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9.B.87.1.34
Cubilin (CUBN, IFCR) of 3623 aas and one N-terminal TMS plus several C-terminal potential TMSs (residues 2950 - 3 623).  It is an endocytic receptor which plays a role in lipoprotein, vitamin and iron metabolism by facilitating their uptake (Kozyraki et al. 1998, Fyfe et al. 2004). It acts together with LRP2 to mediate endocytosis of high-density lipoproteins, GC, hemoglobin, ALB, TF and SCGB1A1, and it acts together with AMN to mediate endocytosis of the CBLIF-cobalamin complex. Reabsorption of albumin, maturation of vitamin D in the kidney and nutrient delivery during embryonic development are probable functions. Cubilin is an atypical receptor, peripherally associated to the plasma membrane. The transmembrane proteins amnionless (AMN) and Lrp2/Megalin are molecular partners contributing to plasma membrane transport and internalization of cubilin (Kozyraki et al. 2022). ABCB6, ABCG2, FECH and CPOX are expressed in meningioma tissue (Spille et al. 2023). Cubilin binds to ALB, MB, Kappa and lambda-light chains, hemoglobin, SCGB1A1, APOA1, high density lipoprotein, and the CBLIF-cobalamin complex. Ligand binding requires calcium. Cubilin serves as a transporter in several absorptive epithelia, including intestine, renal proximal tubules and embryonic yolk sac cells. A short gluten peptide leverages the TG2/LRP-1 pathway; this pathway can be used to endocytose and degrade representative secreted, cell surface, and transmembrane proteins, notably streptavidin, the vitamin B12 receptor, cubilin, and integrin alpha(v)beta(5). Optimization of these prototypical molecules could generate pharmacologically relevant LYTAC agents (Loppinet et al. 2023).  

Accession Number:O60494
Protein Name:Cubilin
Length:3623
Molecular Weight:398736.00
Species:Homo sapiens (Human) [9606]
Location1 / Topology2 / Orientation3: Apical cell membrane1 / Peripheral membrane protein2
Substrate iron atom, lipoprotein, cyanocob(III)alamin

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FASTA formatted sequence
1:	MMNMSLPFLW SLLTLLIFAE VNGEAGELEL QRQKRSINLQ QPRMATERGN LVFLTGSAQN 
