It binds to the catabolite activator protein in the lac operon when glucose levels are low.
The 8-Br variety of this molecule is a brominated derivative of it, and is therefore longer lasting. In the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum, this molecule acts as an acrasin by regulating the process of aggregation. After determining the role of epinephrine in the liver, Earl Sutherland discovered this molecule. By permanently activating a G-protein, cholera increases the amount of this molecule produced. It binds to the catabolite activator protein in the lac operon when glucose levels are low. This molecule's production is catalyzed by adenyl cyclase, while its inactivation is performed by phosphodiesterase. It usually functions by activating protein kinase A. For 10 points, name this second messenger derived from ATP.
The 8-Br variety of this molecule is a brominated derivative of it, and is therefore longer lasting.
{cyclic AMP} [or {cAMP}; or {cyclic adenosine monophosphate}]