3': 5'-Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase of Mycobacterium smegmatis

3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase

1. A spectrophotometric assay of 2':3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (EC 3.1.4.37) based on the use of an acid-base indicator and a buffer having identical PKa values is described. The assay is sinmple and rapid; it was particularly convenient for monitoring the enzyme activity at vat :ous stages of purification. 2. Several proteinases were examined for their ability to solubilize 2':3...

Cyclic 3',5'-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Activities in Neurospora crassa

Two molecular species of repressible extracellular phosphodiesterases showing cyclic 2',3'and cyclic 3',5'-nucleotide phosphodiesterase activities were detected in mycelial culture media of wild-type Neurospora crassa and purified. The two molecular species were found to be monomeric and polymeric forms of an enzyme constituted of identical subunits having molecular weights of 50,000. This enzy...

Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3 signaling complexes.

The superfamily of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases is comprised of 11 gene families. By hydrolyzing cAMP and cGMP, PDEs are major determinants in the regulation of intracellular concentrations of cyclic nucleotides and cyclic nucleotide-dependent signaling pathways. Two PDE3 subfamilies, PDE3A and PDE3B, have been described. PDE3A and PDE3B hydrolyze cAMP and cGMP with high affinity in a m...

A cyclic 3',5'-nucleotide phosphodiesterase from heart with specificity for uridine 3',5'-phosphate.

Cyclic-nucleotide Phosphodiesterase

Cyclic nucleotides have been implicated in the differentiation and function of the vertebrate retina. In the normal retina of DBA mice, the specific activity of cyclic-nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE), with cyclic-AMP as the substrate (cAMP-PDE), increases eightfold between the 6th and 20th postnatal day. Kinetic analysis of retinae from newborn mice reveals a PDE with a single Michaelis cons...