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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor 1 (commonly referred to as LPA<sub>1</sub>) is a [[G protein-coupled receptor]] and one of 6 different LPA receptors (LPA<sub>1</sub>-LPA<sub>6</sub>). These receptors bind the phospholipid derivative [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysophosphatidic_acid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)], a signaling molecule that acts as a potent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitogen mitogen] upon binding to one of its six receptors.<ref name="regpeps">PMID: 26091040</ref> LPA<sub>1</sub> is part of the larger [http://jb.oxfordjournals.org/content/131/6/767 EDG receptor family] which includes the more widely | Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor 1 (commonly referred to as LPA<sub>1</sub>) is a [[G protein-coupled receptor]] and one of 6 different LPA receptors (LPA<sub>1</sub>-LPA<sub>6</sub>). These receptors bind the phospholipid derivative [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysophosphatidic_acid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)], a signaling molecule that acts as a potent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitogen mitogen] upon binding to one of its six receptors.<ref name="regpeps">PMID: 26091040</ref> LPA<sub>1</sub> is part of the larger [http://jb.oxfordjournals.org/content/131/6/767 EDG receptor family], which includes the more widely studied sphingosine 1-phopshate receptors. | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
[[Image:Amphbindingfinal.png|200 px|left|thumb|Figure 1: Electrostatic illustration of the amphipathic binding pocket of the LPA<sub>1</sub> receptor. This binding pocket was revealed by cutting away the exterior or the protein. This binding pocket, located in the interior of the protein, has both polar and nonpolar regions. The blue and red coloration highlight the positively and negatively charged regions, respectively, and the white color shows the nonpolar region of the binding pocket.]] | [[Image:Amphbindingfinal.png|200 px|left|thumb|Figure 1: Electrostatic illustration of the amphipathic binding pocket of the LPA<sub>1</sub> receptor. This binding pocket was revealed by cutting away the exterior or the protein. This binding pocket, located in the interior of the protein, has both polar and nonpolar regions. The blue and red coloration highlight the positively and negatively charged regions, respectively, and the white color shows the nonpolar region of the binding pocket.]] | ||
