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Targeting Tyro3, Axl and MerTK (TAM receptors): implications for macrophages in the tumor microenvironment

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Myers, Kayla V., Amend, Sarah R., Pienta, Kenneth J.·2019·Molecular Cancer

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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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Authors
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)
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W2946864592
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470
References
164
FWCI
13.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Myers, K. V., Amend, S. R., & Pienta, K. J. (2019). Targeting Tyro3, Axl and MerTK (TAM receptors): implications for macrophages in the tumor microenvironment. Molecular Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12943-019-1022-2

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