title: LPA in neural cell development.
abstract: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) elicits diverse cellular responses through cell surface LPA receptors in nervous system-derived cells and cell lines. The developing nervous system is one of the major loci for LPA receptor expression. Recent studies have also revealed that metabolic pathways of LPA are present in the nervous system. A growing body of literature suggests a crucial role for LPA in neuronal development processes, including neurogenesis, neuronal migration, neuritogenesis, and myelination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, N15W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukushima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; C032881:lysophosphatidic acid