It is a secondary signaling molecule.
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ATP acts as the energy currency of the cell.When ATP becomes cyclic AMP (looses two phosphate groups) it can act as a secondary messenger in the cell; it effects protein activation or gene control.
protein kinase
The term second messenger was given with the discovery of chemicals that work inside the cell. Hormones and other molecules that function outside the cell are called first messengers in the transmission of information.
Nucleotides are found all around the cell. Nucleic acids RNA and DNA, molecules like ADP, ATP, and GTP, as well as secondary messengers like cyclic AMP are all nucleotides and are found throughout the cell.
Second Messengers
Cyclic AMP (cAMP) serves as a second messenger for many hormones. When hormones bind to their specific receptors on the cell membrane, it triggers a cascade of biochemical events that lead to the production of cAMP. cAMP then activates other signaling molecules, such as protein kinase A, which regulate various cellular processes, including gene expression, metabolism, and cell growth.
because original message is carried by hormone, which cant act directly, so in turn it activates cyclic AMP.
Cyclic AMP is a form of adenylic acid responsible for regulating enzyme-catalyzed processes in living cells while PIP2 calcium is a membrane phospholipid.
No, calcium bonds to calmodulin
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Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein
G. Alan Robison has written: 'Cyclic AMP' -- subject(s): Cyclic adenylic acid
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Cyclic AMP accumulates when the glucose concentration is scarce. If the glucose concentration increases, the cAMP concentration falls, and without it, CAP (catabolite activator portein) detaches from the operon and becomes inactive.
Cyclic AMP and calcium may be second messengers
Calcium