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Gliomas showed moderate cytoplasmic staining, a few cases of liver, lung and pancreatic cancers. Remaining cancer cells were generally negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
LDLR (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
LDLCQ2
Description
Low density lipoprotein receptor (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene family consists of cell surface proteins involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis of specific ligands. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) is normally bound at the cell membrane and taken into the cell ending up in lysosomes where the protein is degraded and the cholesterol is made available for repression of microsomal enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol synthesis. At the same time, a reciprocal stimulation of cholesterol ester synthesis takes place. Mutations in this gene cause the autosomal dominant disorder, familial hypercholesterolemia. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]