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The potential for phospholipase D as a new therapeutic target

  • Stony Brook University

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)707-716
Number of pages10
JournalExpert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets
Volume11
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

Keywords

  • Cell survival
  • Phosphatidic acid
  • Phospholipase D
  • Vesicle trafficking

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