LRRC8D

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LRRC8D
Identifiers
Aliases LRRC8D , LRRC5, leucine-rich repeat containing 8 family member D, leucine rich repeat containing 8 family member D, leucine rich repeat containing 8 VRAC subunit D, HsLRRC8D
External IDs OMIM: 612890 MGI: 1922368 HomoloGene: 10004 GeneCards: LRRC8D
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001134479
NM_018103

NM_001122768
NM_178701

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001127951
NP_060573

NP_001116240
NP_848816

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 89.82 – 89.94 Mb Chr 5: 105.7 – 105.83 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8D is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LRRC8D gene. [5] Researchers have found out that this protein, along with the other LRRC8 proteins LRRC8A, LRRC8B, LRRC8C, and LRRC8E, is a subunit of the heteromer protein Volume-Regulated Anion Channel. [6] Volume-Regulated Anion Channels (VRACs) are crucial to the regulation of cell size by transporting chloride ions and various organic osmolytes, such as taurine or glutamate, across the plasma membrane, [7] and that is not the only function these channels have been linked to.

While LRRC8D is one of many proteins that can be part of VRAC, it is in fact one of the most important subunits for the channel’s ability to function; the other protein of importance is LRRC8A. [8] [9] However, while we know it is necessary for specific VRAC function, other studies have found that it is not sufficient for the full range of usual VRAC activity. [10] This is where the other LRRC8 proteins come in, as the different composition of these subunits affects the range of specificity for VRACs. [11] [12]

In addition to its role in VRACs, the LRRC8 protein family is also associated with agammaglobulinemia-5. [13]

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LRRC8A

Leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LRRC8A gene. Researchers have found out that this protein, along with the other LRRC8 proteins LRRC8B, LRRC8C, LRRC8D, and LRRC8E, is a subunit of the heteromer protein volume-regulated anion channel (VRAC). (VRACs) are crucial to the regulation of cell size by transporting chloride ions and various organic osmolytes, such as taurine or glutamate, across the plasma membrane, and that is not the only function these channels have been linked to.

LRRC23

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LRRC8E

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References

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