Low-density lipoprotein receptor
BE0000499ProteinHumansLDLR
Binds low density lipoprotein /LDL, the major cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein of plasma, and transports it into cells by endocytosis. It is acted on by 6 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- LDLR
- UniProtKB entry
- P01130Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 860 residues · 95,375 Da
- Also known as
- LDL receptor
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Low-density lipoprotein receptor, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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