Adenylyl cyclase type 3 is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''ADCY3''
gene
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Function
This gene encodes adenylyl cyclase 3, which is a membrane-associated enzyme and catalyzes the formation of the secondary messenger
cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
The ADCY3 subtype likely mediates odorant detection (possibly) via modulation of intracellular cAMP concentration.
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EC 4.6.1
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