Gene Information
Gene NameLRP6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1613
Protein NamesLow-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP-6)
Target Nameldl receptor related protein-6
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000070018 )
3 ( ENSG00000281324 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO75581
Gene CardLRP6
Uniprot IDO75581
PfamPF00057; PF00058
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.149789464)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lrp6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lrp6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LRP6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLRP5
ParalogsLDLR, LRP12, LRP2, EGF, LRP1, VLDLR, LRP4, LRP5, LRP1B, NID2, LRP3, LRP8, LRP10, NID1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely coexpressed with LRP5 during embryogenesis and in adult tissues.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.030815(Chimpanzee);0.277488(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.031579(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3S2K  (X-ray  2.80A  3S8V  (X-ray  3.10A  3S8Z  (X-ray  2.80A  3S94  (X-ray  2.80A  3SOB  (X-ray  1.90A  3SOQ  (X-ray  1.90A  3SOV  (X-ray  1.27A  4A0P  (X-ray  1.90A  4DG6  (X-ray  2.90A  4NM5  (X-ray  2.30A  4NM7  (X-ray  2.30A  5AIR  (X-ray  2.53A  5FWW  (X-ray  3.50A  5GJE  (EM  21.00A  6H15  (X-ray  2.60A  6H16  (X-ray  2.90A  6L6R  (X-ray  3.80A  7NAM  (X-ray  1.60A 
DBSNP rs864309648  rs141212743  rs397515473  rs397515474  rs7975614  rs121918313  rs2302686  rs2302685  rs34815107 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26387593};
Single-pass type I membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26387593}. Membrane raft {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23987510}. Note=On Wnt signaling, undergoes a cycle of caveolin- or clathrin-mediated endocytosis and plasma membrane location. Released from the endoplasmic reticulum on palmitoylation. Mono-ubiquitination retains it in the endoplasmic reticulum in the absence of palmitoylation. On Wnt signaling, phosphorylated, aggregates and colocalizes with AXIN1 and GSK3B at the plasma membrane in LRP6-signalsomes. Chaperoned to the plasma membrane by MESD (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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