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ArticleNature2017

Structural insights into ligand recognition by the lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA

Reiya Taniguchi, Asuka Inoue, Misa Sayama, Akiharu Uwamizu, Keitaro Yamashita, Kunio Hirata, Masahito Yoshida, Yoshiki Tanaka, Hideaki E Kato, Yoshiko Nakada-Nakura and 7 more

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Article in Nature, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

64 citing papers in PubMed, 128 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Reiya TaniguchiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
Asuka InoueLaboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
Misa SayamaLaboratory of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Akiharu UwamizuLaboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
Keitaro YamashitaRIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan.
Kunio HirataJapan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.
Masahito YoshidaLaboratory of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
Yoshiki TanakaDepartment of Systems Biology, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan.
Hideaki E KatoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
Yoshiko Nakada-NakuraDepartment of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Yuko OtaniLaboratory of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Tomohiro NishizawaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
Takayuki DoiLaboratory of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
Tomohiko OhwadaLaboratory of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Ryuichiro IshitaniDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
Junken AokiLaboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
Osamu NurekiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
The University of Tokyo · JPTohoku University · JPSPring-8 · JPJapan Science and Technology Agency · JPKyoto University · JPNara Institute of Science and Technology · JPRIKEN · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive lipid composed of a phosphate group, a glycerol backbone, and a single acyl chain that varies in length and saturation. LPA activates six class A G-protein-coupled receptors to provoke various cellular reactions. Because LPA signalling has been implicated in cancer and fibrosis, the LPA receptors are regarded as promising drug targets. The six LPA receptors are subdivided into the endothelial differentiation gene (EDG) family (LPA

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AlopeciaAnimalsBinding SitesCell MembraneCrystallography, X-RayHEK293 CellsHumansLigandsLysophospholipidsMolecular Docking SimulationMutagenesisPhylogenyProtein StabilityProtein Structure, SecondaryReceptors, Lysophosphatidic AcidSubstrate SpecificityLigandslysophosphatidic acidLysophospholipidsReceptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid

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PMID28792932
OpenAlexW2745155021

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