Description
Escort protein required for cholesterol as well as lipid homeostasis. Regulates export of the scap/srebf complex from the ER upon low cholesterol. Low sterol concentrations trigger a conformational change in the SSC domain of scap, unmasking of the ER export signal, recruitment into COPII-coated vesicles, transport to the Golgi complex, proteolytic cleavage of srebf in the Golgi, release of the transcription factor fragment of srebf from the membrane, its import into the nucleus and up-regulation of ldlr, and the mevalonate pathway (By similarity).
Family
Belongs to the WD repeat SCAP family.
Sequence
MPLIDKLRERISRAFYSHGLLCASYPIPIIILTALCILASCYPLLKLPLPGTGPVEYVTSVKDYSPPPLEPNPEDHSDQPDWYVGLPVAFIQQVLVKAVVSPWDKDFLAVDVFRSPLSRVFPLVEEIRNHVLRDKSQEKSLEDVCLQVTDLLPGLKKFRDKLPEHGCLLLSPANFWQNSQEQFSSDPDLIRTIHQHEPKTLQTSATLKDLLFGVPGKQSGVSLYNRKRIVSYTVTIALRRYNATFLDSLRSRLKRQHPSTNSSAASQHIVHVHFKEEIGIAELIPLVTTYIILFAYIYFSTRKIDLVKSKWGLALAAVVTVLSSLLMSVGLCTLFGLTPTLNGGEIFPYLVVVIGLENVLVLTKSVVSTPVDLEVKLRIAQGLRNESWFIMKNMATELGIILIGYFTLVPAIQEFCLFAVVGLVSDFFLQMFFFTTVLSIDIRRMELADLNKRIPAEACIPPPKPGAKRYDRQPTLRPATPHTITLQSLRNLRLPKRLRLVYFFARTRLAQRIIMAGTVVWIGILVYTDPAGLRNYLTVHVTEQSPLGGAVMPPIPVPVLSASNPHGPLSAVFPTGSSQLLENQSQRDSKEVIDSLSSRIWEESHPEDKSKERAAKIEDKAHTQVTWGAEDEETWRKLSFRHWPTLFSYYNITLAKKYISILPMIPVTLYLTPQEVSDARHPQEAQHSHPYLQREGKPDEAWARVEAKGAEKPTENQTPADVTLYKVAALGLASGIFLVLFFFLLYRLLCPKNYGQNGVSHGRRKKGDLPCDDYGYSPPETEIVPLVLRGHHMDIECLASDKMLLVSCCLAGQIRVWDAQSGDCLTIIPKPSLRRESSGVFEYQDNWEPTPECKYNPEESLENGYQLKRRTLHPPLFSDQPDLTSLIDTNFSEQPANEESGARQRLSCIKQESPPIGYDFSSLVQKVYEEHEVSSFGSFPLVLSPAPYGQCQLSSGRRSQTPAGCVDGSCARRKSSTEETTGYCNGSSSPAPSWTDSFESSVWSLGLQGNLIVVGRSNGNLEVWDAIEGSLRCSNCDGQSGITSLVFLNHRVVVARLNGSMDFYCLDSQKSSNQLQFRGAPNRSNVPSSPLYSTDDVIGCQRTHTVACAHRKPITALKAAAGRLVTGSQDHTVRIYRLEDACCLFTLQGHSGGITAIYIDETMVLASGGQDGAICLWDVLTGSRVSHMFGHRGDVTSLLCTASCVISSGLDDVISIWDRSTAIKLYSIQQDLGCGSSLGLISDNLLVTGGLGCVSFWDVGYGDLLQTVYLGKCEDSQPARHILVLDNSAIVCDFGSELSLVYVPSVLEKLD
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Safety
Upon ordering, we will perform rigorous biosecurity and export control screening to ensure that order fulfillment is consistent with all legal and regulatory guidance.
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