List of abbreviations and acronyms

AC   adenylyl cyclase

ADP adenosine diphosphate

AP 1   activator protein 1

ATP   adenosine triphosphate

ATPase adenosinetriphosphotase

CaM Ca²⁺/calmodulin

CaMKs CaM-dependent protein kinases

CAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate

CDNA complementary DNA

CRE cAMP-response element

CREB cAMP-responsive element-binding protein

DAG 1,2-diacylglycerol

DD Differential display

ER endoplasmic reticulum

ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinase

FLMP bacterial peptide

G-proteins guanine-nucleotide binding proteins

GDP guanosine diphosphate

Gpp(NH)p   guanylyl imidodiphosphate

GSK3b   glycogen synthase kinase 3b

GTP   guanosine triphosphate

IMPase   inositol monophosphatase

IP₃ inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate

Li lithium

MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase

MDD major depressive disorder

MNLs mononuclear leukocytes

MRNA messenger ribonucleic acid

P13-kinase phospatidylinositol 3-kinase

PAF platelet activating factor

PGE prostaglandin E

PI phosphoinositide

PIP₂ phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate

PKA protein kinase A, cAMP-dependent protein
kinase

PKC protein kinase C

PLC phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase

PMA phorbol ester

Rap 1 rhoptry-associated protein 1

SAGE serial analysis of gene expression

TRE 12-0-tetradecanolyphorbol-13-acetate-
response element