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Structure of ginseng major latex-like protein 151 and its proposed lysophosphatidic acid-binding mechanism.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography - 1 May 2015
Choi Sun Hye, Hong Myoung Ki, Kim Hyeon Joong, Ryoo Nayeon, Rhim Hyewhon, Nah Seung Yeol, Kang Lin Woo
Abstract excerpt
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a phospholipid growth factor with myriad effects on biological systems. LPA is usually present bound to animal plasma proteins such as albumin or gelsolin. When LPA complexes with plasma proteins, it binds to its cognate receptors with higher affinity than when it is free. Recently, gintonin from ginseng was found to bind to LPA and to activate mammalian LPA receptors. Gintonin...
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