MARCO (macrophage receptor with collagenous structure)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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8685 |
Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Macrophage receptor with collagenous structure |
Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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MARCO |
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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SCARA2, SR-A6 |
Chromosome
Chromosome number
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2 |
Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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2q14.2 |
Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the class A scavenger receptor family and is part of the innate antimicrobial immune system. The protein may bind both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria via an extracellular, C-terminal, scavenger rec |
Gene ontology (GO)
Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
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Protein | |||||||||||||||||||||
UniProt ID | Q9UEW3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Protein name | Macrophage receptor MARCO (Macrophage receptor with collagenous structure) (Scavenger receptor class A member 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Protein function | Pattern recognition receptor (PRR) which binds Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (PubMed:9468508). Also plays a role in binding of unopsonized particles by alveolar macrophages (By similarity). Binds to the secretoglobin SCGB3A2 (PubMed:1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Family and domains |
Pfam
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Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in alveolar macrophages (at protein level). Detected in macrophages from various tissues including thymus, kidney, Kupffer cells of liver, and spleen (PubMed:9468508). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10224290, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9468508} | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sequence |
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Sequence length | 520 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interactions | View interactions |
Pathways
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Associated diseases
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