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SUBMITTER: Igarashi H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4473687 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Igarashi Hidemitsu H Akahoshi Noriyuki N Ohto-Nakanishi Takayo T Yasuda Daisuke D Ishii Satoshi S
Scientific reports 20150619
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a pleiotropic lipid mediator that acts through G protein-coupled receptors (LPA1-6). Although several biological roles of LPA4 are becoming apparent, its role in hematopoiesis has remained unknown. Here, we show a novel regulatory role for LPA4 in hematopoiesis. Lpar4 mRNA was predominantly expressed in mouse bone marrow (BM) PDGFRα(+) stromal cells, known as the components of the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC) niche. Compared with wild-type mice, LPA4-d ...[more]