LDL receptor

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:familial_hypercholesterolemia
atherosclerosis
coronary artery disease
gptkbp:biologicalProcess cholesterol homeostasis
apolipoprotein binding
lipoprotein particle receptor activity
receptor-mediated endocytosis
gptkbp:cellularComponent gptkb:endosome
gptkb:plasma_membrane
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Michael_S._Brown
gptkb:Joseph_L._Goldstein
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:LDLR_gene
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID gptkb:ENSG00000130164
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:adrenal_gland
liver
peripheral tissues
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:cell_membrane
gptkbp:function mediates endocytosis of cholesterol-rich LDL
gptkbp:GO_term gptkb:GO:0005041
gptkbp:HGNC_ID 6540
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LDL receptor
gptkbp:ligand gptkb:apolipoprotein_B-100
gptkb:low-density_lipoprotein
gptkb:apolipoprotein_E
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:19p13.2
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~160 kDa
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith elevated plasma LDL cholesterol
increased risk of heart disease
gptkbp:OMIM 606945
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:mouse_LDL_receptor
gptkbp:pathway cholesterol metabolism
lipoprotein metabolic process
gptkbp:PDB gptkb:1N7D
gptkbp:postTranslationalModification phosphorylation
glycosylation
gptkbp:RefSeq NM_000527
gptkbp:regulates regulated by intracellular cholesterol levels
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:ApoB_receptor
gptkb:LRP1
gptkb:VLDL_receptor
gptkbp:structure single-pass type I membrane protein
gptkbp:target gptkb:PCSK9_inhibitors
statins
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:P01130
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michael_S._Brown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5