Development (Cambridge, England) 146(3) Feb 2019 [Refereed]
A switch in the response of commissural axons to the repellent Slit is crucial for ensuring that they cross the ventral midline only once. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. We have found that both endocytosis and recyclin...
Biochimica et biophysica acta 1863(10) 1305-1315 Jul 2018 [Refereed]
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive lipid growth factor which is present in high levels in serum and platelets. LPA binds to its specific G-protein-coupled receptors, including LPA to LPA, thereby regulating various physiological functions,...
Two major phospholipase D (PLD) isozymes in mammals, PLD1 and PLD2, hydrolyze the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylcholine to choline and the lipid messenger phosphatidic acid. Although their roles in cancer cells have been well studied, their fu...
Cancer science 109(6) 1865-1875 Apr 2018 [Refereed]
A hallmark of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the presence of intracellular lipid droplets (LD) and it is assumed that phosphatidic acid (PA) produced by phospholipase D (PLD) plays some roles in the LD formation. However, little is kno...
Journal of Leukocyte Biology 103(5) 867-883 Apr 2018 [Refereed]
The uptake of cholesterol carried by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is tightly controlled in the body. Macrophages are not well suited to counteract the cellular consequences of excess cholesterol leading to their transformation into "foam cells," ...
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