Hormones - Second Messengers Flashcards by James Pacheco | Brainscape

Q

What are the 4 second messengers we should know?

A

Cyclic AMP (cAMP)
Cyclic GMP (cGMP)
Protein Kinase Activity (PKA)
Calcium and/or phosphoinositides

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What is the role of cAMP or cGMP messengers?

A

Carry signals from cell surface to the proteins within a cell

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What is the role of PKA?

A

Regulation of growth

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