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Table 1 Groups of collagen receptors

From: Understanding the matrix: collagen modifications in tumors and their implications for immunotherapy

Receptors

Expression

Function upon binding collagen

Integrins

All cells

Regulation of cell adhesion [29]

Discoidin domain Receptor family

Epithelial cells and mesenchymal cells

Regulation of cell migration, differentiation, proliferation, survival, ECM remodeling [30]

Mannose receptor family

Macrophages and fibroblasts

Endocytosis of collagen for lysomal degradation [31]

Glycoprotein VI

Platelets

Platelet activation [32]

Osteoclast-associated receptor

Osteoclasts, myeloid cells

Osteoclast differentiation, Monocyte survival [33]

Leukocyte Associated Immunoglobulin Like Receptor 1

Immune cells

Inhibition of immune cell activity [34]