VLDL receptor

Very low density lipoprotein receptor

PDB rendering based on 1v9u.
Identifiers
Symbols VLDLR; CARMQ1; CHRMQ1; FLJ35024; VLDLRCH
External IDs OMIM192977 MGI98935 HomoloGene443 GeneCards: VLDLR Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 7436 22359
Ensembl ENSG00000147852 ENSMUSG00000024924
UniProt P98155 P98156
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001018056.1 NM_013703
RefSeq (protein) NP_001018066.1 NP_001154892
Location (UCSC) Chr 9:
2.62 – 2.65 Mb
Chr 19:
27.29 – 27.33 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

The very-low-density-lipoprotein receptor (VLDL-R) is a lipoprotein receptor that shows considerable similarity to the low-density-lipoprotein receptor. This receptor has been suggested to be important for the metabolism of apoprotein-E-containing triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins, such as very-low-density-lipoprotein (VLDL), beta-migrating VLDL and intermediate-density lipoprotein. It is also one of the receptors of reelin, an extracellular matrix protein which regulates the processes of neuronal migration and synaptic plasticity. In humans, the VLDL-R is encoded by the VLDLR gene.[1]

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Tissue distribution

In rabbits, the mRNA for the VLDLR was found to be most abundant in heart, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue, but was not detectable in the liver. Human mRNA studies showed a very similar pattern of distribution. Hence, it has been suggested that the VLDLR might play an important role in the fatty acid metabolism of non-hepatic tissues.

Clinical signifance

A rare neurological disorder first described in the 1970s under the name "disequilibrium syndrome" is now considered to be caused by the disruption of VLDLR gene.[2] The disorder was renamed VLDLR-associated cerebellar hypoplasia (VLDLRCH) after a 2005 study.[3][4] It is associated with parental consanguinity and found in secluded communities such as the Hutterites. VLDLRCH is one of the two known genetic disorders caused by a disruption of reelin signaling pathway, along with Norman-Roberts syndrome.

References

  1. ^ Sakai J, Hoshino A, Takahashi S, Miura Y, Ishii H, Suzuki H, Kawarabayasi Y, Yamamoto T (January 1994). "Structure, chromosome location, and expression of the human very low density lipoprotein receptor gene". J. Biol. Chem. 269 (3): 2173–82. PMID 8294473. 
  2. ^ Moheb LA, Tzschach A, Garshasbi M et al. (February 2008). "Identification of a nonsense mutation in the very low-density lipoprotein receptor gene (VLDLR) in an Iranian family with dysequilibrium syndrome". Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 16 (2): 270–3. doi:10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201967. PMID 18043714. {
  3. ^ Boycott KM, Flavelle S, Bureau A et al. (2005). "Homozygous Deletion of the Very Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Gene Causes Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Hypoplasia with Cerebral Gyral Simplification". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 77 (3): 477–83. doi:10.1086/444400. PMC 1226212. PMID 16080122. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1226212. 
  4. ^ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA, VLDLR-ASSOCIATED; VLDLRCH -224050

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