Experimental and mathematical analysis of cAMP nanodomains

In their role as second messengers, cyclic nucleotides such as cAMP have a variety of intracellular effects. These complex tasks demand a highly organized orchestration of spatially and temporally confined cAMP action which should be best achieved by compartmentalization of the latter. A great body...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2017-04, Vol.12 (4), p.e0174856
Hauptverfasser: Lohse, Christian, Bock, Andreas, Maiellaro, Isabella, Hannawacker, Annette, Schad, Lothar R, Lohse, Martin J, Bauer, Wolfgang R
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Zusammenfassung:In their role as second messengers, cyclic nucleotides such as cAMP have a variety of intracellular effects. These complex tasks demand a highly organized orchestration of spatially and temporally confined cAMP action which should be best achieved by compartmentalization of the latter. A great body of evidence suggests that cAMP compartments may be established and maintained by cAMP degrading enzymes, e.g. phosphodiesterases (PDEs). However, the molecular and biophysical details of how PDEs can orchestrate cAMP gradients are entirely unclear. In this paper, using fusion proteins of cAMP FRET-sensors and PDEs in living cells, we provide direct experimental evidence that the cAMP concentration in the vicinity of an individual PDE molecule is below the detection limit of our FRET sensors (
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0174856