Lysophosphatidic acid: G-protein signalling and cellular responses

Curr Opin Cell Biol. 1997 Apr;9(2):168-73. doi: 10.1016/s0955-0674(97)80059-2.

Abstract

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a serum-borne phospholipid that activates a specific G protein coupled receptor to evoke multiple cellular responses. Recent work has identified two cDNAs encoding putative LPA receptors, various LPA-like agonists that act on distinct receptors, and new pathways that link the receptor(s) to such diverse events as Ras signalling, cytoskeletal remodelling and membrane depolarization.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Lysophospholipids / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled*
  • Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid
  • Signal Transduction*

Substances

  • Lysophospholipids
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid
  • GTP-Binding Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/U78192
  • GENBANK/Y09479