title: Bioactive lysophospholipids and their G protein-coupled receptors.
abstract: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) are serum-borne lysophospholipids that signal through their cognate G protein-coupled receptors to evoke a great variety of responses in numerous cell types. In addition to stimulating cell proliferation and survival, LPA and S1P induce profound cytoskeletal changes through Rho-mediated signaling pathways, leading to such diverse responses as cell rounding, neurite retraction, and modulation of tumor cell invasiveness (transcellular migration). A major recent advance is the identification of a subfamily of heptahelical receptors for LPA and S1P.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cellular Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, Amsterdam, 1066 CX, The Netherlands. wmoolen@nki.nl
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Moolenaar
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049368:Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid; D049312:Receptors, Lysophospholipid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049368:Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid; D049312:Receptors, Lysophospholipid; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D013110:Sphingosine