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Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein

LBP
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
Aliases LBP, BPIFD2, lipopolysaccharide binding protein
External IDs OMIM: 151990 MGI: 1098776 HomoloGene: 3055 GeneCards: LBP
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 20 (human)
Chr. Chromosome 20 (human)
Chromosome 20 (human)
Genomic location for LBP
Genomic location for LBP
Band 20q11.23 Start 38,346,356 bp
End 38,377,023 bp
RNA expression pattern
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PBB GE LBP 214461 at fs.png
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004139

NM_008489

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004130

NP_032515

Location (UCSC) Chr 20: 38.35 – 38.38 Mb Chr 2: 158.31 – 158.33 Mb
PubMed search

4M4D

NM_004139

NM_008489

NP_004130

NP_032515

Lipopolysaccharide binding protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LBP gene.

LBP is a soluble acute-phase protein that binds to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (or LPS) to elicit immune responses by presenting the LPS to important cell surface pattern recognition receptors called CD14 and TLR4.

The protein encoded by this gene is involved in the acute-phase immunologic response to gram-negative bacterial infections. Gram-negative bacteria contain a glycolipid, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), on their outer cell wall. Together with bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI), the encoded protein binds LPS and interacts with the CD14 receptor, probably playing a role in regulating LPS-dependent monocyte responses. Studies in mice suggest that the encoded protein is necessary for the rapid acute-phase response to LPS but not for the clearance of LPS from circulation. This protein is part of a family of structurally and functionally related proteins, including BPI, plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), and phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP). Finally, this gene is found on chromosome 20, immediately downstream of the BPI gene.


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