Autotaxin-An LPA producing enzyme with diverse functions

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-24

  Nakanaga, Keita ^a   Hama, Kotaro ^a   Aoki, Junken ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

autotaxin; G protein coupled receptor; lysophosphatidic acid; nucleotide pyrophosphatase; phosphodiesterase

Indexed keywords

AUTOTAXIN; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPASE D; SPHINGOSYLPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPID; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; PHARMACOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPIDS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

MUS;

EID: 77954391618     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvq052     Document Type: Review

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