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High specificity of human secretory class II phospholipase A2 for phosphatidic acid.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Feb 1997
Snitko Y, Yoon E T, Cho W
Abstract excerpt
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a potent lipid second messenger which stimulates platelet aggregation, cell proliferation and smooth-muscle contraction. The phospholipase A2 (PLA2)-catalysed hydrolysis of phosphatidic acid (PA) is thought to be a primary synthetic route for LPA. Of the multiple forms of PLA2 present in human tissues, human secretory class-II PLA2 (hs-PLA2) has been implicated in the production of...
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