Exploring the Diversity of Scavenger Receptor Class B Proteins Across Eukarya: An In-Depth Analysis through Phylogenetic and Protein Structure Analyses
The class B scavenger receptor (SR-B) proteins, which are essential for innate immunity, pathogen identification, apoptotic cell clearance, and metabolic sensing, have an ectodomain called the CD36 domain. Previous research has suggested that SR-B proteins are old, although their diversity within Eukarya is yet unknown. The University of Miami researchers examined SR-B homologs found in…