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Phosatidic Acid Synthesis

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Phosphatidic Acid Synthesis

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) produces most of the lipids required for the generation of new cell membranes. These lipids include cholesterol as well as the phospholipid phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidic acid (PA). PA is produced by the cleavage of PC to generate PA by the enzyme phospholipase D1 (PLD1). PLD1 activation is induced by agonist binding to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) or receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and is mediated by protein kinase C (PKC) as well as by the small GTP binding proteins Rho (RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42) and ADP-ribosylation factor1 (ARF1).

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References:

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McPhail, L.C., et al., A novel protein kinase target for the lipid second messenger phosphatidic acid. Biochim. Biophys. Acta., 1439, 277-290 (1999).

Daniel, L.W., et al., hospholipase D, tumor promoters, proliferation and prostaglandins. Biochim. Biophys. Acta., 1439, 265-276 (1999).