Gene Information
Gene NameLDLR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length860
Protein NamesLow-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL receptor)
Target Namelow-density lipoprotein receptor
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000130164 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP01130
Gene CardLDLR
Uniprot IDP01130
PfamPF07645; PF00057; PF00058
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.203075303)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LDLR ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LDLR ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LDLR ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LDLR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ldlr ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LDLR ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ldlr ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LDLR ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsVLDLR, LRP8
ParalogsLRP12, LRP2, EGF, LRP1, VLDLR, LRP4, LRP5, LRP1B, NID2, LRP6, LRP3, LRP8, LRP10, NID1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.016667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1AJJ  (X-ray  1.70A  1D2J  (NMR  1F5Y  (NMR  1F8Z  (NMR  1HJ7  (NMR  1HZ8  (NMR  1I0U  (NMR  1IJQ  (X-ray  1.50A  1LDL  (NMR  1LDR  (NMR  1N7D  (X-ray  3.70A  1XFE  (NMR  2FCW  (X-ray  1.26A  2KRI  (NMR  2LGP  (NMR  2M7P  (NMR  2MG9  (NMR  2W2M  (X-ray  2.40A  2W2N  (X-ray  2.30A  2W2O  (X-ray  2.62A  2W2P  (X-ray  2.62A  2W2Q  (X-ray  2.33A  3BPS  (X-ray  2.41A  3GCW  (X-ray  2.70A  3GCX  (X-ray  2.70A  3M0C  (X-ray  7.01A  3P5B  (X-ray  3.30A  3P5C  (X-ray  4.20A  3SO6  (X-ray  1.37A  4NE9  (X-ray  2.60A  5OY9  (X-ray  3.60A  5OYL  (X-ray  2.25A 
DBSNP rs5931  rs2228671  rs121908041  rs137853960  rs137853960  rs879254418  rs878854026  rs370860696  rs121908025  rs875989894  rs771019366  rs749038326  rs749038326  rs774467219  rs879254456  rs144172724  rs13306510  rs140807148  rs879254482  rs879254514  rs879254515  rs879254517  rs748944640  rs875989901  rs879254526  rs879254535  rs879254536  rs879254541  rs879254549  rs200727689  rs200727689  rs200727689  rs879254554  rs879254554  rs879254558  rs769318035  rs121908033  rs121908033  rs121908026  rs879254571  rs121908039  rs376459828  rs730882085  rs376459828  rs879254589  rs879254603  rs373822756  rs875989906  rs875989906  rs730882086  rs879254630  rs387906303  rs879254630  rs879254635  rs121908028  rs121908029  rs121908029  rs746091400  rs768563000  rs879254659  rs879254663  rs879254663  rs150673992  rs879254667  rs879254668  rs879254670  rs200990725  rs121908040  rs139043155  rs879254683  rs879254692  rs146651743  rs730882089  rs148698650  rs730882091  rs140241383  rs368657165  rs767618089  rs879254714  rs879254714  rs879254716  rs879254715  rs875989909  rs121908030  rs11547917  rs875989910  rs72658858  rs879254739  rs879254738  rs879254739  rs879254747  rs747507019  rs761954844  rs761954844  rs544453230  rs879254753  rs780563386  rs139361635  rs730882096  rs875989914  rs879254769  rs193922566  rs755449669  rs755449669  rs767767730  rs879254781  rs875989915  rs879254787  rs746982741  rs879254791  rs768430352  rs879254792  rs879254797  rs879254803  rs879254804  rs11669576  rs875989918  rs121908038  rs146200173  rs879254831  rs879254834  rs552422789  rs121908043  rs137943601  rs748554592  rs879254845  rs773658037  rs570942190  rs879254849  rs28942078  rs28942079  rs730882100  rs121908036  rs745343524  rs5933  rs879254862  rs879254863  rs879254867  rs879254874  rs879254879  rs5932  rs879254891  rs144614838  rs879254900  rs139624145  rs879254905  rs879254906  rs373646964  rs28942080  rs730882106  rs28942081  rs28941776  rs397509365  rs758194385  rs28942082  rs746959386  rs185098634  rs777188764  rs879255000  rs138947766  rs875989929  rs875989929  rs879255012  rs137929307  rs373371572  rs879255025  rs753707206  rs879255034  rs746118995  rs794728584  rs879255081  rs28942083  rs775092314  rs879255119  rs28942084  rs201573863  rs759858813  rs869320652  rs45508991  rs767546791  rs761123215  rs750518671  rs879255195  rs879255208  rs5928  rs374045590  rs879255217  rs137853964  rs28942085  rs121908037 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17461796, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19520913};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P01131}. Membrane, clathrin-coated pit {ECO:0000303|PubMed:6091915}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17461796}. Early endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17461796}. Late endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17461796}. Lysosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17461796}. Note=Rapidly endocytosed upon ligand binding. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3104336}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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