Lysophosphatidylcholine as a ligand for the immunoregulatory receptor G2A

J. H S Kabarowski, K. Zhu, L. Q. Le, O. N. Witte, Y. Xu

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Abstract

Although the biological actions of the cell membrane and serum lipid lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) in atherosclerosis and systemic autoimmune disease are well recognized, LPC has not been linked to a specific cell-surface receptor. We show that LPC is a high-affinity ligand for G2A, a lymphocyte-expressed G protein-coupled receptor whose genetic ablation results in the development of autoimmunity. Activation of G2A by LPC increased intracellular calcium concentration, induced receptor internalization, activated ERK mitogen-activated protein kinase, and modified migratory responses of Jurkat T lymphocytes. This finding implicates a role for LPC-G2A interaction in the etiology of inflammatory autoimmune disease and atherosclerosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)702-705
Number of pages4
JournalScience
Volume293
Issue number5530
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 27 2001

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