LPA receptor signaling: pharmacology, physiology, and pathophysiology

YC Yung, NC Stoddard, J Chun - Journal of lipid research, 2014 - ASBMB
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a small ubiquitous lipid found in vertebrate and
nonvertebrate organisms that mediates diverse biological actions and demonstrates …

LPA receptors: subtypes and biological actions

JW Choi, DR Herr, K Noguchi, YC Yung… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a small, ubiquitous phospholipid that acts as an extracellular
signaling molecule by binding to and activating at least five known G protein–coupled …

The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid in cancer

GB Mills, WH Moolenaar - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2003 - nature.com
The bioactive phospholipid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) stimulates cell proliferation,
migration and survival by acting on its cognate G-protein-coupled receptors. Aberrant LPA …

The role of the Rho GTPases in neuronal development

EE Govek, SE Newey, L Van Aelst - Genes & development, 2005 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Our brain serves as a center for cognitive function and neurons within the brain relay and
store information about our surroundings and experiences. Modulation of this complex …

Lysophosphatidic acid signaling in the nervous system

YC Yung, NC Stoddard, H Mirendil, J Chun - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
The brain is composed of many lipids with varied forms that serve not only as structural
components but also as essential signaling molecules. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an …

Neuronal polarity: from extracellular signals to intracellular mechanisms

N Arimura, K Kaibuchi - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2007 - nature.com
After they are born and differentiate, neurons break their previous symmetry, dramatically
change their shape, and establish two structurally and functionally distinct compartments …

Rho signaling pathway targeted to promote spinal cord repair

P Dergham, B Ellezam, C Essagian… - Journal of …, 2002 - Soc Neuroscience
The Rho signaling pathway regulates the cytoskeleton and motility and plays an important
role in neuronal growth inhibition. Here we demonstrate that inactivation of Rho or its …

Rho kinase inhibition enhances axonal regeneration in the injured CNS

AE Fournier, BT Takizawa… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
Myelin-associated inhibitors limit axonal regeneration in the injured brain and spinal cord. A
common target of many neurite outgrowth inhibitors is the Rho family of small GTPases …

Apoptotic membrane blebbing is regulated by myosin light chain phosphorylation

JC Mills, NL Stone, J Erhardt, RN Pittman - The Journal of cell biology, 1998 - rupress.org
The evolutionarily conserved execution phase of apoptosis is defined by characteristic
changes occurring during the final stages of death; specifically cell shrinkage, dynamic …

Inactivation of Rho signaling pathway promotes CNS axon regeneration

M Lehmann, A Fournier, I Selles-Navarro… - Journal of …, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
Regeneration in the CNS is blocked by many different growth inhibitory proteins. To foster
regeneration, we have investigated a strategy to block the neuronal response to growth …