Rabbit anti-Human LRP4 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

O75096

Target Species

Human

Target Name

LRP4

Target Full Name

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4

Target Function

Mediates SOST-dependent inhibition of bone formation. Functions as a specific facilitator of SOST-mediated inhibition of Wnt signaling. Plays a key role in the formation and the maintenance of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), the synapse between motor neuron and skeletal muscle. Directly binds AGRIN and recruits it to the MUSK signaling complex. Mediates the AGRIN-induced phosphorylation of MUSK, the kinase of the complex. The activation of MUSK in myotubes induces the formation of NMJ by regulating different processes including the transcription of specific genes and the clustering of AChR in the postsynaptic membrane. Alternatively, may be involved in the negative regulation of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway, being able to antagonize the LRP6-mediated activation of this pathway. More generally, has been proposed to function as a cell surface endocytic receptor binding and internalizing extracellular ligands for degradation by lysosomes. May play an essential role in the process of digit differentiation.

Target Involvement

Cenani-Lenz syndactyly syndrome (CLSS); Sclerosteosis 2 (SOST2); Myasthenic syndrome, congenital, 17 (CMS17)

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.

Target Protein Families

LDLR family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed in bone; present in osteoblasts and osteocytes. No expression is observed in osteoclast. Expressed in several regions of the brain.

Target Research Area

Cardiovascular

Target Synonyms

KIAA0816; LDLR dan; Low density lipoprotein receptor related protein 4; Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4; LRP-4; LRP10; Lrp4; LRP4_HUMAN; MEGF7; Multiple epidermal growth factor like domains 7 ; Multiple epidermal growth factor-like domains 7

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein family. The encoded protein may be a regulator of Wnt signaling. Mutations in this gene are associated with Cenani-Lenz syndrome.