The PDE4D gene is complex and has at least 9 different isoforms that encode functional proteins. These proteins degrade the second messenger cAMP, which is a key signal transduction molecule in multiple cell types, including vascular cells (Dominiczak and McBride, 2003).[supplied by OMIM]
Furthermore, changes in expression of the isoform PDE4D7 have been proposed as prostate cancer biomarker.
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