LPAR6
Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 6 also known as LPA6, P2RY5, and GPR87, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LPAR6 gene.[1][2][3][4] LPA6 is a G protein-coupled receptor that binds the lipid signaling molecule lysophosphatidic acid (LPA).[5][6]
Role in hair growth/loss
In February 2008 researchers at the University of Bonn announced they have found the genetic basis of two distinct forms of inherited hair loss, opening a broad path to treatments for baldness. They found that mutations in the gene P2RY5 causes a rare, inherited form of hair loss called Hypotrichosis simplex. It is the first receptor in humans known to play a role in hair growth. The fact that any receptor plays a specific role in hair growth was previously unknown to scientists and with this new knowledge a focus on finding more of these genes may be able to lead to therapies for many different types of hair loss.[5]
See also
References
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- ^ Yanagida K, Masago K, Nakanishi H, Kihara Y, Hamano F, Tajima Y, Taguchi R, Shimizu T, Ishii S (Jun 2009). "Identification and characterization of a novel lysophosphatidic acid receptor, p2y5/LPA6". J Biol Chem. 284 (26): 17731–41. doi:10.1074/jbc.M808506200. PMC 2719412. PMID 19386608.
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Further reading
External links
- LPAR6 human gene location in the UCSC Genome Browser.
- LPAR6 human gene details in the UCSC Genome Browser.
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