{"symbol":"ADCY4","synonyms":["AC4"],"name":"adenylate cyclase 4","description":"This gene encodes a member of the family of adenylate cyclases, which are membrane-associated enzymes that catalyze the formation of the secondary messenger cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Mouse studies show that adenylate cyclase 4, along with adenylate cyclases 2 and 3, is expressed in olfactory cilia, suggesting that several different adenylate cyclases may couple to olfactory receptors and that there may be multiple receptor-mediated mechanisms for the generation of cAMP signals. Alternative splicing results in transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":196883,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/196883","proteins":[{"symbol":"ADCY4_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/ADCY4_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Adenylate cyclases (ADCY)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Adenylate+cyclases+%28ADCY%29"}]}