Protein Name scavenger receptor class A, member 5
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 71145
Gene Symbol

Scara5

UniProt Q8K299 (SCAR5_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 5
Total Number of Articles : 6
Description

scavenger receptor class A, member 5

Gene Summary

Enables ferritin receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including intracellular iron ion homeostasis; iron ion transmembrane transport; and protein homotrimerization. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to heat. Located in cell surface and plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including eye; gonad; heart; spinal cord; and vertebral pre-cartilage condensation. Orthologous to human SCARA5 (scavenger receptor class A member 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • scavenger receptor class A member 5
  • scavenger receptor class A, member 5 (putative)
  • testis expressed scavenger receptor
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Properties