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SUBMITTER: Xian X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5690284 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xian Xunde X Ding Yinyuan Y Dieckmann Marco M Zhou Li L Plattner Florian F Liu Mingxia M Parks John S JS Hammer Robert E RE Boucher Philippe P Tsai Shirling S Herz Joachim J
eLife 20171116
Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) is a multifunctional cell surface receptor with diverse physiological roles, ranging from cellular uptake of lipoproteins and other cargo by endocytosis to sensor of the extracellular environment and integrator of a wide range of signaling mechanisms. As a chylomicron remnant receptor, LRP1 controls systemic lipid metabolism in concert with the LDL receptor in the liver, whereas in smooth muscle cells (SMC) LRP1 functions as a co-receptor ...[more]