title: Effects of lysophosphatidic acid on melanogenesis.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the effects of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) on melanogenesis in Mel-Ab cells. We found that LPA significantly attenuates melanin synthesis, and reduces the activity of tyrosinase, the rate-limiting melanogenic enzyme. Interestingly, LPA was also found to induce the activation of a 90 kDa ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK-1), which is known to phosphorylate microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) at serine 409. Though it has been previously reported that the phosphorylation of MITF is followed by the degradation of MITF, we found that LPA significantly inhibited MITF promoter activity, and that this reduced MITF and tyrosinase protein production. Our results indicate that LPA contributes to reduced melanin synthesis via the down-regulation of MITF.
authors.affiliation: Research Division for Human Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Seok
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seo-Hyoung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sun-Bang
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Sang-Woong
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.forename: Kyoung-Chan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008543:Melanins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D051739:Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012694:Serine / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D008543:Melanins; D051739:Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor; C497235:Mitf protein, mouse; D014157:Transcription Factors; D012694:Serine; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; C032881:lysophosphatidic acid