The actions and metabolism of lysophosphatidylinositol, an endogenous agonist for GPR55.
Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat
; 107: 103-16, 2013 Dec.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-23714700
ABSTRACT
Lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) is a subspecies of lysophospholipid and is assumed to be not only a degradation product of phosphatidylinositol (PI), but also a bioactive lysophospholipid mediator. However, not much attention has been directed toward LPI compared to lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), since the receptor for LPI has not been identified. During screening for an agonist for the orphan G protein coupled receptor GPR55, we identified LPI, 2-arachidonoyl LPI in particular, as an agonist for GPR55. Our efforts to identify an LPI receptor facilitated research on LPI as a lipid messenger. In addition, we also found that DDHD1, previously identified as phosphatidic acid-preferring phospholipase A1, was one of the synthesizing enzymes of 2-arachidonoyl LPI. Here, we summarized the background for discovering the LPI receptor, and the actions/metabolism of LPI. We also referred to the biosynthesis of PI, a 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl species, since the molecule is the precursor of 2-arachidonoyl LPI. Furthermore, we discussed physiological and/or pathophysiological processes involving LPI and GPR55, including the relevance of LPI-GPR55 and cannabinoids, since GPR55 was previously postulated to be another cannabinoid receptor. Although there is no doubt that GPR55 is the LPI receptor, we should re-consider whether or not GPR55 is in fact another cannabinoid receptor.
Key words
Acyltransferase; Arachidonic acid; CoA; DAG; FFA; Fatty acid remodeling; GP; GPI; GPR55; LPA; LPC; LPE; LPI; Lysophosphatidylinositol; MAG; PAF; PI; PS; Phosphatidylinositol; Phospholipase A1; Phospholipase A2; Steraric acid; coenzyme A; diacylglycerol; free fatty acids; glycerophosphate; glycerophosphoinositol; lysoPS; lysophosphatidic acid; lysophosphatidylcholine; lysophosphatidylethanolamine; lysophosphatidylinositol; lysophosphatidylserine; monoacylglycerol; phosphatidylinositol; phosphatidylserine; platelet-activating factor
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Lysophospholipids
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Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat
Journal subject:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article