LRP1

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Low density lipoprotein-related protein 1 (alpha-2-macroglobulin receptor)
PDB rendering based on 1cr8.
Available structures: 1cr8, 1d2l, 1j8e, 2fyj, 2fyl
Identifiers
Symbol(s) LRP1; LRP; A2MR; APOER; APR; CD91; FLJ16451; MGC88725; TGFBR5
External IDs OMIM: 107770 MGI96828 HomoloGene1744
RNA expression pattern

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Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 4035 16971
Ensembl ENSG00000123384 ENSMUSG00000040249
Uniprot Q07954 Q3U454
Refseq NM_002332 (mRNA)
NP_002323 (protein)
NM_008512 (mRNA)
NP_032538 (protein)
Location Chr 12: 55.81 - 55.89 Mb Chr 10: 126.94 - 127.02 Mb
Pubmed search [1] [2]

Low density lipoprotein-related protein 1 (alpha-2-macroglobulin receptor), also known as LRP1 or CD91, is a protein forming a receptor found in the plasma membrane of human cells involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis.

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[edit] LRP1 and Alzheimer's disease

Neurons require cholesterol to function. Cholesterol is imported into the neuron by the apolipoprotein apoE4 via LRP1 receptors on the cell surface. It thought that a causal factor in Alzheimer's is the malfunction of this process which damages neurons by starving them of cholesterol.[1]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Liu Q, Zerbinatti CV, Zhang J, Hoe HS, Wang B, Cole SL, Herz J, Muglia L, Bu G. (2007) Amyloid precursor protein regulates brain apolipoprotein E and cholesterol metabolism through lipoprotein receptor LRP1. Neuron 56(1):66-78. PMID 17920016

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[edit] Further reading

  • Li Z, Dai J, Zheng H, et al. (2002). "An integrated view of the roles and mechanisms of heat shock protein gp96-peptide complex in eliciting immune response.". Front. Biosci. 7: d731–51. PMID 11861214. 
  • van der Geer P (2002). "Phosphorylation of LRP1: regulation of transport and signal transduction.". Trends Cardiovasc. Med. 12 (4): 160–5. PMID 12069755. 
  • May P, Herz J (2004). "LDL receptor-related proteins in neurodevelopment.". Traffic 4 (5): 291–301. PMID 12713657. 
  • Llorente-Cortés V, Badimon L (2005). "LDL receptor-related protein and the vascular wall: implications for atherothrombosis.". Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 25 (3): 497–504. doi:10.1161/01.ATV.0000154280.62072.fd. PMID 15705932. 
  • Huang SS, Huang JS (2005). "TGF-beta control of cell proliferation.". J. Cell. Biochem. 96 (3): 447–62. doi:10.1002/jcb.20558. PMID 16088940. 
  • Lillis AP, Mikhailenko I, Strickland DK (2005). "Beyond endocytosis: LRP function in cell migration, proliferation and vascular permeability.". J. Thromb. Haemost. 3 (8): 1884–93. doi:10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01371.x. PMID 16102056. 

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