"Receptors, Scavenger" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A large group of structurally diverse cell surface receptors that mediate endocytic uptake of modified LIPOPROTEINS. Scavenger receptors are expressed by MYELOID CELLS and some ENDOTHELIAL CELLS, and were originally characterized based on their ability to bind acetylated LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS. They can also bind a variety of other polyanionic ligand. Certain scavenger receptors can internalize micro-organisms as well as apoptotic cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D051116
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.705.940 D12.776.543.750.710.450.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptors, Scavenger- Receptors, Scavenger
- Acetyl-LDL Receptors
- Acetyl LDL Receptors
- Receptors, Acetyl-LDL
- Scavenger Receptors
- Receptor, Acetyl-LDL
- Receptor, Acetyl LDL
- Scavenger Receptor
- Receptor, Scavenger
- Acetyl-LDL Receptor
- Acetyl LDL Receptor
- Acetylated LDL Receptor
- LDL Receptor, Acetylated
- Receptor, Acetylated LDL
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No association of germline alteration of MSR1 with prostate cancer risk. Nat Genet. 2003 Oct; 35(2):128-9.