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Facts about Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8.
LRP8 has greater affinity for Reelin than VLDLR. LRP8 is thus a key component of the Reelin pathway which governs neuronal layering of the forebrain during embryonic brain development.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | LRP8 |
| Uniprot: | Q14114 |
| Entrez: | 7804 |

| Belongs to: |
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| LDLR family |

ApoER2; APOER2HSZ75190; Apolipoprotein E R2; Apolipoprotein E receptor 2; low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8, apolipoprotein e receptor; low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8; Lr8b; LRP8; LRP-8; MCI1
Mass (kDA):
105.634 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1p32.3 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (53242364..53328070, complement) |
Expressed mainly in brain and placenta. Also expressed in platelets and megakaryocytic cells. Not expressed in the liver.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Secreted. Isoforms that contain the exon coding for a furin-type cleavage site are proteolytically processed, leading to a secreted receptor fragment.






PMID: 8626535 by Kim D.-H., et al. Human apolipoprotein E receptor 2. A novel lipoprotein receptor of the low density lipoprotein receptor family predominantly expressed in brain.
PMID: 9079678 by Kim D.-H., et al. Exon/intron organization, chromosome localization, alternative splicing, and transcription units of the human apolipoprotein E receptor 2 gene.
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