Somatic 'soluble' adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in Sacy tm1Lex/Sacy tm1Lex 'knockout' mice.

<h4>Background</h4>Mammalian Soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC, Adcy10, or Sacy) represents a source of the second messenger cAMP distinct from the widely studied, G protein-regulated transmembrane adenylyl cyclases. Genetic deletion of the second through fourth coding exons in Sacy(tm1Lex)/...

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Main Authors: Jeanne Farrell, Lavoisier Ramos, Martin Tresguerres, Margarita Kamenetsky, Lonny R Levin, Jochen Buck
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003251
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author Jeanne Farrell
Lavoisier Ramos
Martin Tresguerres
Margarita Kamenetsky
Lonny R Levin
Jochen Buck
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Jochen Buck
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description <h4>Background</h4>Mammalian Soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC, Adcy10, or Sacy) represents a source of the second messenger cAMP distinct from the widely studied, G protein-regulated transmembrane adenylyl cyclases. Genetic deletion of the second through fourth coding exons in Sacy(tm1Lex)/Sacy(tm1Lex) knockout mice results in a male sterile phenotype. The absence of any major somatic phenotype is inconsistent with the variety of somatic functions identified for sAC using pharmacological inhibitors and RNA interference.<h4>Principal findings</h4>We now use immunological and molecular biological methods to demonstrate that somatic tissues express a previously unknown isoform of sAC, which utilizes a unique start site, and which 'escapes' the design of the Sacy(tm1Lex) knockout allele.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>These studies reveal increased complexity at the sAC locus, and they suggest that the known isoforms of sAC play a unique function in male germ cells.
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spelling doaj-art-c2df02c708ae44928649b122d1d5d41e2025-08-20T02:38:29ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032008-09-0139e325110.1371/journal.pone.0003251Somatic 'soluble' adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in Sacy tm1Lex/Sacy tm1Lex 'knockout' mice.Jeanne FarrellLavoisier RamosMartin TresguerresMargarita KamenetskyLonny R LevinJochen Buck<h4>Background</h4>Mammalian Soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC, Adcy10, or Sacy) represents a source of the second messenger cAMP distinct from the widely studied, G protein-regulated transmembrane adenylyl cyclases. Genetic deletion of the second through fourth coding exons in Sacy(tm1Lex)/Sacy(tm1Lex) knockout mice results in a male sterile phenotype. The absence of any major somatic phenotype is inconsistent with the variety of somatic functions identified for sAC using pharmacological inhibitors and RNA interference.<h4>Principal findings</h4>We now use immunological and molecular biological methods to demonstrate that somatic tissues express a previously unknown isoform of sAC, which utilizes a unique start site, and which 'escapes' the design of the Sacy(tm1Lex) knockout allele.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>These studies reveal increased complexity at the sAC locus, and they suggest that the known isoforms of sAC play a unique function in male germ cells.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003251
spellingShingle Jeanne Farrell
Lavoisier Ramos
Martin Tresguerres
Margarita Kamenetsky
Lonny R Levin
Jochen Buck
Somatic 'soluble' adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in Sacy tm1Lex/Sacy tm1Lex 'knockout' mice.
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title Somatic 'soluble' adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in Sacy tm1Lex/Sacy tm1Lex 'knockout' mice.
title_full Somatic 'soluble' adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in Sacy tm1Lex/Sacy tm1Lex 'knockout' mice.
title_fullStr Somatic 'soluble' adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in Sacy tm1Lex/Sacy tm1Lex 'knockout' mice.
title_full_unstemmed Somatic 'soluble' adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in Sacy tm1Lex/Sacy tm1Lex 'knockout' mice.
title_short Somatic 'soluble' adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in Sacy tm1Lex/Sacy tm1Lex 'knockout' mice.
title_sort somatic soluble adenylyl cyclase isoforms are unaffected in sacy tm1lex sacy tm1lex knockout mice
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003251
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