Signaling of sphingosine-1-phosphate via the S1P/EDG-family of G-protein-coupled receptors. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The sphingosine-1-phosphate/Endothelial Differentiation Gene (S1P/EDG) family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) currently includes five different isoforms, which differentially regulate fundamental cellular processes such as migration, proliferation, cytoskeletal organization, adherens junction assembly and morphogenesis. Additionally, specific S1P/EDG isoforms can regulate important physiological processes such as blood vessel maturation, cardiac development and angiogenesis in vivo. Herein, we review the current state of knowledge of the expression patterns, signaling pathways and functional characteristics of the different S1P receptors. Further investigation in this field will likely improve our understanding of cardiovascular development as well as vascular diseases and may lead to novel therapeutic approaches.

publication date

  • May 23, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Cell Differentiation
  • Endothelium, Vascular
  • GTP-Binding Proteins
  • Lysophospholipids
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Sphingosine

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0037162037

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s1388-1981(02)00139-7

PubMed ID

  • 12069812

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 1582

issue

  • 1-3