Apoe - apolipoprotein E Gene

Enables several functions, including amyloid-beta binding activity; hydroxyapatite binding activity; and phospholipid binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to alcohol; neurogenesis; and regulation of lipid metabolic process. Located in several cellular components, including late endosome; neuronal cell body; and nuclear envelope. Is extrinsic component of external side of plasma membrane. Part of several cellular components, including discoidal high-density lipoprotein particle; low-density lipoprotein particle; and triglyceride-rich plasma lipoprotein particle. Colocalizes with early endosome and microtubule. Used to study artery disease (multiple); familial hyperlipidemia; fatty liver disease (multiple); glomerulosclerosis; and middle cerebral artery infarction. Biomarker of several diseases, including glomerulonephritis (multiple); hyperhomocysteinemia; hypertension; sciatic neuropathy; and transient cerebral ischemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (multiple); artery disease (multiple); biliary tract Cancer (multiple); eye disease (multiple); and familial hyperlipidemia (multiple). Orthologous to human apoE (Apolipoprotein E). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]