Lipoprotein receptor-related proteins, low density lipoprotein receptor-related proteins (

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) or prolow-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (

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), abbreviated LRP, are a group of

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s. They include: * LRP1 *

LRP1B Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''LRP1B'' gene. Function LRP1B belongs to the LDL receptor The low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) is a mosaic protein of 839 amino aci ...

* LRP2 (megalin) * LRP3 * LRP4 * LRP5 * LRP6 *

LRP8 Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8), also known as apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''LRP8'' gene. ApoER2 is a cell surface receptor that is part of the low-density lipopr ...

, apolipoprotein e receptor * LRP10 * LRP11 * LRP12

See also