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Table 2 Summary of MHC class I molecules expressed/released on/by tumor cells, the related ligands on myeloid cells and the function of their interaction

From: HLA-dependent tumour development: a role for tumour associate macrophages?

MHC (tumor cells)

RECEPTOR (myeloid cells)

FUNCTION

References

Membrane HLA-G1 and soluble HLA-G5

ILT2 and ILT4 on macrophages/TAMs

- Up-regulation of LILRB receptor on macrophages/TAMs

- LeMaoult J., 2005 [130]

  

- Turning-down macrophage activation level

- Jones D.C., 2011 [79]

Membrane HLA-A-B-C

ILT2 and ILT4 on macrophages/TAMs

- Turning-down macrophage activation level

- Jones D.C., 2011 [79]

 

LILRA1 and LILRA3 on macrophages/TAMs

- Stimulation of the alternative macrophage differentation

- Lee D.J., 2007 [89]

Soluble HLA-G5

ILT2 and ILT4 on macrophages/TAMs

- Secretion of TGFbeta1 resulting in blood monocytes recruitment and suppression of their cytotoxic function

- McIntire R.H., 2004 [122]

- Ashcroft G.S., 1999 [123]

 

ILT2 on MDSC

-Expansion of MDSC with enhanced suppressive activity

- Zhang W., 2008 [124]

  

-Secretion of Th2 cytokines able to skew the alternative macrophage differentation

- Agaugue S., 2011 [125]

 

ILT4 on monocytes

- Inhibition of maturation of monocyte-derived APC

- Ristich V., 2005 [129]

  

- Development of tolerogenic APC

 
  1. MHC class I molecules can be used by tumor cells: to modify the function of macrophages promoting their differentation into TAMs, to interfere with monocytes maturation and to expand MDSCs which, secreting Th2 cytokines, contribute to M2 polarization of macrophages.