LDL receptor releases LDL in the endosome. (A) A schematic representation of the domain structure of the LDL receptor. (B) In the endosome, the receptor converts from the open structure into the closed structure, resulting in the release of the LDL into the endosome.
[Information from I. D. Campbell, Biochem. Soc. Trans. 31 (pt. 6p):1107–