The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Adenylate Cyclase 8 (Brain) across different species:

adenylate cyclase 8 (brain) (ADCY8), adenylate cyclase 8 (Adcy8), adenylate cyclase 8 (brain) (Adcy8), adenylate cyclase 8 (brain) (adcy8), adenylate cyclase 3 (ADCY3), similar to type III adenylyl cyclase (ADCY3)

Other aliases include:

AC8, ADCY3, HBAC1, AW060868, Ac8, MGC121231, si:ch211-220f13.4, ADCY8

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Adenylate Cyclase 8 (Brain):

adenylate cyclase 8 – adenylyl cyclase-8, brain – adenylate cyclase type 8 – adenylyl cyclase 8 – ATP pyrophosphate-lyase 8 – adenylate cyclase type VIII – ca(2+)/calmodulin-activated adenylyl cyclase – type VIII adenylyl cyclase – adenylate cyclase 8 (brain) – ADCY_3 – adenylate cyclase type 8-like – adenylate cyclase 3 – similar to type III adenylyl cyclase – adenylate cyclase type 3-like

Adenylate Cyclase 8 (Brain) fulfills a number of functions:

ATP binding – calcium- and calmodulin-responsive adenylate cyclase activity – magnesium ion binding – nucleotide binding – adenylate cyclase activity – lyase activity – metal ion binding – phosphorus-oxygen lyase activity – binding – motor activity

Adenylate Cyclase 8 (Brain) is relevant to the following processes:

activation of adenylate cyclase activity by G-protein signaling pathway – activation of protein kinase A activity – cAMP biosynthetic process – hormone-mediated signaling – inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity by G-protein signaling – learning or memory – cAMP-mediated signaling – cyclic nucleotide biosynthetic process – intracellular signaling pathway – long-term memory – hormone-mediated signaling pathway – inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity by G-protein signaling pathway – intracellular signaling cascade – signal transduction

Locations for Adenylate Cyclase 8 (Brain):

integral to membrane – membrane fraction – plasma membrane – membrane – cytoskeleton – myosin complex

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology