3hmv

Structural highlights

Function

PDE4B_HUMAN Hydrolyzes the second messenger cAMP, which is a key regulator of many important physiological processes. May be involved in mediating central nervous system effects of therapeutic agents ranging from antidepressants to antiasthmatic and anti-inflammatory agents.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Phosphodiesterase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Xu RX, Hassell AM, Vanderwall D, Lambert MH, Holmes WD, Luther MA, Rocque WJ, Milburn MV, Zhao Y, Ke H, Nolte RT. Atomic structure of PDE4: insights into phosphodiesterase mechanism and specificity. Science. 2000 Jun 9;288(5472):1822-5. PMID:10846163
2. ↑ Xu RX, Rocque WJ, Lambert MH, Vanderwall DE, Luther MA, Nolte RT. Crystal structures of the catalytic domain of phosphodiesterase 4B complexed with AMP, 8-Br-AMP, and rolipram. J Mol Biol. 2004 Mar 19;337(2):355-65. PMID:15003452 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.01.040