“…The SRCR-SF includes both cell-surface and secreted proteins that can be expressed on cells of hemopoietic origin such as macrophages (e.g., SR-AI/II, MARCO, CD163, Mac2-binding protein, and Sp␣) and lymphocytes (e.g., CD5, CD6, and T19/WT1), as well as on nonhematological cells such as those from of the digestive, respiratory, and urinary epithelial tracts (e.g., DMBT1, S4D-SRCRB, and SCARA5) (2). There is no unifying function for all of the members of the SRCR-SF, but some of them have been implicated in the development of the immune system and in the regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses (3). A few members of the SRCR-SF (i.e., SR-AI/II, MARCO, DMBT1, Sp␣, and SCARA5) are known to interact with bacteria and to bind to conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns present on microbial surfaces, such as LPS, lipoteichoic acid (LTA), and peptidoglycan.…”