title: Lysophosphatidic acid: G-protein signalling and cellular responses.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cellular Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 X Amsterdam, The Netherlands. wmoolen@nki.nl
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Moolenaar
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kranenburg
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Postma
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Zondag
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049368:Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049368:Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins