VLDLR, Official Symbol VLDLRprovided by HGNC Official Full Name very low density lipoprotein receptorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:12698 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000147852 MIM:192977; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12698 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CAMRQ1; CARMQ1; CHRMQ1; VLDL-R; VLDLRCH Summary The low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene family consists of cell surface proteins involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis of specific ligands. This gene encodes a lipoprotein receptor that is a member of the LDLR family and plays important roles in VLDL-triglyceride metabolism and the reelin signaling pathway. Mutations in this gene cause VLDLR-associated cerebellar hypoplasia. Alternative splicing generates multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009] Expression Broad expression in ovary (RPKM 37.5), heart (RPKM 20.5) and 18 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all