory receptors (Rs and Ri) interact with G proteins (Gs and Gi) that exhibit GTPase activity and they modulate the activity of the catalytic subunit of the adenylyl cyclase [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
ADCY8
Official Name
adenylate cyclase 8 [Source:HGNC Symbol;Acc:HGNC:239]
Ensembl ID
ENSG00000155897
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 114 Ensembl: ENSG00000155897
Aliases adenylate cyclase 8
Synonyms AC8, ADCY3, adenylate cyclase 8, HBAC1
Species
Human, Homo sapiens
OrthologiesMouseRat

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in human ADCY8 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • protein dimerization
  • calmodulin binding
  • protein phosphatase binding
  • enzyme
  • protein binding
  • Adenylate cyclase, conserved domain
  • adenylate cyclase
  • actin binding
  • IQ domain
  • calcium/calmodulin-responsive adenylate cyclase
  • protein homodimerization
  • Class III nucleotidyl cyclases
  • Adenylyl- / guanylyl cyclase, catalytic domain
  • protein heterodimerization
  • phosphatase binding

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • COVID-19
  • Alzheimer disease
  • prostate cancer
  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  • breast carcinoma
  • chronic kidney disease
  • post-traumatic stress disorder
  • memory deficits
regulated by
regulates
  • cyclic AMP
  • Ca2+
  • CREB
  • insulin
  • enzyme
  • D-glucose
  • corticosterone
  • ADCY8
role in cell
  • response
  • long-term potentiation
  • response by
  • long-term potentiation in
  • elevation in
  • synaptic depression in
  • depotentiation in

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Plasma Membrane
  • glutaminergic synapse
  • cellular membrane
  • actin cytoskeleton
  • caveolar membranes
  • apical membrane
  • presynaptic membrane
  • caveolae
  • basolateral membrane
  • sperm tail
  • neurites
  • synapse
  • membrane rafts
  • clathrin-coated pits
  • perikaryon
  • axons
  • dendrites
  • postsynaptic density
  • excitatory synapses

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the human ADCY8 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation
  • activation of protein kinase A activity
  • positive regulation of long term synaptic depression
  • regulation of cellular response to stress
  • memory
  • learning or memory
  • regulation of insulin secretion
  • locomotory behavior
  • cellular response to calcium ion
  • cellular response to glucagon stimulus
  • cellular response to glucose stimulus
  • positive regulation of synaptic plasticity
  • cellular response to morphine
  • glucose mediated signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus
  • intracellular signal transduction
  • opioid receptor signaling pathway
  • cAMP biosynthetic process
  • signal transduction
  • protein homooligomerization
  • cytosolic calcium ion homeostasis
  • adenylate cyclase-activating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • elevation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration
  • long-term memory
  • glucose homeostasis
  • positive regulation of CREB transcription factor activity
  • protein oligomerization

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • presynaptic membrane
  • postsynaptic density
  • excitatory synapse
  • neuronal cell body membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • dendrite
  • caveola
  • presynaptic active zone
  • coated pit
  • membrane
  • membrane raft
  • actin cytoskeleton
  • basolateral plasma membrane
  • axon
  • apical plasma membrane
  • clathrin coated vesicle membrane

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • calcium- and calmodulin-responsive adenylate cyclase activity
  • ATP binding
  • calmodulin binding
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • actin binding
  • protein heterodimerization activity
  • metal ion binding
  • protein dimerization activity
  • protein phosphatase 2A binding
  • adenylate cyclase activity

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