Identification and Characterization of a Novel Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor, P2Y5/LPA6

    April 2009 in “ Journal of Biological Chemistry ”
    K. Yanagida, Kayo Masago, Hiroki Nakanishi … Satoshi Ishii
    Studysummary This study found that p2y5 functions as a novel LPA receptor involved in the G13-Rho signaling pathway, with implications for human hair growth, and proposes renaming it to LPA6.
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