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Scavenger Receptors, Class A

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Definition: A family of scavenger receptors that mediate the influx of LIPIDS into MACROPHAGES and are involved in FOAM CELL formation.      Other names Scavenger Receptors, Class A, Type II; Scavenger Receptors, Class A, Type I-II; Scavenger Receptors, Class A, Type I; Scavenger Receptor Class A Type I-II; SR-AII Protein; SR-AI-II Receptors; SR-A Proteins; Macrophage Type-II Class-A Scavenger Receptor; Macrophage Type-I Class-A Scavenger Receptor; SR-AI Protein
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
SCARA5 protein, human  0   *Scavenger Receptors, Class A. J Clin Invest. 2010 Jan;120(1):223-41.
SCARA5 protein, mouse  0   *Scavenger Receptors, Class A. J Biol Chem 2006 Apr 28;281(17):11834-45
Msr1 protein, mouse  0   *Scavenger Receptors, Class A.
MSR1 protein, human  0   *Scavenger Receptors, Class A.
SCARA3 protein, human  0   *Heat-Shock Proteins *Scavenger Receptors, Class A Radiation Tolerance. Hum Mol Genet 1998 Jun;7(6):1039-46

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