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Lrp3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lrp3
  • Name
    low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:3584516
    NCBI Gene: 435965
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:34900303-34914770 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 21.15 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    378 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3584516
protein coding gene Chr7:34899452-34914923 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200022628
protein coding gene Chr7:23646439-23662746 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195038611
protein coding gene Chr7:26611602-26627935 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220024427
protein coding gene Chr7:14433454-14449754 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180016468
protein coding gene Chr7:24167684-24184007 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175027070
protein coding gene Chr7:24693384-24709682 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215008784
protein coding gene Chr7:24052816-24069113 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029581
protein coding gene Chr7:34371629-34386782 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005039510
protein coding gene Chr7:25809214-25825704 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210024895
protein coding gene Chr7:24712204-24728498 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185048051
protein coding gene Chr7:27463566-27479896 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205010469
protein coding gene Chr7:24453995-24470316 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000030005
protein coding gene Chr7:31941498-31958079 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230011550
protein coding gene Chr7:33145859-33162173 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190008236
protein coding gene Chr7:24312195-24328509 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225008288
protein coding gene Chr7:31505931-31522487 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010019987
protein coding gene Chr7:23877616-23894150 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010004952
protein coding gene Chr7:23919348-23933421 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005007648
protein coding gene Chr7:24489645-24505948 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LRP3, LDL receptor related protein 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    LRP3, LDL receptor related protein 3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4037
    UniProt: O75074

  • Chr Location
    19q13.11; chr19:33177603-33208864 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    7 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit accelerated post-injury osteoarthritis and senescence-induced osteoarthritis development. Mice show reduced weight gain and increased total cholesterol serum levels on a high cholesterol diet.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • cDNA Data
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 435965 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 14468 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001024707 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4007 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide NP_001019878 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 790 C57BL/6  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      5 Sequences
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR000859 CUB domain
      IPR036055 LDL receptor-like superfamily
      IPR023415 Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor class A, conserved site
      IPR002172 Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor class A repeat
      IPR050685 Low-density lipoprotein receptor
      IPR035914 Spermadhesin, CUB domain superfamily
    • GlyGen
      E9Q711 1 site, 2 N-linked glycans (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 6
      cDNA 6

      Microarray probesets 1
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 26
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 7
    • Earliest
      J:99680 The FANTOM Consortium and RIKEN Genome Exploration Research Group and Genome Science Group (Genome Network Project Core Group), The Transcriptional Landscape of the Mammalian Genome. Science. 2005;309(5740):1559-1563
    • Latest
      J:345338 Cao C, et al., Cholesterol-induced LRP3 downregulation promotes cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis by targeting Syndecan-4. Nat Commun. 2022 Nov 21;13(1):7139

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
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