Receptor
scavenger receptor
scav·eng·er re·cep·tor
Subclass of:
Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor; Receptors, Immunologic
Definitions related to scavenger receptor:
  • Immunological receptors for negatively charged proteins; cell surface receptor.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (receptors, scavenger) 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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