“…EDG1 is coupled exclusively via the heterotrimeric Gi protein to multiple signaling pathways including phospholipase C activation, Ca 2ϩ mobilization, Ras-mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)-extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) activation, and inhibition of adenylate cyclase (8,34,39,51,52,70,75). EDG3 is coupled via Gi to Ras-MAPK activation and adenylate cyclase inhibition and also to phospholipase C activation largely via Gq/11 (4,8,34,51,75). EDG5 is coupled to Ras-MAPK activation, to phospholipase C activation, and to adenylate cyclase stimulation via Gi, Gq/11, and Gs, respectively (4,8,20,34,51,71,75).…”