National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor

Synonyms

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Class A Domain-Containing Protein 3

LDL Receptor

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor

Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor

LDLR

Definitions

Low-density lipoprotein receptor (860 aa, ~95 kDa) is encoded by the human LDLR gene. This protein is involved in the endocytosis of cholesterol.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17074

code

C17074

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142800

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

Low-density lipoprotein receptor (860 aa, ~95 kDa) is encoded by the human LDLR gene. This protein is involved in the endocytosis of cholesterol.

Display_Name

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor

FULL_SYN

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Class A Domain-Containing Protein 3

LDL Receptor

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor

Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor

LDLR

label

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor

Legacy Concept Name

Low_Density_Lipoprotein_Receptor

OMIM_Number

606945

Preferred_Name

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C17074

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Receptor

Swiss_Prot

P01130

UMLS_CUI

C0034821

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C18106

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