| Literature DB >> 17465727 |
Ping Huang1, Michael A Frohman.
Abstract
Mammalian phospholipase D (PLD), a signal transduction-activated enzyme, hydrolyzes phosphatidylcholine to generate the lipid second messenger phosphatidic acid (PA) and choline. Genetic and pharmacological methods have implicated PLD and its product PA in a wide variety of cellular processes including vesicle trafficking, receptor signaling, cell proliferation and survival. Dysregulation of these cell biologic processes occurs in a diverse range of illnesses including cancer. This review summarizes PLD regulation and function and highlights its potential as a therapeutic target in disease settings.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17465727 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.11.5.707
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Expert Opin Ther Targets ISSN: 1472-8222 Impact factor: 6.902