Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a lipid signalling molecule formed by the hydrolysis of lysophosphatidyl choline by lysophospholipase D, also known as autotaxin (ATX).1 LPA signals through four different G protein-coupled receptors, LPA1/EDG-2, LPA2/EDG-4, LPA3/EDG-7, and LPA4/GPR23.2,3 Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) by LPA has also been reported.4 Tetradecyl phosphonate is a pan-antagonist of LPA1, LPA2, and LPA3 receptors with IC50 values for inhibition of LPA-induced calcium mobilization of 10 µM, 5.5 µM, and 3.1 µM, respectively.5 At a concentration of 10 µM, tetradecyl phosphonate activates a PPARγ reporter construct 4-fold compared to controls and partially inhibits ATX with an IC50 of approximately 3 µM.5
1
Tokumura, A., Majima, E., Kariya, Y., et al. Identification of human lysophospholipase D, a lysophosphatidic acid-producing enzyme, as autotaxin, a multifunctional phosphodiesterase. J Biol Chem277(42)39436-39442(2002 Oct 18).
2
Chun, J., Goetzl, E.J., Hla, T., et al. International union of pharmacology. XXXIV. Lysophospholipid receptor nomenclature. Pharmacol Rev54265-269(2002).
3
Noguchi, K., Ishii, S., and Shimizu, T. Identification of p2y9/GPR23 as a novel G protein-coupled receptor for lysophosphatidic acid, structurally distant from the Edg family. J Biol Chem278(28)25600-25606(2003).
4
McIntyre, T.M., Pontsler, A.V., Silva, A.R., et al. Identification of an intracellular receptor for lysophosphatidic acid (LPA): LPA is a transcellular PPARγ agonist. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA100(1)131-136(2003).
5
Durgam, G.G., Virag, T., Walker, M.D., et al. Synthesis, structure-activity relationships, and biological evaluation of fatty alcohol phosphates as lysophosphatidic acid receptors ligands, activators of PPARγ, and inhibitors of autotaxin. J Med Chem484919-4930(2005).
Formal Name
tetradecylphosphonic acid
CAS Number
4671-75-4
Molecular Formula
C14H31O3P
Formula Weight
278.4
Formulation
A crystalline solid
Purity
>98%
Stability
2 years
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature
in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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CCCCCCCCCCCCCCP(=O)(O)O
Background Reading
Tokumura, A., Majima, E., Kariya, Y., et al. Identification of human lysophospholipase D, a lysophosphatidic acid-producing enzyme, as autotaxin, a multifunctional phosphodiesterase. J Biol Chem277(42)39436-39442(2002 Oct 18).
Noguchi, K., Ishii, S., and Shimizu, T. Identification of p2y9/GPR23 as a novel G protein-coupled receptor for lysophosphatidic acid, structurally distant from the Edg family. J Biol Chem278(28)25600-25606(2003).
Durgam, G.G., Virag, T., Walker, M.D., et al. Synthesis, structure-activity relationships, and biological evaluation of fatty alcohol phosphates as lysophosphatidic acid receptors ligands, activators of PPARγ, and inhibitors of autotaxin. J Med Chem484919-4930(2005).
McIntyre, T.M., Pontsler, A.V., Silva, A.R., et al. Identification of an intracellular receptor for lysophosphatidic acid (LPA): LPA is a transcellular PPARγ agonist. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA100(1)131-136(2003).
Chun, J., Goetzl, E.J., Hla, T., et al. International union of pharmacology. XXXIV. Lysophospholipid receptor nomenclature. Pharmacol Rev54265-269(2002).