title: Live-cell imaging of cAMP dynamics.
abstract: Spatial and temporal compartmentalization of cAMP (and its target proteins) is central to the ability of this second messenger to govern cellular activity over timescales ranging from milliseconds to several hours. Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning of methodologies that enable researchers to directly monitor rapid subcellular cAMP dynamics, which are unobtainable by traditional cAMP assays. In this review, we examine cAMP biosensors that are currently available for measuring cAMP at the single-cell level, compare their various operating principles and discuss their applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1PD, UK.
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Willoughby
authors.forename: Dermot M F
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D002118:Calcium