NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1

Details

Name
NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
Kind
protein
Synonyms
  • Niemann-Pick C1-like protein 1
  • NPC1L1
Gene Name
NPC1L1
UniProtKB Entry
Q9UHC9Swiss-Prot
Organism
Humans
NCBI Taxonomy ID
9606
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037079|NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
MAEAGLRGWLLWALLLRLAQSEPYTTIHQPGYCAFYDECGKNPELSGSLMTLSNVSCLSN
TPARKITGDHLILLQKICPRLYTGPNTQACCSAKQLVSLEASLSITKALLTRCPACSDNF
VNLHCHNTCSPNQSLFINVTRVAQLGAGQLPAVVAYEAFYQHSFAEQSYDSCSRVRVPAA
ATLAVGTMCGVYGSALCNAQRWLNFQGDTGNGLAPLDITFHLLEPGQAVGSGIQPLNEGV
ARCNESQGDDVATCSCQDCAASCPAIARPQALDSTFYLGQMPGSLVLIIILCSVFAVVTI
LLVGFRVAPARDKSKMVDPKKGTSLSDKLSFSTHTLLGQFFQGWGTWVASWPLTILVLSV
IPVVALAAGLVFTELTTDPVELWSAPNSQARSEKAFHDQHFGPFFRTNQVILTAPNRSSY
RYDSLLLGPKNFSGILDLDLLLELLELQERLRHLQVWSPEAQRNISLQDICYAPLNPDNT
SLYDCCINSLLQYFQNNRTLLLLTANQTLMGQTSQVDWKDHFLYCANAPLTFKDGTALAL
SCMADYGAPVFPFLAIGGYKGKDYSEAEALIMTFSLNNYPAGDPRLAQAKLWEEAFLEEM
RAFQRRMAGMFQVTFMAERSLEDEINRTTAEDLPIFATSYIVIFLYISLALGSYSSWSRV
MVDSKATLGLGGVAVVLGAVMAAMGFFSYLGIRSSLVILQVVPFLVLSVGADNIFIFVLE
YQRLPRRPGEPREVHIGRALGRVAPSMLLCSLSEAICFFLGALTPMPAVRTFALTSGLAV
ILDFLLQMSAFVALLSLDSKRQEASRLDVCCCVKPQELPPPGQGEGLLLGFFQKAYAPFL
LHWITRGVVLLLFLALFGVSLYSMCHISVGLDQELALPKDSYLLDYFLFLNRYFEVGAPV
YFVTTLGYNFSSEAGMNAICSSAGCNNFSFTQKIQYATEFPEQSYLAIPASSWVDDFIDW
LTPSSCCRLYISGPNKDKFCPSTVNSLNCLKNCMSITMGSVRPSVEQFHKYLPWFLNDRP
NIKCPKGGLAAYSTSVNLTSDGQVLDTVAILSPRLEYSGTISAHCNLYLLDSTSRFMAYH
KPLKNSQDYTEALRAARELAANITADLRKVPGTDPAFEVFPYTITNVFYEQYLTILPEGL
FMLSLCLVPTFAVSCLLLGLDLRSGLLNLLSIVMILVDTVGFMALWGISYNAVSLINLVS
AVGMSVEFVSHITRSFAISTKPTWLERAKEATISMGSAVFAGVAMTNLPGILVLGLAKAQ
LIQIFFFRLNLLITLLGLLHGLVFLPVILSYVGPDVNPALALEQKRAEEAVAAVMVASCP
NHPSRVSTADNIYVNHSFEGSIKGAGAISNFLPNNGRQF
Number of residues
1359
Molecular Weight
148726.52
Theoretical pI
6.31
GO Classification
Functions
myosin V binding
Processes
cholesterol biosynthetic process / cholesterol homeostasis / cholesterol transport / intestinal cholesterol absorption / lipoprotein metabolic process
Components
apical plasma membrane / cytoplasmic vesicle membrane / plasma membrane
General Function
Plays a major role in cholesterol homeostasis (PubMed:22095670). Critical for the uptake of cholesterol across the plasma membrane of the intestinal enterocyte (PubMed:22095670). Involved in plant sterol absorption, it transports sitosterol, although at lower rates than cholesterol (By similarity). Is the direct molecular target of ezetimibe, a drug that inhibits cholesterol absorption and is approved for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia (PubMed:15928087). May have a function in the transport of multiple lipids and their homeostasis, thereby influencing lipid metabolism regulation (PubMed:15671032). May be involved in caveolin trafficking from the plasma membrane (By similarity). In addition, acts as a negative regulator of NPC2 and down-regulates its expression and secretion by inhibiting its maturation and accelerating its degradation (PubMed:22095670)
