1. Identification of 9-Hydroxyoctadecadienoic Acid and Other Oxidized Free Fatty Acids as Ligands of the G Protein-coupled Receptor G2A.
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Obinata, Hideru, Hattori, Tomoyasu, Nakane, Shinji, Tatei, Kazuaki, and Izumi, Takashi
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PROTEINS , *LYMPHOID tissue , *MACROPHAGES , *CONNECTIVE tissue cells , *B cells , *T cells , *CELL cycle , *ATHEROSCLEROSIS - Abstract
G2A is a G protein-coupled receptor that is predominantly expressed in lymphoid tissues and macrophages. G2A can be induced by diverse stimuli to cause cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase in pro-B and T cells. G2A is also expressed in macrophages within atherosclerotic lesions, suggesting G2A involvement in atherosclerosis. Recently, G2A was discovered to possess proton-sensing ability. In this paper, we report another function of G2A, that is, as a receptor for 9-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (9-HODE) and other oxidized free fatty acids. G2A, expressed in CHO-K1 or HEK293 cells, showed 9-HODE-induced intracellular calcium mobilization, inositol phosphate accumulation, inhibition of cAMP accumulation, [35S]guanosine 5′-3-O-(thio)triphosphate binding, and MAP kinase activation. Furthermore, G2A was activated by various oxidized derivatives of linoleic and arachidonic acids, but it was weakly activated by cholesteryl-9-HODE. Oxidized phosphatidylcholine (1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl) when hydrolyzed with phospholipase A2 also evoked intracellular calcium mobilization in G2A-expressing cells. These results indicate that G2A is activated by oxidized free fatty acids produced by oxidation and subsequent hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine or cholesteryl linoleate. Thus, G2A might have a biological role in diverse pathological conditions including atherosclerosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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