PDE4D

PDE4D

A gene on chromosome 5q12 that encodes a counterpart of the fruit fly “dunce” gene, which has 3',5'-cyclic-AMP phosphodiesterase activity and hydrolyses the second messenger cAMP to AMP, thereby playing a role in regulating physiological processes.

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