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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P01130: Variant p.Asp579Asn

Low-density lipoprotein receptor
Gene: LDLR
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Variant information Variant position: help 579 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help LP/P [Disclaimer] The variants are classified into three categories: LP/P, LB/B and US.
  • LP/P: likely pathogenic or pathogenic.
  • LB/B: likely benign or benign.
  • US: uncertain significance

Residue change: help From Aspartate (D) to Asparagine (N) at position 579 (D579N, p.Asp579Asn). Indicates the amino acid change of the variant. The one-letter and three-letter codes for amino acids used in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot are those adopted by the commission on Biochemical Nomenclature of the IUPAC-IUB.
Physico-chemical properties: help Change from medium size and acidic (D) to medium size and polar (N) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help 1 The score within a Blosum matrix for the corresponding wild-type to variant amino acid change. The log-odds score measures the logarithm for the ratio of the likelihood of two amino acids appearing by chance. The Blosum62 substitution matrix is used. This substitution matrix contains scores for all possible exchanges of one amino acid with another:
  • Lowest score: -4 (low probability of substitution).
  • Highest score: 11 (high probability of substitution).
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Variant description: help In FHCL1; Cincinnati-4; less than 2% receptor activity. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 579 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 860 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help NIQWPNGITLDLLSGRLYWV D SKLHSISSIDVNGGNRKTIL The residue change on the sequence. Unless the variant is located at the beginning or at the end of the protein sequence, both residues upstream (20) and downstream (20) of the variant will be shown.
Residue conservation: help The multiple alignment of the region surrounding the variant against various orthologous sequences.
Human                         NIQWPNGITLDLLSGRLYWVDSKLHSISSIDVNGGNRKTIL

Mouse                         NIQWPNGITLDLSSGRLYWVDSKLHSISSIDVNGGNRKTIL

Rat                           DIQWPNGITLDLPSGRLYWVDSKLHSISSIDVNGGGRKTIL

Bovine                        DIQWPNGITLDLSGGRLYWVDSKLHSISSIDVNGGNRKTVL

Sequence annotation in neighborhood: help The regions or sites of interest surrounding the variant. In general the features listed are posttranslational modifications, binding sites, enzyme active sites, local secondary structure or other characteristics reported in the cited references. The "Sequence annotation in neighborhood" lines have a fixed format:
  • Type: the type of sequence feature.
  • Positions: endpoints of the sequence feature.
  • Description: contains additional information about the feature.
TypePositionsDescription
Chain 22 – 860 Low-density lipoprotein receptor
Topological domain 22 – 788 Extracellular
Repeat 573 – 615 LDL-receptor class B 5
Beta strand 574 – 579



Literature citations
An efficient screening procedure detecting six novel mutations in the LDL receptor gene in Swedish children with hypercholesterolemia.
Ekstroem U.; Abrahamson M.; Sveger T.; Lombardi P.; Nilsson-Ehle P.;
Hum. Genet. 96:147-150(1995)
Cited for: VARIANTS FHCL1 LYS-277; THR-423 AND ASN-579; Spectrum of LDL receptor gene mutations in Denmark: implications for molecular diagnostic strategy in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Jensen H.K.; Jensen L.G.; Meinertz H.; Hansen P.S.; Gregersen N.; Faergeman O.;
Atherosclerosis 146:337-344(1999)
Cited for: VARIANTS FHCL1 GLY-87; LYS-140; ASN-172; ARG-243; LEU-306; PRO-404; HIS-564; SER-577; ASN-579; ILE-726 AND LYS-825;
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