title: Edg-6 as a putative sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor coupling to Ca(2+) signaling pathway.
abstract: The endothelial differentiation gene-6 (Edg-6) was recently identified as an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor. Its predicted amino acid sequence is very close to Edg family of receptor proteins whose ligand is supposed to be lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) or lysosphingolipid such as sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC). Transfection of the Edg-6 into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and K562 cells resulted in the appearance of high-affinity [(3)H]S1P binding activity. Among lipids employed, S1P and, even though less potent, SPC, displaced the [(3)H]S1P binding, but LPA was inactive. In Edg-6-transfected CHO cells, an increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration in response to S1P or SPC was clearly enhanced without change in the LPA-induced action as compared with the vector-transfected cells. The enhancement of the Ca(2+) response was associated with a significant accumulation of inositol phosphate, reflecting activation of phospholipase C. Similar enhancement of Ca(2+) response to S1P or SPC was also observed in Edg-6-expressing K562 cells. These lipid-induced actions in CHO cells and K562 cells expressing Edg-6 were markedly suppressed by pertussis toxin treatment. We conclude that Edg-6 is one of S1P or lysosphingolipid receptors that couple to phospholipase C-Ca(2+) system through pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory, Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., 3 Miyahara-cho, Takasaki, 370-1295, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kon
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoneya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Okajima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D006224:Cricetinae; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049312:Receptors, Lysophospholipid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049312:Receptors, Lysophospholipid; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D013110:Sphingosine; D002118:Calcium