Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein

Not to be confused with mitochondrial trifunctional protein.

Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein large subunit is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MTTP, also known as MTP, gene.^[5][6]

MTTP
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 6I7S, 8EOJ
Identifiers
Aliases	MTTP, ABL, MTP, Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
External IDs	OMIM: 157147; MGI: 106926; HomoloGene: 212; GeneCards: MTTP; OMA:MTTP - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 4 (human)[1] Band 4q23 Start 99,564,081 bp[1] End 99,623,997 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 3 (mouse)[2] Band 3 G3|3 64.06 cM Start 137,795,615 bp[2] End 137,850,729 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in jejunal mucosa mucosa of ileum liver duodenum right lobe of liver testicle ventricular zone kidney tubule gonad human kidney Top expressed in jejunum duodenum migratory enteric neural crest cell left lobe of liver ileum yolk sac spermatocyte intestinal epithelium crypt of lieberkuhn of small intestine spermatid More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function protein heterodimerization activity protein binding phospholipid transporter activity lipid binding lipid transporter activity Cellular component receptor complex endoplasmic reticulum lumen endoplasmic reticulum Golgi apparatus basolateral plasma membrane Biological process phospholipid transport lipid transport plasma lipoprotein particle assembly lipid metabolism protein secretion triglyceride transport chylomicron assembly very-low-density lipoprotein particle assembly lipoprotein metabolic process cholesterol homeostasis Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 4547 17777 Ensembl ENSG00000138823 ENSMUSG00000028158 UniProt P55157 O08601 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001300785 NM_000253 NM_001386140 NM_001163457 NM_008642 NM_001355051 NM_001355052 RefSeq (protein) NP_000244 NP_001287714 NP_001156929 NP_032668 NP_001341980 NP_001341981 Location (UCSC) Chr 4: 99.56 – 99.62 Mb Chr 3: 137.8 – 137.85 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
Wikidata
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MTTP encodes the large subunit of the heterodimeric microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP). Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) completes the heterodimeric MTP, which has been shown to play a central role in lipoprotein assembly. Mutations in MTTP can cause abetalipoproteinemia.^[6]

Apolipoprotein B48 on chylomicra and Apolipoprotein B100 on LDL, IDL, and VLDL are important for MTP binding.^{[citation needed]}

MTP adds triglycerides to nascent chylomicrons in the intestine, and to VLDL in the liver.^[7]

Structure

The large subunit of MTP, also known as the alpha subunit, contains an N-terminal half beta barrel, an alpha helix and a C-terminal lipid binding site that lies between two beta pleated sheets. It is a member of the large lipid transfer protein family, like apolipoprotein B (apo B), with which it interacts, but unlike apo B, it is not secreted. The heterodimer is instead retained in the endoplasmic reticulum due to the presence of a C-terminal KDEL motif on the PDI beta subunit.^[8]

Interactive pathway map

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Statin pathway edit

1. The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: "Statin_Pathway_WP430".

Pharmacology

Drugs that inhibit MTTP prevent the assembly of apo B-containing lipoproteins thus inhibiting the synthesis of chylomicrons and VLDL and leading to decrease in plasma levels of LDL-C.

• Lomitapide (Juxtapid) was approved by the US FDA for adjunctive treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
• Dirlotapide (Slentrol) and mitratapide (Yarvitan) are veterinary drugs for the management of obesity in dogs.