Progressive reactive lymphoid connective tissue disease and development of autoantibodies in scavenger receptor A5-deficient mice.

Scavenger receptor A5 (SCARA5) is a member of the class A scavenger receptors, with most similarity to SCARA1 (SR-A) and SCARA2 (MARCO), which are primarily expressed by macrophages and dendritic cells, in which they participate in clearance of various polyanionic macromolecules, pollution particles, and pathogens. The biological role of SCARA5 has been unknown. Herein, we show that SCARA5 is an endocytotic receptor whose ligand repertoire includes the typical scavenger receptor ligands, whole bacteria, and purified Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide.

A novel scavenger receptor 5-based antibiotic-independent selection method for generation of stable recombinant protein-producing mammalian cell lines especially suitable for proteins affecting cell adhesion.

The establishment of stable recombinant protein-producing mammalian cell lines is an expensive, time-consuming, tedious procedure. In some cases, expressed recombinant proteins have adverse effects on host cell function, including cell adhesion. Based on the adhesive properties of SCARA5, a scavenger receptor (SR) of the class A SR family, we developed a method for selection of stable recombinant protein-producing cell clones that relies on an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) vector where the protein of interest is expressed in the same messenger RNA as SCARA5, resulting in improved adhesion and increased cell viability of recombinant protein-producing cells in serum-free media.