The LDL receptor-related protein (LRP) family: An old family of proteins with new physiological functions

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-228

  May, Petra ^a   Woldt, Estelle ^b   Matz, Rachel L ^b   Boucher, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

LRP1; Megalin LRP2; MEGF7 LRP4

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 1; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 1B; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 4; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 8; MEGALIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; VITAMIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCYTOSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LDL-RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 1; LDL-RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 2; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RECEPTORS, LDL;

EID: 34247557490     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: 16512219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890701214881     Document Type: Review

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