Phopshodiesterase Type 4A

nzymes of the cAMP-dependent phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) family are important in hydrolyzing cAMP produced by G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) stimulated adenylyl cyclases.  In brain more than 90% of cAMP formed by the stimulation of GPCRs is hydrolyzed by PDE4 enzymes (1).  PDE4 enzymes are also important molecular targets for variety of therapeutic agents like antidepressants, anti-asthmatics, and anti-inflammatory drugs.  PDE4 family comprised of 4 genes (PDE4A, B, C and D); each exhibiting multiple isozymes due to alternate splicing that leads to a larger number of distinct PDE4 variants (2).  Rolipram, an antidepressant drug, inhibits all the members of PDE4 family in mM concentration range.  In rodents, inhibition of PDE4 enzymes attenuated short- and long-term memory impairment produced by scopolamine and MK801 administration (3).  Members of the PDE4 family are regulated/activated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase A and phosphatases (4).  Protein-protein interactions and cellular trafficking of PDE4A enzymes play an important role in cAMP compartmentalization and cAMP-dependent signaling (5).  In brain members of the PDE4A, B and D family are associated with GPCRs (adrenergic and dopaminergic) signaling (6, 7), while in testis PDE4A variants are expressed exclusively in primary and secondary germ cells and are believed to be responsible for normal spermatogenesis (8). 

FabGennix Inc. provides PDE family selective, family subtype-selective and family-subtype-variant selective antibodies for detailed analyses of cAMP signaling pathways.  The PDE4A selective antibody was generated from a C-terminal peptide that is common in all PDE4A enzymes using cyclic peptide methodology that results in higher titer and specificity (9).  Antibody PD4-110P/111AP labels all known PDE4A variants including PDE4A1, A5, Ax, A8 and a 76 kDa testis specific A variant.  PDE4A-selective antibody is also available in affinity purified from for confocal, Western blotting and immunocytochemical analyses. FabGennix Inc. carries Western blot positive controls for PDE4A8 in ready to use buffers for easy identification and quantification of PDE4A8 protein in samples.  FabGennix Inc. can also conjugate antibodies with fluorescent probes (FITC/RITIC) upon request at extra charge. 

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