An elusive adenylate cyclase complicit in cholera is exposed

作者:Randak Christoph O*
来源:JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 2018, 293(33): 12960-12961.
DOI:10.1074/jbc.H118.004669

摘要

The intestinal consequences of cholera enterotoxin are caused by activation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) anion channel through the actions of an as-yet-unknown adenylate cyclase. A new study hunts down this elusive enzyme, showing that mouse and human intestinal epithelium functionally and structurally pair adenylate cyclase isoform 6 (AC6) with CFTR. These findings provide important insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the robust pathological activation of CFTR activity and promise new opportunities to treat cholera.

  • 出版日期2018-8-17