LRRC7

Leucine rich repeat containing 7 also known as LRRC7, Densin-180, or LAP1 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the LRRC7 gene.^[5]

LRRC7
Identifiers
Aliases	LRRC7, DENSIN, leucine rich repeat containing 7
External IDs	OMIM: 614453; MGI: 2676665; HomoloGene: 10817; GeneCards: LRRC7; OMA:LRRC7 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 1 (human)[1] Band 1p31.1 Start 69,567,922 bp[1] End 70,151,945 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 3 (mouse)[2] Band 3|3 H4 Start 157,788,528 bp[2] End 158,267,858 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in Brodmann area 23 primary visual cortex nucleus accumbens middle temporal gyrus Brodmann area 9 ganglionic eminence caudate nucleus putamen Brodmann area 46 hippocampus proper Top expressed in medial geniculate nucleus medial dorsal nucleus lateral geniculate nucleus olfactory tubercle Rostral migratory stream dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell piriform cortex primary motor cortex Region I of hippocampus proper cingulate gyrus More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function protein binding ionotropic glutamate receptor binding Cellular component cell junction postsynaptic membrane synapse membrane postsynaptic density extracellular region specific granule lumen cytoplasm plasma membrane neuron projection cell-cell junction ionotropic glutamate receptor complex basolateral plasma membrane axon initial segment cytosol Biological process neutrophil degranulation signal transduction positive regulation of neuron projection development receptor clustering establishment or maintenance of epithelial cell apical/basal polarity receptor localization to synapse cell-cell adhesion neurotransmitter receptor transport, endosome to postsynaptic membrane neurotransmitter receptor transport postsynaptic membrane to endosome MAPK cascade regulation of NMDA receptor activity Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 57554 242274 Ensembl ENSG00000033122 ENSMUSG00000028176 UniProt Q96NW7 Q80TE7 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_020794 NM_001330635 NM_001350216 NM_001366836 NM_001366837 NM_001366838 NM_001366839 NM_001366840 NM_001366841 NM_001366842 NM_001370785 NM_001081358 NM_001291452 NM_001291453 NM_001370781 NM_001370782 RefSeq (protein) NP_001317564 NP_001337145 NP_001353765 NP_001353766 NP_001353767 NP_001353768 NP_001353769 NP_001353770 NP_001353771 NP_001357714 NP_001074827 NP_001278381 NP_001278382 NP_001357710 NP_001357711 Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 69.57 – 70.15 Mb Chr 3: 157.79 – 158.27 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Structure

Found to be densely associated to the postsynaptic density (PSD), it has been characterised as a 188 kDa (originally thought to be 180 kDa, hence nomenclature), 1495 residues long, brain-specific protein containing 16 leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) within the 500 N-terminal residues, and one Psd95/Discs large/Zona occludens (PDZ) domain within the 200 C-terminal residues. Originally postulated to have an apparent transmembrane domain, it has now been shown that the protein has numerous phosphorylation sites both N- and C-term of this domain, and that protein is therefore cytoplasmic; palmitoylation is thought to occur near the N-terminus of the protein which would account for localisation of the protein at the PSD.^[6]

Interactions

LRRC7 has been shown to interact with CDH2.^[7]

The currently exposed interactions of Densin-180 portray the protein as a promiscuous player amongst key synaptic players, fitting with the original observation of the protein’s dense presence among core PSD proteins by Mary B. Kennedy's Laboratory. Identified interaction partners include: CaMKII-alpha, alpha-Actinin and NR2B (via CaMKII-alpha), Cav1.3 (L-type Ca2+) channels, MAGUIN-1, Shank, PSD-95 (via Shank and MAGUIN-1), beta-Catenin, delta-Catenins and NCadherin (via the Catenins). The nature and function of these interactions, detailed in tables 1-1 and 1-2, portray Densin-180 as a key interactor in the midst of receptor proteins, scaffolding proteins and structural proteins. [number of sources - referenced in - Subcellular localisation of recombinant Densin-180 clones expressed in HEK293 TSA cells Ranatunga, J.M. (2011) Subcellular localisation of recombinant Densin-180 clones expressed in HEK293 TSA cells. Masters thesis, UCL (University College London). http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1322972/]

It is also quite possible that Densin-180 dimerises or multimerises through interactions between its PDZ domain and its own terminal amino acid residues. [Subcellular localisation of recombinant Densin-180 clones expressed in HEK293 TSA cells Ranatunga, J.M. (2011) Subcellular localisation of recombinant Densin-180 clones expressed in HEK293 TSA cells. Masters thesis, UCL (University College London). http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1322972/]