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11249847

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
The multiligand, endocytic receptors megalin and cubilin are colocalized in the renal proximal tubule. They are heavily expressed in the apical endocytic apparatus. Megalin is a 600-kDa transmembrane protein belonging to the low-density lipoprotein-receptor family. The cytoplasmic tail contains three NPXY motifs that mediate the clustering in coated pits and are possibly involved in signaling functions. Cubilin, also known as the intestinal intrinsic factor-cobalamin receptor, is a 460-kDa receptor with no transmembrane domain and no known signal for endocytosis. Because the two receptors bind each other with high affinity and colocalize in several tissues, it is highly conceivable that megalin mediates internalization of cubilin and its ligands. Both receptors are important for normal tubular reabsorption of proteins, including albumin. Among the proteins normally filtered in the glomeruli, cubilin has been shown to bind albumin, immunoglobulin light chains, and apolipoprotein A-I. The variety of filtered ligands identified for megalin include vitamin-binding proteins, hormones, enzymes, apolipoprotein H, albumin, and beta(2)- and alpha(1)-microglobulin. Loss of these proteins and vitamins in the urine of megalin-deficient mice illustrates the physiological importance of this receptor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1931-857X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
280
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
F562-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Megalin and cubilin: synergistic endocytic receptors in renal proximal tubule.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. eic@ana.au.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't