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Wang H, Li M, St Onge CM, Fuss B, Zhang Y. Elucidating the binding mechanism of LPA species and analogs in an LPA 4 receptor homology model. J Mol Graph Model 2022; 116:108274. [PMID: 35868118 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2022.108274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 4 (LPA4) has emerged as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of a variety of diseases, including cancer and obesity-induced diabetes, but its structure remains to be revealed. In the present work, a homology model of LPA4 was built for studying the binding mechanism of LPA species and analogs. Then five selected LPA species and analogs with structural variations in their phosphate groups, substitutions on the glycerol backbone, and fatty acyl chains were docked into the LPA4 model, followed by molecular dynamics simulations and energy analyses. The computational results revealed that the aliphatic residues located at the vertical cleft of LPA4 may form a hydrophobic environment for the fatty acyl moiety of LPA species and their analogs. Meanwhile, the positively charged residues in the central cavity of LPA4 may form ionic interactions with the negatively charged hydrophilic head group of LPA species and their analogs. In addition, it was noted that a different binding mode of the hydrophilic head group in each species with the central cavity of the LPA4 might lead to a special rearrangement of the fatty acyl moiety. Taken together, these results may facilitate understanding of the activation mechanism of LPA4 and help design selective ligands to modulate its function for therapeutic purposes.
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- Huiqun Wang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States.
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Liu W, Hopkins AM, Hou J. The development of modulators for lysophosphatidic acid receptors: A comprehensive review. Bioorg Chem 2021; 117:105386. [PMID: 34695732 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lysophosphatidic acids (LPAs) are bioactive phospholipids implicated in a wide range of cellular activities that regulate a diverse array of biological functions. They recognize two types of G protein-coupled receptors (LPARs): LPA1-3 receptors and LPA4-6 receptors that belong to the endothelial gene (EDG) family and non-endothelial gene family, respectively. In recent years, the LPA signaling pathway has captured an increasing amount of attention because of its involvement in various diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cancers, cardiovascular diseases and neuropathic pain, making it a promising target for drug development. While no drugs targeting LPARs have been approved by the FDA thus far, at least three antagonists have entered phase Ⅱ clinical trials for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BMS-986020 and BMS-986278) and systemic sclerosis (SAR100842), and one radioligand (BMT-136088/18F-BMS-986327) has entered phase Ⅰ clinical trials for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. This article provides an extensive review on the current status of ligand development targeting LPA receptors to modulate LPA signaling and their therapeutic potential in various diseases.
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- Wenjie Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, 980 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6V4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, 980 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6V4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, 980 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6V4, Canada.
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Lu BL, Li FF, Kelch ID, Williams GM, Dunbar PR, Brimble MA. Investigating the Individual Importance of the Pam
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Cys Ester Motifs on TLR2 Activity. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Benjamin L. Lu
- School of Chemical Sciences The University of Auckland 23 Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences The University of Auckland 23 Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences The University of Auckland 23 Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences The University of Auckland 23 Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery The University of Auckland 3 A Symonds St. 1010 Auckland New Zealand
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Fujisaka A, Hari Y, Takuma H, Rahman SMA, Yoshikawa H, Pang J, Imanishi T, Obika S. Effective syntheses of 2',4'-BNA NC monomers bearing adenine, guanine, thymine, and 5-methylcytosine, and the properties of oligonucleotides fully modified with 2',4'-BNA NC. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:1728-1741. [PMID: 30862430 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We efficiently synthesized 2'-O,4'-C-aminomethylene-bridged nucleic acid (2',4'-BNANC) monomers bearing the four nucleobases, guanine, adenine, thymine, and 5-methylcytosine and incorporated these monomers into oligonucleotides. Initially, we carried out the transglycosylation reaction on several 2'-O-substituted 5-methyluridines to evaluate the effects of 2'-substitutions on this reaction. Under the optimized conditions, purine nucleobases were successfully introduced, and 2',4'-BNANC monomers bearing adenine or guanine were obtained over several steps. In addition, the improved synthesis of the 2',4'-BNANC monomers bearing thymine or 5-methylcytosine was also achieved. The obtained 2',4'-BNANC monomers were subsequently incorporated into oligonucleotides and the duplex-forming abilities of the modified oligonucleotides were investigated. Duplexes containing 2',4'-BNANC monomers in both or either strands were found to possess excellent thermal stabilities.
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- Aki Fujisaka
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Nishikiori-Kita 3-11-1, Tondabayashi, Osaka 584-8540, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Nishihama, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; BNA Inc, 7-7-20 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; BNA Inc, 7-7-20 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Yamamoto Y, Itoh T, Yamamoto K. A study of synthetic approaches to 2-acyl DHA lysophosphatidic acid. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:8186-8192. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob01771e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A salt formation suppresses acyl migration of DHA lysophosphatidic acid.
