Human Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor, LDLR ELI

Binds LDL, the major cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein of plasma, and transports it into cells by endocytosis.

In order to be internalized, the receptor-ligand complexes must first cluster into clathrin-coated pits.

(Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for hepatitis C virus in hepatocytes, but not through a direct interaction with viral proteins.

(Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for Vesicular stomatitis virus.

(Microbial infection) In case of HIV-1 infection, may function as a receptor for extracellular Tat in neurons, mediating its internalization in uninfected cells.