The LDLR gene (LDLR stands for "Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor") is a protein coding gene located on chromosome 19p13.2. Alternative splicing leads to several transcript variants.
LDLR Gene
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The low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene family consists of cell surface proteins involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis of specific ligands. The encoded protein is normally bound to the cell membrane, where it binds low-density lipoprotein/cholesterol and is taken up into the cell. Lysosomes release the cholesterol available for repression of the microsomal enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol synthesis. At the same time, there is a reciprocal stimulation of cholesterol ester synthesis.
Mutations in this gene cause an autosomal dominant disorder, familial hypercholesterolemia.
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