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SUBMITTER: Mouchlis VD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6483111 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mouchlis Varnavas D VD Dennis Edward A EA
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids 20180823 6
Phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> (PLA<sub>2</sub>) enzymes are the upstream regulators of the eicosanoid pathway liberating free arachidonic acid from the sn-2 position of membrane phospholipids. Free intracellular arachidonic acid serves as a substrate for the eicosanoid biosynthetic enzymes including cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases, and cytochrome P450s that lead to inflammation. The Group IVA cytosolic (cPLA<sub>2</sub>), Group VIA calcium-independent (iPLA<sub>2</sub>), and Group V secreted (sPLA< ...[more]