Synonyms:DPDE2, ENTREZ:5141, HGNC:8780, MIM:600126, NM_001111307, NM_001111308, NM_001111309, NM_001243121, NM_006202, NP_001104777, NP_001104778, NP_001104779, NP_001230050, NP_006193, PDE4, PDE46, PDE4A, XM_011528054, XM_011528055, XM_017026865, XM_024451534, XP_011526356, XP_011526357, XP_016882354, XP_024307302, phosphodiesterase 4A
Omim:OMIM:600126
Id:ENSG00000065989
Hgnc:HGNC:8780
Description:phosphodiesterase 4A
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) family, and PDE4 subfamily. This PDE hydrolyzes the second messenger, cAMP, which is a regulator and mediator of a number of cellular responses to extracellular signals. Thus, by regulating the cellular concentration of cAMP, this protein plays a key role in many important physiological processes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Jul 2011]