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Targeting Tyro3, Axl and MerTK (TAM receptors): implications for macrophages in the tumor microenvironment
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Tumor-associated macrophages are an abundant cell type in the tumor microenvironment. These macrophages serve as a promising target for treatment of cancer due to their roles in promoting cancer progression and simultaneous immunosuppression. The TAM receptors (Tyro3, Axl and MerTK) are promising therapeutic targets on tumor-associated macrophages. The TAM receptors are a family of receptor tyrosine kinases with shared ligands Gas6 and Protein S that skew macrophage polarization towards a pro-tumor M2-like phenotype. In macrophages, the TAM receptors also promote apoptotic cell clearance, a tumor-promoting process called efferocytosis. The TAM receptors bind the "eat-me" signal phosphatidylserine on apoptotic cell membranes using Gas6 and Protein S as bridging ligands. Post-efferocytosis, macrophages are further polarized to a pro-tumor M2-like phenotype and secrete increased levels of immunosuppressive cytokines. Since M2 polarization and efferocytosis are tumor-promoting processes, the TAM receptors on macrophages serve as exciting targets for cancer therapy. Current TAM receptor-directed therapies in preclinical development and clinical trials may have anti-cancer effects though impacting macrophage phenotype and function in addition to the cancer cells.
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- Myers, K. V., Amend, S. R., & Pienta, K. J.
- Venue
- Molecular Cancer
- Published
- 2019-05-14
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 94-94
- ISSN
- 1476-4598 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2946864592
- Cited by
- 470
- References
- 164
- FWCI
- 13.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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