Specific Function
cholesterol binding
Pfam Domain Function
Signal Regions
1-21
Transmembrane Regions
285-305 352-372 633-653 667-687 697-717 743-763 777-797 847-867 1140-1160 1169-1189 1192-1212 1237-1257 1269-1289
Cellular Location
Apical cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021278|Niemann-Pick C1-like protein 1 (NPC1L1)
ATGGCGGAGGCCGGCCTGAGGGGCTGGCTGCTGTGGGCCCTGCTCCTGCGCTTGGCCCAG
AGTGAGCCTTACACAACCATCCACCAGCCTGGCTACTGCGCCTTCTATGACGAATGTGGG
AAGAACCCAGAGCTGTCTGGAAGCCTCATGACACTCTCCAACGTGTCCTGCCTGTCCAAC
ACGCCGGCCCGCAAGATCACAGGTGATCACCTGATCCTATTACAGAAGATCTGCCCCCGC
CTCTACACCGGCCCCAACACCCAAGCCTGCTGCTCCGCCAAGCAGCTGGTATCACTGGAA
GCGAGTCTGTCGATCACCAAGGCCCTCCTCACCCGCTGCCCAGCCTGCTCTGACAATTTT
GTGAACCTGCACTGCCACAACACGTGCAGCCCCAATCAGAGCCTCTTCATCAATGTGACC
CGCGTGGCCCAGCTAGGGGCTGGACAACTCCCAGCTGTGGTGGCCTATGAGGCCTTCTAC
CAGCATAGCTTTGCCGAGCAGAGCTATGACTCCTGCAGCCGTGTGCGCGTCCCTGCAGCT
GCCACGCTGGCTGTGGGCACCATGTGTGGCGTGTATGGCTCTGCCCTTTGCAATGCCCAG
CGCTGGCTCAACTTCCAGGGAGACACAGGCAATGGTCTGGCCCCACTGGACATCACCTTC
CACCTCTTGGAGCCTGGCCAGGCCGTGGGGAGTGGGATTCAGCCTCTGAATGAGGGGGTT
GCACGTTGCAATGAGTCCCAAGGTGACGACGTGGCGACCTGCTCCTGCCAAGACTGTGCT
GCATCCTGTCCTGCCATAGCCCGCCCCCAGGCCCTCGACTCCACCTTCTACCTGGGCCAG
ATGCCGGGCAGTCTGGTCCTCATCATCATCCTCTGCTCTGTCTTCGCTGTGGTCACCATC
CTGCTTGTGGGATTCCGTGTGGCCCCCGCCAGGGACAAAAGCAAGATGGTGGACCCCAAG
AAGGGCACCAGCCTCTCTGACAAGCTCAGCTTCTCCACCCACACCCTCCTTGGCCAGTTC
TTCCAGGGCTGGGGCACGTGGGTGGCTTCGTGGCCTCTGACCATCTTGGTGCTATCTGTC
ATCCCGGTGGTGGCCTTGGCAGCGGGCCTGGTCTTTACAGAACTCACTACGGACCCCGTG
GAGCTGTGGTCGGCCCCCAACAGCCAAGCCCGGAGTGAGAAAGCTTTCCATGACCAGCAT
TTCGGCCCCTTCTTCCGAACCAACCAGGTGATCCTGACGGCTCCTAACCGGTCCAGCTAC
AGGTATGACTCTCTGCTGCTGGGGCCCAAGAACTTCAGCGGAATCCTGGACCTGGACTTG
CTGCTGGAGCTGCTAGAGCTGCAGGAGAGGCTGCGGCACCTCCAGGTATGGTCGCCCGAA
GCACAGCGCAACATCTCCCTGCAGGACATCTGCTACGCCCCCCTCAATCCGGACAATACC
AGTCTCTACGACTGCTGCATCAACAGCCTCCTGCAGTATTTCCAGAACAACCGCACGCTC
CTGCTGCTCACAGCCAACCAGACACTGATGGGGCAGACCTCCCAAGTCGACTGGAAGGAC
CATTTTCTGTACTGTGCCAATGCCCCGCTCACCTTCAAGGATGGCACAGCCCTGGCCCTG
AGCTGCATGGCTGACTACGGGGCCCCTGTCTTCCCCTTCCTTGCCATTGGGGGGTACAAA
GGAAAGGACTATTCTGAGGCAGAGGCCCTGATCATGACGTTCTCCCTCAACAATTACCCT
GCCGGGGACCCCCGTCTGGCCCAGGCCAAGCTGTGGGAGGAGGCCTTCTTAGAGGAAATG
CGAGCCTTCCAGCGTCGGATGGCTGGCATGTTCCAGGTCACGTTCATGGCTGAGCGCTCT
CTGGAAGACGAGATCAATCGCACCACAGCTGAAGACCTGCCCATCTTTGCCACCAGCTAC
ATTGTCATATTCCTGTACATCTCTCTGGCCCTGGGCAGCTATTCCAGCTGGAGCCGAGTG
ATGGTGGACTCCAAGGCCACGCTGGGCCTCGGCGGGGTGGCCGTGGTCCTGGGAGCAGTC
