金山科研平台，产品价格货期咨询微信：jinshanbio Molecule Information: MARCO Long Name: Macrophage Receptor with Collagenous Structure/Scavenger Receptor, Class A, Member 2 Aliases: SCARA2 Entrez Gene IDs: 8685 (Human); 17167 (Mouse) Background: MARCO MARCO is a type II transmembrane glycoprotein of the class A scavenger receptor family. It is constitutively expressed in subsets of macrophages found in the marginal zone of the spleen, the peritoneum and the medullary cord of lymph nodes. The extracellular domains of MARCO form a 220 kDa disulfide-linked homotrimer on the cell surface. MARCO binds bacteria as well as oxidized low-density lipoprotein.