title: Lysophospholipids--receptor revelations.
abstract: Upon cell activation, membrane phospholipids are metabolized into potent lysophospholipid (LP) mediators, such as sphingosine 1-phosphate and lysophosphatidic acid. LPs fulfill signaling roles in organisms as diverse as yeast and humans. The recent discovery of G protein-coupled receptors for LPs in higher eukaryotes, and their involvement in regulating diverse processes such as angiogenesis, cardiac development, neuronal survival, and immunity, has stimulated growing interest in these lipid mediators. LP receptor biology has generated insights into fundamental cellular mechanisms and may provide therapeutic targets for drug development.
authors.affiliation: Center for Vascular Biology, Department of Physiology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-3501, USA. hla@sun.uchc.edu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hla
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ancellin
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kluk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D049368:Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid; D049312:Receptors, Lysophospholipid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / 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; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins; D013110:Sphingosine