Stabilin-1 is a unique scavenger receptor that combines endocytic and intracellular sorting functions in macrophages. Stabilin-1 mediates the endocytosis of acetylated low-density lipoprotein (acLDL), SPARC, and growth hormone family member placental lactogen (PL). At the same time, stabilin-1 is involved in trans-Golgi network-to-endosome routing of the endogenous chitinase-like protein SI-CLP (stabilin-interacting chitinaselike protein). A DDSLL motif in the cytoplasmic tail of stabilin-1 interacts with GGA adaptors; however, the deletion of DDSLL reduces but does not abrogate this interaction. Here, we identified a novel GGA-binding site, EDDADDD, in the cytoplasmic tail of stabilin-1. The deletion of EDDADDD impaired and the deletion of both the DDSLL and EDDADDD sites abrogated the interaction of stabilin-1 with GGAs. The surface exposure of stabilin-1 and stabilin-1-mediated endocytosis of acLDL, SPARC, and PL were not affected by the deletion either of DDSLL or EDDADDD or both. At the same time, both GGA-binding sites were necessary for the intracellular sorting of SI-CLP performed by stabilin-1. Our data indicate that the novel GGA-binding site EDDADDD is essential for stabilin-1-mediated intracellular sorting but is not required for endocytosis.Stabilin-1 is a type 1 transmembrane receptor selectively expressed on tissue macrophages and sinusoidal endothelial cells in healthy organisms. It is expressed on both macrophages and different subtypes of endothelial cells and is induced during chronic inflammation and tumorigenesis (6,7,14). The major activities of stabilin-1-positive cells include control of tissue remodeling and angiogenesis and tolerogenic clearance of non-self and unwanted self products. Our most recent study revealed that stabilin-1 is induced on the CD14 ϩ CD16 ϩ monocyte subset in the blood circulation of patients with proatherosclerotic conditions (20). Our intracellular localization studies demonstrated that stabilin-1 is involved in two intracellular trafficking pathways, receptor-mediated endocytosis and shuttling between the endosomal compartment and trans-Golgi network (TGN) (16). The first function identified for stabilin-1 was endocytic clearance and targeting for the lysosomal degradation of several extracellular ligands: acetylated low-density lipoprotein (acLDL), the matricellular protein SPARC, and the growth hormone family member placental lactogen (PL) (13,17,19,21). The spectrum of stabilin-1 ligands indicates its functional significance for tissue homeostasis and remodeling during healing, carcinogenesis, and development. The second function of stabilin-1 identified by us is intracellular sorting of the novel chitinase-like protein SI-CLP (stabilin-interacting chitinase-like protein) (18). SI-CLP is the last identified member of the mammalian family of Glyco_18 domain-containing proteins, comprising true enzymes, as well as secreted chitinase-like proteins lacking enzymatic activity. The closest homologues of SI-CLP are enzymatically inactive Glyco_18 domain-containing c...