Profile: Hycult Biotechnology B.V. supplies reagents for research laboratories. We specialize in unique monoclonal/polyclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins, peptides, ELISA kits & other reagents. Our scavenger receptors (SRs) are cell surface proteins that were studied initially for their ability to bind & internalize modified lipoproteins. However, different classes of these receptors are involved in host defense where they serve as pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) for a wide variety of pathogens. Together with Toll-like receptors (TLRs), SRs are considered to be the most essential PRRs involved in atherosclerosis. Another set of important PRRs are the lectin-like molecules, proteins or glycoproteins that bind to specific sugar residues such as lycoconjugates present on cell surfaces. Lectinlike molecules serve many different biological functions like the regulation of cell adhesion, glycoprotein synthesis, and the control of protein levels in the blood.