title: Type I calmodulin-sensitive adenylyl cyclase is neural specific.
abstract: The distribution of type I calmodulin-sensitive adenylyl cyclase in bovine and rat tissues was examined by northern blot analysis and in situ hybridization. Northern blot analysis using poly(A)(+)-selected RNA from various bovine tissues indicated that mRNA for type I adenylyl cyclase was found only in brain, retina, and adrenal medulla, suggesting that this enzyme is neural specific. In situ hybridization studies using bovine, rabbit, and rat retina indicated that mRNA for type I adenylyl cyclase is found in all three nuclear layers of the neural retina and is particularly abundant in the inner segment of the photoreceptor cells. The neural-specific distribution of type I adenylyl cyclase mRNA and its restricted expression in areas of brain implicated in neuroplasticity are consistent with the proposal that this enzyme plays an important role in various neuronal functions including learning and memory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blazynski
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Storm
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D051379:Mice; D015335:Molecular Probes / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000201:enzymology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012160:Retina / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D015335:Molecular Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; C106670:adenylyl cyclase 1