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- Yoshinori Yamamoto
- Laboratory of Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry
- Showa Pharmaceutical University
- Machida
- Japan
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- Laboratory of Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry
- Showa Pharmaceutical University
- Machida
- Japan
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- Laboratory of Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry
- Showa Pharmaceutical University
- Machida
- Japan
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Yung YC, Stoddard NC, Chun J. LPA receptor signaling: pharmacology, physiology, and pathophysiology. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:1192-214. [PMID: 24643338 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r046458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 517] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a small ubiquitous lipid found in vertebrate and nonvertebrate organisms that mediates diverse biological actions and demonstrates medicinal relevance. LPA's functional roles are driven by extracellular signaling through at least six 7-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors. These receptors are named LPA1-6 and signal through numerous effector pathways activated by heterotrimeric G proteins, including Gi/o, G12/13, Gq, and Gs LPA receptor-mediated effects have been described in numerous cell types and model systems, both in vitro and in vivo, through gain- and loss-of-function studies. These studies have revealed physiological and pathophysiological influences on virtually every organ system and developmental stage of an organism. These include the nervous, cardiovascular, reproductive, and pulmonary systems. Disturbances in normal LPA signaling may contribute to a range of diseases, including neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, pain, cardiovascular disease, bone disorders, fibrosis, cancer, infertility, and obesity. These studies underscore the potential of LPA receptor subtypes and related signaling mechanisms to provide novel therapeutic targets.
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- Yun C Yung
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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Gupte R, Patil R, Liu J, Wang Y, Lee SC, Fujiwara Y, Fells J, Bolen AL, Emmons-Thompson K, Yates CR, Siddam A, Panupinthu N, Pham TCT, Baker DL, Parrill AL, Mills GB, Tigyi G, Miller DD. Benzyl and naphthalene methylphosphonic acid inhibitors of autotaxin with anti-invasive and anti-metastatic activity. ChemMedChem 2011; 6:922-35. [PMID: 21465666 PMCID: PMC3517046 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201000425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Revised: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Autotaxin (ATX, NPP2) is a member of the nucleotide pyrophosphate phosphodiesterase enzyme family. ATX catalyzes the hydrolytic cleavage of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) by lysophospholipase D activity, which leads to generation of the growth-factor-like lipid mediator lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). ATX is highly upregulated in metastatic and chemotherapy-resistant carcinomas and represents a potential target to mediate cancer invasion and metastasis. Herein we report the synthesis and pharmacological characterization of ATX inhibitors based on the 4-tetradecanoylaminobenzylphosphonic acid scaffold, which was previously found to lack sufficient stability in cellular systems. The new 4-substituted benzylphosphonic acid and 6-substituted naphthalen-2-ylmethylphosphonic acid analogues block ATX activity with K(i) values in the low micromolar to nanomolar range against FS3, LPC, and nucleotide substrates through a mixed-mode inhibition mechanism. None of the compounds tested inhibit the activity of related enzymes (NPP6 and NPP7). In addition, the compounds were evaluated as agonists or antagonists of seven LPA receptor (LPAR) subtypes. Analogues 22 and 30 b, the two most potent ATX inhibitors, inhibit the invasion of MM1 hepatoma cells across murine mesothelial and human vascular endothelial monolayers in vitro in a dose-dependent manner. The average terminal half-life for compound 22 is 10±5.4 h and it causes a long-lasting decrease in plasma LPA levels. Compounds 22 and 30 b significantly decrease lung metastasis of B16-F10 syngeneic mouse melanoma in a post-inoculation treatment paradigm. The 4-substituted benzylphosphonic acids and 6-substituted naphthalen-2-ylmethylphosphonic acids described herein represent new lead compounds that effectively inhibit the ATX-LPA-LPAR axis both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Renuka Gupte
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA) Fax: (+1) 901 448 3446
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA) Fax: (+1) 901 448 3446
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA)
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA)
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA)
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA)
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA)
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA) Fax: (+1) 901 448 3446
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA) Fax: (+1) 901 448 3446
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA) Fax: (+1) 901 448 3446
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, TN 38152 (USA),Computational Research on Materials Institute, University of Memphis, TN 38152 (USA)
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054 (USA)
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163 (USA) Fax: (+1) 901 448 3446
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Chun J, Hla T, Lynch KR, Spiegel S, Moolenaar WH. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXVIII. Lysophospholipid receptor nomenclature. Pharmacol Rev 2010; 62:579-87. [PMID: 21079037 PMCID: PMC2993255 DOI: 10.1124/pr.110.003111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Lysophospholipids are cell membrane-derived lipids that include both glycerophospholipids such as lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and sphingoid lipids such as sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P). These and related molecules can function in vertebrates as extracellular signals by binding and activating G protein-coupled receptors. There are currently five LPA receptors, along with a proposed sixth (LPA₁-LPA₆), and five S1P receptors (S1P₁-S1P₅). A remarkably diverse biology and pathophysiology has emerged since the last review, driven by cloned receptors and targeted gene deletion ("knockout") studies in mice, which implicate receptor-mediated lysophospholipid signaling in most organ systems and multiple disease processes. The entry of various lysophospholipid receptor modulatory compounds into humans through clinical trials is ongoing and may lead to new medicines that are based on this signaling system. This review incorporates IUPHAR Nomenclature Committee guidelines in updating the nomenclature for lysophospholipid receptors ( http://www.iuphar-db.org/DATABASE/FamilyMenuForward?familyId=36).
