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Ascorbic acid is a regulator of the intracellular cAMP concentration: old molecule, new functions?

Authors :
Kaya F
Belin S
Diamantidis G
Fontes M
Source :
FEBS letters [FEBS Lett] 2008 Oct 29; Vol. 582 (25-26), pp. 3614-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Oct 01.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Recently, using an animal model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth human disorder, we showed that ascorbic acid (AA) represses PMP22 gene expression by acting on intracellular cAMP concentrations. In this work, we present kinetics data on the inhibitory effect of AA upon adenylate cyclase activity. The data show that this molecule acts as a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme, a finding that opens new pharmacological avenues.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0014-5793
Volume :
582
Issue :
25-26
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
FEBS letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18835269
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2008.09.040