title: Lysophosphatidic acid-induced mitogenesis is regulated by lipid phosphate phosphatases and is Edg-receptor independent.
abstract: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an extracellular signaling mediator with a broad range of cellular responses. Three G-protein-coupled receptors (Edg-2, -4, and -7) have been identified as receptors for LPA. In this study, the ectophosphatase lipid phosphate phosphatase 1 (LPP1) has been shown to down-regulate LPA-mediated mitogenesis. Furthermore, using degradation-resistant phosphonate analogs of LPA and stereoselective agonists of the Edg receptors we have demonstrated that the mitogenic and platelet aggregation responses to LPA are independent of Edg-2, -4, and -7. Specifically, we found that LPA degradation is insufficient to account for the decrease in LPA potency in mitogenic assays, and the stereoselectivity observed at the Edg receptors is not reflected in mitogenesis. Additionally, RH7777 cells, which are devoid of Edg-2, -4, and -7 receptor mRNA, have a mitogenic response to LPA and LPA analogs. Finally, we have determined that the ligand selectivity of the platelet aggregation response is consistent with that of mitogenesis, but not with Edg-2, -4, and -7.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Pharmacology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlotte, VA 22908, USA. sbh7d@virginia.edu
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hooks
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Heise
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010711:Phosphatidate Phosphatase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000819:agonists / Q000502:physiology*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049368:Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049368:Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid; D004247:DNA; C112948:lipid phosphate phosphatase; D010711:Phosphatidate Phosphatase