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The Organization of the Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Signaling System

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Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Signaling in Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 378))

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The understanding of the role of the sphingosine 1-phosphate signaling system in immunology and host defense has deepened exponentially over the past 12 years since the discovery that lymphocyte egress was reversibly modulated by sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors, and with the development of fingolimod, a prodrug of a nonselective S1P receptor agonist, for therapeutic use in the treatment of relapsing, remitting multiple sclerosis. Innovative genetic and chemical approaches, together with structural biology, now provide a more detailed molecular understanding of a regulated lysophospholipid ligand with a variety of autocrine, paracrine, and systemic effects in physiology and pathology, based upon selective interactions with a high affinity and selective evolutionary cluster of G-protein-coupled receptors.

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Rosen, H., Germana Sanna, M., Gonzalez-Cabrera, P.J., Roberts, E. (2014). The Organization of the Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Signaling System. In: Oldstone, M., Rosen, H. (eds) Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Signaling in Immunology and Infectious Diseases. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 378. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05879-5_1

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