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Scavenger receptor class B type I: a multifunctional receptor
Author(s) -
Valacchi Giuseppe,
Sticozzi Claudia,
Lim Yunsook,
Pecorelli Alessandra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06205.x
Subject(s) - scavenger receptor , receptor , class (philosophy) , chemistry , scavenger , biochemistry , computer science , artificial intelligence , radical , cholesterol , lipoprotein
The scavenger receptor class B type I (SR‐B1) plays an important role in meditating the uptake of HDL‐derived cholesterol and cholesteryl ester in the liver and steroidogenic tissues. In addition to being ubiquitous, SR‐B1 is a high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor in many tissues, though the mechanism by which SR‐B1 does this is unclear. Other than its role as an HDL receptor, SR‐B1 is also involved in pathogen recognition; its expression can be modulated by lipopolysaccharide and oxidative stress; and it plays a significant role in the uptake of lipid soluble vitamins, such as vitamin E and carotenoids. In this short review, we have summarized the biological aspects to which SR‐B1 has been thus far associated.