ATGGCTGCCATGGGCTTCTTCTCCTACTTGGGTATCCGCTCCTCCCTGGTCATCCTGCAA
GTGGTTCCTTTCCTGGTGCTGTCCGTGGGGGCTGATAACATCTTCATCTTTGTTCTCGAG
TACCAGAGGCTGCCCCGGAGGCCTGGGGAGCCACGAGAGGTCCACATTGGGCGAGCCCTA
GGCAGGGTGGCTCCCAGCATGCTGTTGTGCAGCCTCTCTGAGGCCATCTGCTTCTTCCTA
GGGGCCCTGACCCCCATGCCAGCTGTGCGGACCTTTGCCCTGACCTCTGGCCTTGCAGTG
ATCCTTGACTTCCTCCTGCAGATGTCAGCCTTTGTGGCCCTGCTCTCCCTGGACAGCAAG
AGGCAGGAGGCCTCCCGGTTGGACGTCTGCTGCTGTGTCAAGCCCCAGGAGCTGCCCCCG
CCTGGCCAGGGAGAGGGGCTCCTGCTTGGCTTCTTCCAAAAGGCTTATGCCCCCTTCCTG
CTGCACTGGATCACTCGAGGTGTTGTGCTGCTGCTGTTTCTCGCCCTGTTCGGAGTGAGC
CTCTACTCCATGTGCCACATCAGCGTGGGACTGGACCAGGAGCTGGCCCTGCCCAAGGAC
TCGTACCTGCTTGACTATTTCCTCTTTCTGAACCGCTACTTCGAGGTGGGGGCCCCGGTG
TACTTTGTTACCACCTTGGGCTACAACTTCTCCAGCGAGGCTGGGATGAATGCCATCTGC
TCCAGTGCAGGCTGCAACAACTTCTCCTTCACCCAGAAGATCCAGTATGCCACAGAGTTC
CCTGAGCAGTCTTACCTGGCCATCCCTGCCTCCTCCTGGGTGGATGACTTCATTGACTGG
CTGACCCCGTCCTCCTGCTGCCGCCTTTATATATCTGGCCCCAATAAGGACAAGTTCTGC
CCCTCGACCGTCAACTCTCTGAACTGCCTAAAGAACTGCATGAGCATCACGATGGGCTCT
GTGAGGCCCTCGGTGGAGCAGTTCCATAAGTATCTTCCCTGGTTCCTGAACGACCGGCCC
AACATCAAATGTCCCAAAGGCGGCCTGGCAGCATACAGCACCTCTGTGAACTTGACTTCA
GATGGCCAGGTTTTAGCCTCCAGGTTCATGGCCTATCACAAGCCCCTGAAAAACTCACAG
GATTACACAGAAGCTCTGCGGGCAGCTCGAGAGCTGGCAGCCAACATCACTGCTGACCTG
CGGAAAGTGCCTGGAACAGACCCGGCTTTTGAGGTCTTCCCCTACACGATCACCAATGTG
TTTTATGAGCAGTACCTGACCATCCTCCCTGAGGGGCTCTTCATGCTCAGCCTCTGCCTT
GTGCCCACCTTCGCTGTCTCCTGCCTCCTGCTGGGCCTGGACCTGCGCTCCGGCCTCCTC
AACCTGCTCTCCATTGTCATGATCCTCGTGGACACTGTCGGCTTCATGGCCCTGTGGGGC
ATCAGTTACAATGCTGTGTCCCTCATCAACCTGGTCTCGGCGGTGGGCATGTCTGTGGAG
TTTGTGTCCCACATTACCCGCTCCTTTGCCATCAGCACCAAGCCCACCTGGCTGGAGAGG
GCCAAAGAGGCCACCATCTCTATGGGAAGTGCGGTGTTTGCAGGTGTGGCCATGACCAAC
CTGCCTGGCATCCTTGTCCTGGGCCTCGCCAAGGCCCAGCTCATTCAGATCTTCTTCTTC
CGCCTCAACCTCCTGATCACTCTGCTGGGCCTGCTGCATGGCTTGGTCTTCCTGCCCGTC
ATCCTCAGCTACGTGGGGCCTGACGTTAACCCGGCTCTGGCACTGGAGCAGAAGCGGGCT
GAGGAGGCGGTGGCAGCAGTCATGGTGGCCTCTTGCCCAAATCACCCCTCCCGAGTCTCC
ACAGCTGACAACATCTATGTCAACCACAGCTTTGAAGGTTCTATCAAAGGTGCTGGTGCC
ATCAGCAACTTCTTGCCCAACAATGGGCGGCAGTTCTGA
Chromosome Location
7
Locus
7p13
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ9UHC9
UniProtKB Entry NameNPCL1_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID6643036
GenBank Gene IDAF192522
GeneCard IDNPC1L1
GenAtlas IDNPC1L1
HGNC IDHGNC:7898
PDB ID(s)3QNT, 7DF8, 7DFW, 7DFZ, 7N4U, 7N4V, 7N4X
KEGG IDhsa:29881
IUPHAR/Guide To Pharmacology ID2629
NCBI Gene ID29881
General References
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Associated Data

Drug Relations
DrugDrug groupPharmacological action?TypeActionsDetails
EzetimibeapprovedyestargetinhibitorDetails
TocofersolanapprovednotransportersubstrateDetails
Vitamin Eapproved, nutraceutical, vet_approvedunknowntransportersubstrateDetails