61:	IEFRTGSLGK IKLNDEDLSE CLHQIQKNKE DIIELKGSAI GLPQNISSQI YQLNSKLVDL 
121:	ERKFQGLQQT VDKKVCSSNP CQNGGTCLNL HDSFFCICPP QWKGPLCSAD VNECEIYSGT 
181:	PLSCQNGGTC VNTMGSYSCH CPPETYGPQC ASKYDDCEGG SVARCVHGIC EDLMREQAGE 
241:	PKYSCVCDAG WMFSPNSPAC TLDRDECSFQ PGPCSTLVQC FNTQGSFYCG ACPTGWQGNG 
301:	YICEDINECE INNGGCSVAP PVECVNTPGS SHCQACPPGY QGDGRVCTLT DICSVSNGGC 
361:	HPDASCSSTL GSLPLCTCLP GYTGNGYGPN GCVQLSNICL SHPCLNGQCI DTVSGYFCKC 
421:	DSGWTGVNCT ENINECLSNP CLNGGTCVDG VDSFSCECTR LWTGALCQVP QQVCGESLSG 
481:	INGSFSYRSP DVGYVHDVNC FWVIKTEMGK VLRITFTFFR LESMDNCPHE FLQVYDGDSS 
541:	SAFQLGRFCG SSLPHELLSS DNALYFHLYS EHLRNGRGFT VRWETQQPEC GGILTGPYGS 
601:	IKSPGYPGNY PPGRDCVWIV VTSPDLLVTF TFGTLSLEHH DDCNKDYLEI RDGPLYQDPL 
661:	LGKFCTTFSV PPLQTTGPFA RIHFHSDSQI SDQGFHITYL TSPSDLRCGG NYTDPEGELF 
721:	LPELSGPFTH TRQCVYMMKQ PQGEQIQINF THVELQCQSD SSQNYIEVRD GETLLGKVCG 
781:	NGTISHIKSI TNSVWIRFKI DASVEKASFR AVYQVACGDE LTGEGVIRSP FFPNVYPGER 
841:	TCRWTIHQPQ SQVILLNFTV FEIGSSAHCE TDYVEIGSSS ILGSPENKKY CGTDIPSFIT 
901:	SVYNFLYVTF VKSSSTENHG FMAKFSAEDL ACGEILTEST GTIQSPGHPN VYPHGINCTW 
961:	HILVQPNHLI HLMFETFHLE FHYNCTNDYL EVYDTDSETS LGRYCGKSIP PSLTSSGNSL 
1021:	MLVFVTDSDL AYEGFLINYE AISAATACLQ DYTDDLGTFT SPNFPNNYPN NWECIYRITV 
1081:	RTGQLIAVHF TNFSLEEAIG NYYTDFLEIR DGGYEKSPLL GIFYGSNLPP TIISHSNKLW 
1141:	LKFKSDQIDT RSGFSAYWDG SSTGCGGNLT TSSGTFISPN YPMPYYHSSE CYWWLKSSHG 
1201:	SAFELEFKDF HLEHHPNCTL DYLAVYDGPS SNSHLLTQLC GDEKPPLIRS SGDSMFIKLR 
1261:	TDEGQQGRGF KAEYRQTCEN VVIVNQTYGI LESIGYPNPY SENQHCNWTI RATTGNTVNY 
1321:	TFLAFDLEHH INCSTDYLEL YDGPRQMGRY CGVDLPPPGS TTSSKLQVLL LTDGVGRREK 
1381:	GFQMQWFVYG CGGELSGATG SFSSPGFPNR YPPNKECIWY IRTDPGSSIQ LTIHDFDVEY 
1441:	HSRCNFDVLE IYGGPDFHSP RIAQLCTQRS PENPMQVSST GNELAIRFKT DLSINGRGFN 
1501:	ASWQAVTGGC GGIFQAPSGE IHSPNYPSPY RSNTDCSWVI RVDRNHRVLL NFTDFDLEPQ 
1561:	DSCIMAYDGL SSTMSRLART CGREQLANPI VSSGNSLFLR FQSGPSRQNR GFRAQFRQAC 
1621:	GGHILTSSFD TVSSPRFPAN YPNNQNCSWI IQAQPPLNHI TLSFTHFELE RSTTCARDFV 
1681:	EILDGGHEDA PLRGRYCGTD MPHPITSFSS ALTLRFVSDS SISAGGFHTT VTASVSACGG 
1741:	TFYMAEGIFN SPGYPDIYPP NVECVWNIVS SPGNRLQLSF ISFQLEDSQD CSRDFVEIRE 
1801:	GNATGHLVGR YCGNSFPLNY SSIVGHTLWV RFISDGSGSG TGFQATFMKI FGNDNIVGTH 
