PDE5A

(redirected from cGMP-specific 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase)

PDE5A

A gene on chromosome 4q27 that encodes a cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase which hydrolyses cGMP to 5'-GMP, resulting in cardiac smooth muscle relaxation.
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