ADCAD2, C030016K15Rik, Cd, FLJ90062, FLJ90421, Low density lipoprotein receptor related protein 6, LRP6_HUMAN, Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6, low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 precursor, LRP-6, LRP-5, LR3, LRP7, Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5.
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.[provided by RefSeq, Dec 2009].
