LRP2 Polyclonal Antibody, Invitrogen™

Description

• Immunogen sequence: GFTSMSDRPG KRCAAEGSSP LLLLPDNVRI RKYNLSSERF SEYLQDEEYI QAVDYDWDPE DIGLSVVYYT VRGEGSRFGA IKRAYIPNFE SGRNNLVQEV DLKLKYVMQP DGIAVDWVGR HIYWSDVKNK RIEVAKLDGR YRKWLISTDL Highest antigen sequence identity to the following orthologs: Mouse - 78%, Rat - 78%
• The protein encoded by this gene, low density lipoprotein-related protein 2 (LRP2) or megalin, is a multi-ligand endocytic receptor that is expressed in many different tissues but primarily in absorptive epithilial tissues such as the kidney
• This glycoprotein has a large amino-terminal extracellular domain, a single transmembrane domain, and a short carboxy-terminal cytoplasmic tail
• The extracellular ligand-binding-domains bind diverse macromolecules including albumin, apolipoproteins B and E, and lipoprotein lipase
• The LRP2 protein is critical for the reuptake of numerous ligands, including lipoproteins, sterols, vitamin-binding proteins, and hormones
• This protein also has a role in cell-signaling; extracellular ligands include parathyroid horomones and the morphogen sonic hedgehog while cytosolic ligands include MAP kinase scaffold proteins and JNK interacting proteins
• Recycling of this membrane receptor is regulated by phosphorylation of its cytoplasmic domain
• Mutations in this gene cause Donnai-Barrow syndrome (DBS) and facio-oculoacoustico-renal syndrome (FOAR).