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ArticleNature communications2016

Orphan GPR110 (ADGRF1) targeted by N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine in development of neurons and cognitive function.

Ji-Won Lee, Bill X Huang, HeungSun Kwon, Md Abdur Rashid, Giorgi Kharebava, Abhishek Desai, Samarjit Patnaik, Juan Marugan, Hee-Yong Kim

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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76citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ji-Won LeeLaboratory of Molecular Signaling, NIAAA, NIH, 5625 Fishers Lane Room 3N-07, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9410, USA.
Bill X HuangLaboratory of Molecular Signaling, NIAAA, NIH, 5625 Fishers Lane Room 3N-07, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9410, USA.
HeungSun KwonLaboratory of Molecular Signaling, NIAAA, NIH, 5625 Fishers Lane Room 3N-07, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9410, USA.
Md Abdur RashidLaboratory of Molecular Signaling, NIAAA, NIH, 5625 Fishers Lane Room 3N-07, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9410, USA.
Giorgi KharebavaLaboratory of Molecular Signaling, NIAAA, NIH, 5625 Fishers Lane Room 3N-07, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9410, USA.
Abhishek DesaiLaboratory of Molecular Signaling, NIAAA, NIH, 5625 Fishers Lane Room 3N-07, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9410, USA.
Samarjit PatnaikChemistry Division of Preclinical Innovation, National Center for Advancement of Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH, 9800 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, Maryland 20892, USA.
Juan MaruganChemistry Division of Preclinical Innovation, National Center for Advancement of Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH, 9800 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, Maryland 20892, USA.
Hee-Yong KimLaboratory of Molecular Signaling, NIAAA, NIH, 5625 Fishers Lane Room 3N-07, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9410, USA.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · USNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Alterations In Lipid Metabolism In The Nervous System By EthanolZIAAA000284 · NIAAA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM · PI KIM, HEE-YONG · 2009 to 2025
$35.4M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) is an omega-3 fatty acid essential for proper brain development. N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine (synaptamide), an endogenous metabolite of DHA, potently promotes neurogenesis, neuritogenesis and synaptogenesis; however, the underlying molecular mechanism is not known. Here, we demonstrate orphan G-protein coupled receptor 110 (GPR110, ADGRF1) as the synaptamide receptor, mediating synaptamide-induced bioactivity in a cAMP-dependent manner. Mass spectrometry-based proteomic characterization and cellular fluorescence tracing with chemical analogues of synaptamide reveal specific binding of GPR110 to synaptamide, which triggers cAMP production with low nM potency. Disruption of this binding or GPR110 gene knockout abolishes while GPR110 overexpression enhances synaptamide-induced bioactivity. GPR110 is highly expressed in fetal brains but rapidly decreases after birth. GPR110 knockout mice show significant deficits in object recognition and spatial memory. GPR110 deorphanized as a functional synaptamide receptor provides a novel target for neurodevelopmental control and new insight into mechanisms by which DHA promotes brain development and function.

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AnimalsBrainCell LineCognitionCyclic AMPDocosahexaenoic AcidsEndocannabinoidsFemaleGene Knockout TechniquesHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalNeurogenesisADGRF1 protein, humanADGRF1 protein, mouseCyclic AMPDocosahexaenoic AcidsEndocannabinoidsN-docosahexaenoylethanolamideOncogene ProteinsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID27759003
PMCPMC5075789
OpenAlexW2538055955

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