Horm Metab Res 2017; 49(04): 237-239
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-106858
Editorial

PDE 2015: cAMP Signaling, Protein Kinase A (PKA) and Phosphodiesterases (PDEs): How Genetics Changed the Way We Look at One of the Most Studied Signaling Pathways

Constantine A. Stratakis
1   Section on Endocrinology & Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
,
Fahrettin Kelestimur
2   Department of Endocrinology, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey
,
Jérôme Bertherat
3   Endocrinology Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, & Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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This special issue of Hormone and Metabolic Research presents the proceedings of the 4th international workshop (PDE 2015) on cyclic AMP (cAMP)/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling and phosphodiesterases (PDEs). The meeting took place at Erciyes University, in Kayseri, Turkey, ([Fig. 1]) and followed the previous workshops that were held in Paris, France, and in Bethesda, MD [1] [2]. We are indebted to the host, one of the newest and most advanced universities in Turkey, an example of how science can be inclusive and bridge not only disciplines, but also cultures. We visited the historic Cappadocia region with its rich Greek heritage, and enjoyed the local food and traditions, as well as the beautiful Ottoman architecture of Kayseri and its surroundings.



Publication History

Received: 23 March 2017

Accepted: 23 March 2017

Article published online:
20 April 2017

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