Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) activates cognate G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to initiate biological signaling cascades. Lysophospholipid (LP) receptor binding properties remain incompletely assessed because of difficulties with ligand lipophilicity and lipid "stickiness." These inherent attributes produce high levels of nonspecific binding within cell-membrane preparations used to assess GPCRs, as has been shown in classical binding assays using radiolabeled ligands, making accurate measurements of lipid binding kinetics difficult to achieve. Backscattering interferometry (BSI) is an optical technology that measures molecular binding interactions by reporting changes in the refractive index of a solution after binding events. Here, we report the use of BSI to assess LPA for its ability to bind to naturally occurring lipids and a synthetic LPA antagonist (ONO-9780307), under both primary- and competition-binding conditions. Assessment of 12 different lipids demonstrated that the known LP ligand, 1-oleoyl-LPA, as well as an endocannabinoid metabolite, anandamide phosphate, are specific ligands for LPA, whereas other LPs tested were not. Newly determined dissociation constants ( values) for orthosteric lipid ligands approximated 10 M, substantially lower (i.e., with higher affinity) than measured values in classical binding or cell-based assays. These results demonstrate that BSI may have particular utility in assessing binding interactions between lipid receptors and their lipid ligands and could provide new screening approaches for lipid receptor identification and drug discovery.

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