Primary Identifier | IPR031574 | Type | Family |
Short Name | LYPD6 |
description | Ly6/PLAUR domain-containing protein 6 (LYPD6) is a higher eukaryotic protein expressed in neurons. It modulates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by selectively increasing Ca2+-influx through this ion channel []. LYPD6 carries an LU protein domain - about 80 amino acids long characterised by a conserved pattern of 10 cysteine residues []. It is a positive feedback regulator of Wnt/beta-catenin signalling, e.g. for patterning of the mesoderm and neuroectoderm in zebrafish gastrulation, where Lypd6 is GPI-anchored to the plasma-membrane and interacts with the Wnt receptor Frizzled8 and the co-receptor Lrp6 []. |