Scavenger receptor (immunology)
Large and diverse superfamily of cell surface receptors / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scavenger receptors are a large and diverse superfamily of cell surface receptors. Its properties were first recorded in 1970 by Drs. Brown and Goldstein, with the defining property being the ability to bind and remove modified low density lipoproteins (LDL).[1] Today scavenger receptors are known to be involved in a wide range of processes, such as: homeostasis, apoptosis, inflammatory diseases and pathogen clearance. Scavenger receptors are mainly found on myeloid cells and other cells that bind to numerous ligands, primarily endogenous and modified host-molecules together with pathogen-associated molecular patterns(PAMPs), and remove them.[2] The Kupffer cells in the liver are particularly rich in scavenger receptors, includes SR-A I, SR-A II, and MARCO.[3]
Scavenger receptor | |
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | Scavenger receptor |
OPM superfamily | 456 |
OPM protein | 5ktf |
Membranome | 4 |