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An elusive adenylate cyclase complicit in cholera is exposed
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An elusive adenylate cyclase complicit in cholera is exposed

Christoph O Randak
The Journal of biological chemistry, Vol.293(33), pp.12960-12961
08/17/2018
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.H118.004669
PMCID: PMC6102141
PMID: 30120153
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https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.H118.004669View
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Abstract

The intestinal consequences of cholera enterotoxin are caused by activation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) anion channel through the actions of an as-yet-unknown adenylate cyclase. A new study hunts down this elusive enzyme, showing that mouse and human intestinal epithelium functionally and structurally pair adenylate cyclase isoform 6 (AC6) with CFTR. These findings provide important insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the robust pathological activation of CFTR activity and promise new opportunities to treat cholera.
Cholera - therapy Intestinal Mucosa - metabolism Animals Humans Cholera - metabolism Cholera - pathology Enterotoxins - metabolism Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator - metabolism Adenylyl Cyclases - metabolism Intestinal Mucosa - pathology

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