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Adenylyl cyclase is an enzyme with key regulatory roles in essentially all cells. It is the most polyphyletic known enzyme, six distinct classes have been described, all catalyzing the same reaction but representing unrelated gene families with no known sequence or structural homology.
Scientific & EducationalAdenylate cyclase occur throughout the animal kingdom and play diverse roles in cell regulation. In bacteria, the enzyme may be regulated in response to nutrients or it may constitute a toxic factor in mammals.
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