Rabbit anti-Human LRP6 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

O75581

Target Species

Human

Target Name

LRP6

Target Full Name

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6

Target Function

Component of the Wnt-Fzd-LRP5-LRP6 complex that triggers beta-catenin signaling through inducing aggregation of receptor-ligand complexes into ribosome-sized signalsomes. Cell-surface coreceptor of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, which plays a pivotal role in bone formation. The Wnt-induced Fzd/LRP6 coreceptor complex recruits DVL1 polymers to the plasma membrane which, in turn, recruits the AXIN1/GSK3B-complex to the cell surface promoting the formation of signalsomes and inhibiting AXIN1/GSK3-mediated phosphorylation and destruction of beta-catenin. Required for posterior patterning of the epiblast during gastrulation.

Target Involvement

Coronary artery disease, autosomal dominant, 2 (ADCAD2); Tooth agenesis, selective, 7 (STHAG7)

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum. Membrane raft.

Target Protein Families

LDLR family

Target Tissue Specificity

Widely coexpressed with LRP5 during embryogenesis and in adult tissues.

Target Synonyms

ADCAD2; C030016K15Rik; Cd; FLJ90062; FLJ90421; LDL receptor related protein 6; Low density lipoprotein receptor related protein 6; Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6; LRP-6; LRP6; LRP6_HUMAN; OTTHUMP00000238979; OTTHUMP00000238980; OTTHUMP00000238982; STHAG7

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene family. LDL receptors are transmembrane cell surface proteins involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis of lipoprotein and protein ligands. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a receptor or, with Frizzled, a co-receptor for Wnt and thereby transmits the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling cascade. Through its interaction with the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling cascade this gene plays a role in the regulation of cell differentiation, proliferation, and migration and the development of many cancer types. This protein undergoes gamma-secretase dependent RIP- (regulated intramembrane proteolysis) processing but the precise locations of the cleavage sites have not been determined.