Protein
Low-density lipoprotein receptor 1
Function
Binds LDL, the major cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein of plasma, and transports it into cells by endocytosis. In order to be internalized, the receptor-ligand complexes must first cluster into clathrin-coated pits.
Similarity
Belongs to the LDLR family.
Sequence
MMKPAASFPLLLLGLCHVSAISGIRKCDRNEFQCGDGKCIPYKWICDGSAECKDSSDESPETCREVTCGTDQFSCGGRLNRCIPMSWKCDGQTDCENGSDENDCTHKVCADDQFTCRSGKCISLDFVCDEDLDCDDGSDESYCPAPTCNPAMFQCKDKGICIPKLWACDGDPDCEDGSDEEHCEGREPIKTDKPCSPLEFHCGSGECIHMSWKCDGGFDCKDKSDEKDCVKPTCRPDQFQCNTGTCIHGSRQCDREYDCKDLSDEEGCVNVTKCEGPDVFKCRSGECITMDKVCNKKRDCRDWSDEPLKECGENECLRNNGGCSHICNDLKIGYECLCNEGYRLVDQKRCEDINECENPNTCSQICINLVGGYKCECREGYQMDPVTASCKSIGTVAYLFFTNRHEVRKMTLDRSEYTSVIPRLKNVVALDMEIASNKIYWSDLTQRKIYSASMEKADNTSHHETVISNQIQAPDGIAVDWIHGNIYWTDSKFSTISVANTEGSKRRTPPSDDLEKPRDIVVDPSQGFMYWTDWGLPAKIEKGGLNGVDRYPLVTENIEWPNGITLDLINQRLYWVDSKLHSLSCIDVTGENRRTVISDETHLAHPFGLTIFEDLVFWTDIENEAIFSANRLTGRNIMKVAEDLLSPEDIVLYHNLRQPKAENWCEAHHLGNGGCEYLCLPAPHITARSPKFTCACPDGMHLGDDMRSCVKEPVIPEASPTTTTSAPVTTTTSAPVTTTTSAPVTTTSTTARPTSRSTTLAKITSTTSTLAPQRPKMASTTIAPQRPTTNSPKTTLRMITEKVPDHTTQQPMTHSQLADNNFAKAGVVENVRSHPTALYIVLPIVILCLVAFGGFLVWKNWRLKNTNSINFDNPVYQKTTEEDQVHICRSQDGYTYPSRQMVSLEDDIA