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- Jerold Chun
- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Albers HMHG, van Meeteren LA, Egan DA, van Tilburg EW, Moolenaar WH, Ovaa H. Discovery and Optimization of Boronic Acid Based Inhibitors of Autotaxin. J Med Chem 2010; 53:4958-67. [DOI: 10.1021/jm1005012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Division of Cell Biology
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre
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Choi JW, Herr DR, Noguchi K, Yung YC, Lee CW, Mutoh T, Lin ME, Teo ST, Park KE, Mosley AN, Chun J. LPA receptors: subtypes and biological actions. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2010; 50:157-86. [PMID: 20055701 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.010909.105753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 643] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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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 receptors (GPCRs): LPA(1)-LPA(5). They are encoded by distinct genes named LPAR1-LPAR5 in humans and Lpar1-Lpar5 in mice. The biological roles of LPA are diverse and include developmental, physiological, and pathophysiological effects. This diversity is mediated by broad and overlapping expression patterns and multiple downstream signaling pathways activated by cognate LPA receptors. Studies using cloned receptors and genetic knockout mice have been instrumental in uncovering the significance of this signaling system, notably involving basic cellular processes as well as multiple organ systems such as the nervous system. This has further provided valuable proof-of-concept data to support LPA receptors and LPA metabolic enzymes as targets for the treatment of medically important diseases that include neuropsychiatric disorders, neuropathic pain, infertility, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, fibrosis, and cancer.
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- Ji Woong Choi
- Department of Molecular Biology, Helen L. Dorris Institute for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Federico L, Pamuklar Z, Smyth SS, Morris AJ. Therapeutic potential of autotaxin/lysophospholipase d inhibitors. Curr Drug Targets 2008; 9:698-708. [PMID: 18691016 DOI: 10.2174/138945008785132439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Lysophosphatidic acids (LPAs) are structurally simple lipid phosphate esters with a widely appreciated role as extracellular signaling molecules. LPA binds to selective cell surface receptors to promote cell growth, survival, motility and differentiation. Studies using LPA receptor knockout mice and experimental therapeutics targeting these receptors identify roles for LPA signaling in processes that include cardiovascular disease and function, angiogenesis, reproduction, cancer progression and neuropathic pain. These studies identify considerable functional redundancy between these receptors and raise the possibility that additional lysophosphatidic acid receptors remain to be identified. LPA is present in the blood and other biological fluids at physiologically relevant concentrations and can likely be rapidly generated and degraded in different locations, for example at sites of inflammation, vascular injury and thrombosis or in the tumor micro environment. Recent work identifies a secreted enzyme, autotaxin (ATX), as the key component of an extracellular pathway for generation of lysophosphatidic acid by lysophospholipase D catalyzed hydrolysis of lysophospholipid substrates. In contrast to the apparently redundant functions of LPA receptors, studies using ATX knock out and transgenic mice indicate that this enzyme is uniquely required for LPA signaling during early development and serves as the primary determinant of circulating LPA levels in adult animals. Accordingly, pharmacological inhibition of ATX may be a viable and potentially effective way to interfere with LPA signaling in the cardiovascular system and possibly other settings such as tumor metastasis for therapeutic benefit. In this review we provide an update on recent advances in defining roles for LPA signaling in major disease processes and discuss recent progress in understanding the regulation and function of autotaxin focusing on strategies for the identification and initial evaluation of small molecule autotaxin inhibitors.
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- Lorenzo Federico
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Gill Heart Institute, 900 S. Limestone Street, 326 CTW Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0200, USA
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Prestwich GD, Gajewiak J, Zhang H, Xu X, Yang G, Serban M. Phosphatase-resistant analogues of lysophosphatidic acid: agonists promote healing, antagonists and autotaxin inhibitors treat cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2008; 1781:588-94. [PMID: 18454946 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2008.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Revised: 03/24/2008] [Accepted: 03/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Isoform-selective agonists and antagonists of the lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have important potential applications in cell biology and therapy. LPA GPCRs regulate cancer cell proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and also biochemical resistance to chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced apoptosis. LPA and its analogues also are feedback inhibitors of the enzyme lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD, a.k.a., autotaxin, ATX), a central regulator of invasion and metastasis. For cancer therapy, the optimal therapeutic profile would be a metabolically-stabilized, pan-LPA receptor antagonist that also inhibited lysoPLD. For protection of gastrointestinal mucosa and lymphocytes, LPA agonists would be desirable to minimize or reverse radiation or chemical-induced injury. Analogues of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) that are chemically modified to be less susceptible to phospholipases and phosphatases show activity as long-lived receptor-specific agonists and antagonists for LPA receptors, as well as inhibitors for the lysoPLD activity of ATX.
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- Glenn D Prestwich
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Utah, 419 Wakara Way, Suite 205, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, USA.
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