Autotaxin is released from adipocytes, catalyzes lysophosphatidic acid synthesis, and activates preadipocyte proliferation. Up-regulated expression with adipocyte differentiation and obesity.
Authors:Ferry G,Tellier E,Try A,Grés S,Naime I,Simon MF,Rodriguez M,Boucher J,Tack I,Gesta S,Chomarat P,Dieu M,Raes M,Galizzi JP,Valet P,Boutin JA,Saulnier-Blache JS
Journal:The Journal of biological chemistry
PubMed ID:12642576
Our group has recently demonstrated (Gesta, S., Simon, M., Rey, A., Sibrac, D., Girard, A., Lafontan, M., Valet, P., and Saulnier-Blache, J. S. (2002) J. Lipid Res. 43, 904-910) the presence, in adipocyte conditioned-medium, of a soluble lysophospholipase d-activity (LPLDact) involved in synthesis of the bioactive phospholipid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). ... More