Description
Lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) binds to Wnt ligands to transduce signal by stabilization of beta-catenin, which has been involved in the regulation of embryonic development and metabolism. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein-6 (LRP6) is an important co-receptor of Wnt pathway, which plays a predominant role in the development and progression of colorectal cancer. This gene, termed LDL receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6), encodes a transmembrane protein that has 71% identity and is structurally similar to the protein encoded by LRP5, a proposed candidate gene for type 1 diabetes located on human chromosome 11q13. LRP6 maps to human chromosome 12p11-p13