
pmid: 15755723
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a serum-derived phospholipid that induces a variety of biological responses in various cells via heterotrimeric G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) including LPA1, LPA2, and LPA3. LPA-induced cytoskeletal changes are mediated by Rho family small GTPases, such as RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42. One of these small GTPases, RhoA, may be activated via Galpha(12/13)-linked Rho-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factors (RhoGEFs) under LPA stimulation although the detailed mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we show that the C terminus of LPA1 and LPA2 but not LPA3 interact with the PDZ domains of PDZ domain-containing RhoGEFs, PDZ-RhoGEF, and LARG, which are comprised of PDZ, RGS, Dbl homology (DH), and pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. In LPA1- and LPA2-transfected HEK293 cells, LPA-induced RhoA activation was observed although the C terminus of LPA1 and LPA2 mutants, which failed to interact with the PDZ domains, did not cause LPA-induced RhoA activation. Furthermore, overexpression of the PDZ domains of PDZ domain-containing RhoGEFs served as dominant negative mutants for LPA-induced RhoA activation. Taken together, these results indicate that formation of the LPA receptor/PDZ domain-containing RhoGEF complex plays a pivotal role in LPA-induced RhoA activation.
MAP Kinase Signaling System, Blotting, Western, Genetic Vectors, Cell Line, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Enzyme Activation, Mice, Mutation, Animals, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Humans, Immunoprecipitation, Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid, Cytoskeleton, Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, DNA Primers, Genes, Dominant, Protein Binding, Signal Transduction
MAP Kinase Signaling System, Blotting, Western, Genetic Vectors, Cell Line, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Enzyme Activation, Mice, Mutation, Animals, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Humans, Immunoprecipitation, Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid, Cytoskeleton, Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, DNA Primers, Genes, Dominant, Protein Binding, Signal Transduction
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