1861:	GKVASPFWPE NYPHNSNYQW TVNVNASHVV HGRILEMDIE EIQNCYYDKL RIYDGPSIHA 
1921:	RLIGAYCGTQ TESFSSTGNS LTFHFYSDSS ISGKGFLLEW FAVDAPDGVL PTIAPGACGG 
1981:	FLRTGDAPVF LFSPGWPDSY SNRVDCTWLI QAPDSTVELN ILSLDIESHR TCAYDSLVIR 
2041:	DGDNNLAQQL AVLCGREIPG PIRSTGEYMF IRFTSDSSVT RAGFNASFHK SCGGYLHADR 
2101:	GIITSPKYPE TYPSNLNCSW HVLVQSGLTI AVHFEQPFQI PNGDSSCNQG DYLVLRNGPD 
2161:	ICSPPLGPPG GNGHFCGSHA SSTLFTSDNQ MFVQFISDHS NEGQGFKIKY EAKSLACGGN 
2221:	VYIHDADSAG YVTSPNHPHN YPPHADCIWI LAAPPETRIQ LQFEDRFDIE VTPNCTSNYL 
2281:	ELRDGVDSDA PILSKFCGTS LPSSQWSSGE VMYLRFRSDN SPTHVGFKAK YSIAQCGGRV 
2341:	PGQSGVVESI GHPTLPYRDN LFCEWHLQGL SGHYLTISFE DFNLQNSSGC EKDFVEIWDN 
2401:	HTSGNILGRY CGNTIPDSID TSSNTAVVRF VTDGSVTASG FRLRFESSME ECGGDLQGSI 
2461:	GTFTSPNYPN PNPHGRICEW RITAPEGRRI TLMFNNLRLA THPSCNNEHV IVFNGIRSNS 
2521:	PQLEKLCSSV NVSNEIKSSG NTMKVIFFTD GSRPYGGFTA SYTSSEDAVC GGSLPNTPEG 
2581:	NFTSPGYDGV RNYSRNLNCE WTLSNPNQGN SSISIHFEDF YLESHQDCQF DVLEFRVGDA 
2641:	DGPLMWRLCG PSKPTLPLVI PYSQVWIHFV TNERVEHIGF HAKYSFTDCG GIQIGDSGVI 
2701:	TSPNYPNAYD SLTHCSSLLE APQGHTITLT FSDFDIEPHT TCAWDSVTVR NGGSPESPII 
2761:	GQYCGNSNPR TIQSGSNQLV VTFNSDHSLQ GGGFYATWNT QTLGCGGIFH SDNGTIRSPH 
2821:	WPQNFPENSR CSWTAITHKS KHLEISFDNN FLIPSGDGQC QNSFVKVWAG TEEVDKALLA 
2881:	TGCGNVAPGP VITPSNTFTA VFQSQEAPAQ GFSASFVSRC GSNFTGPSGY IISPNYPKQY 
2941:	DNNMNCTYVI EANPLSVVLL TFVSFHLEAR SAVTGSCVND GVHIIRGYSV MSTPFATVCG 
3001:	DEMPAPLTIA GPVLLNFYSN EQITDFGFKF SYRIISCGGV FNFSSGIITS PAYSYADYPN 
3061:	DMHCLYTITV SDDKVIELKF SDFDVVPSTS CSHDYLAIYD GANTSDPLLG KFCGSKRPPN 
3121:	VKSSNNSMLL VFKTDSFQTA KGWKMSFRQT LGPQQGCGGY LTGSNNTFAS PDSDSNGMYD 
3181:	KNLNCVWIII APVNKVIHLT FNTFALEAAS TRQRCLYDYV KLYDGDSENA NLAGTFCGST 
3241:	VPAPFISSGN FLTVQFISDL TLEREGFNAT YTIMDMPCGG TYNATWTPQN ISSPNSSDPD 
3301:	VPFSICTWVI DSPPHQQVKI TVWALQLTSQ DCTQNYLQLQ DSPQGHGNSR FQFCGRNASA 
3361:	VPVFYSSMST AMVIFKSGVV NRNSRMSFTY QIADCNRDYH KAFGNLRSPG WPDNYDNDKD 
3421:	CTVTLTAPQN HTISLFFHSL GIENSVECRN DFLEVRNGSN SNSPLLGKYC GTLLPNPVFS 
3481:	QNNELYLRFK SDSVTSDRGY EIIWTSSPSG CGGTLYGDRG SFTSPGYPGT YPNNTYCEWV 
3541:	LVAPAGRLVT INFYFISIDD PGDCVQNYLT LYDGPNASSP SSGPYCGGDT SIAPFVASSN 
3601:	QVFIKFHADY ARRPSAFRLT WDS