Sphingosine 1-phosphate signalling through the G-protein-coupled receptor Edg-1

Autor: H. Wouter Moolenaar, R. Friso Postma, Ingrid van Etten, C. M. Gerben Zondag, Ingrid Verlaan
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Biochemical Journal. 330:605-609
ISSN: 1470-8728
0264-6021
DOI: 10.1042/bj3300605
Popis: Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) are structurally related lipid mediators that act on distinct G-protein-coupled receptors to evoke similar responses, including Ca2+ mobilization, adenylate cyclase inhibition, and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activation. However, little is still known about the respective receptors. A recently cloned putative LPA receptor (Vzg-1/Edg-2) is similar to an orphan Gi-coupled receptor termed Edg-1. Here we show that expression of Edg-1 in Sf9 and COS-7 cells results in inhibition of adenylate cyclase and activation of MAP kinase (Gi-mediated), but not Ca2+ mobilization, in response to S1P. These responses are specific in that (i) S1P action is not mimicked by LPA, and (ii) Vzg-1/Edg-2 cannot substitute for Edg-1. Thus the Edg-1 receptor is capable of mediating a subset of the cellular responses to S1P.
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