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Symbol MSR1 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 11-04-2015
HGNC name macrophage scavenger receptor 1
HGNC id 7376
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral       loss of function
by somatic mutations in rare prostatic cancer
tumoral germinal mutation      
in prostate cancer family
tumoral     --over  
in breast carcinoma and in in colon cancer with long survival
constitutional     --over  
spontaneous MSR1 expression of alveolar macrophages was significantly increased in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Susceptibility
  • to prostate cancer
  • to atherosclerosis
  • Variant & Polymorphism SNP , other
  • major haplotype G-A-C-G-C-G combining five SNPs within MSR1 shown to increase prostate cancer risk significantly
  • association between MSR1 polymorphisms and atherosclerosis
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    immunologyinflammatory 
    regulating the MSR1 activity will likely be an effective therapeutic tool to regulate various inflammatory diseases such as septic shock
    neurologyneurodegenerativealzheimer
    targeting MSR1 for future diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for cerebral amyloid angiopathy
    cancerhemopathy 
    enhancement of the tumor suppressor function of MSR1 may be of significance in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for chronic myeloid leukemia
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Msr1-deficient mice had elevated serum concentrations of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase