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lysophospholipase

Definitions

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  • noun biochemistry Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic removal of a fatty acid from a lysophospholipid

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Examples

  • Autotaxin (ATX) is an extracellular lysophospholipase D that generates lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) from lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC).

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Jian-Min Wu 2010

  • Proinflammtory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) promoted ATX expression and secretion selectively in Hep3B and Huh7 cells, which led to a corresponding increase in lysophospholipase-D activity.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Jian-Min Wu 2010

  • Pradere JP, Tarnus E, Gres S, Valet P, Saulnier-Blache JS (2007) Secretion and lysophospholipase D activity of autotaxin by adipocytes are controlled by N-glycosylation and signal peptidase.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hongyu Ying et al. 2010

  • Pradere JP, Tarnus E, Gres S, Valet P, Saulnier-Blache JS (2007) Secretion and lysophospholipase D activity of autotaxin by adipocytes are controlled by N-glycosylation and signal peptidase.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hongyu Ying et al. 2010

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