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Gene information for MARCO (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID8685
Official gene symbolMARCO
Full namemacrophage receptor with collagenous structure
Aliases,SCARA2,
Gene summaryThe 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 receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain. In addition to short cytoplasmic and transmembrane domains, there is an extracellular spacer domain and a long, extracellular collagenous domain. The protein may form a trimeric molecule by the association of the collagenous domains of three identical polypeptide chains. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 2   Locus: 2q12-q13
Gene position119699745 - 119752236  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size52492 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID604870