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. 2022 Oct 13;13:1024423. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1024423

Table 1.

Genes encoding cAMP signaling pathway components that develop driver mutations in human cancer. All abbreviations are defined in the text.

Gene Pathway component Tissue/organ involved Tumor type
TSHR GPCR Thyroid Adenomas
GPR101 GPCR Pituitary Somatotropinomas
GNAS G protein alpha subunit Adrenal cortex;
Parathyroid
Adenomas
PDE8B Phosphodiesterase Adrenal cortex Adenomas
PDE11A Phosphodiesterase Adrenal cortex;
Testis Leydig/Sertoli cells;
Germ cells
Adenomas;
Germ cell tumors
PRKARA1 PKA, regulatory subunit Adrenal cortex;
Testis Sertoli cells;
Pituitary
Adenomas;
LCCSCT;
Somatotropinomas
PRKACA PKA, catalytic subunit Adrenal cortex;
Liver
Adenomas;
Fibrolamellar hepatocellular cancer
PRKACB PKA, catalytic subunit Adrenal cortex Adenomas
CREB Transcription factor Abdominal soft tissue;
CNS
FET-CREB fusion tumors