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Published in final edited form as: Mol Cancer Res. 2012 Apr 24;10(6):727–738. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-11-0604

Table 1.

Gene targets and controls used to assess macrophage phenotype by RT-PCR.

Gene Symbol Gene Name, Entrez Gene ID Higher in Mo/M1/M2
CD11b Itgam, Integrin, alpha M, 3684 M2
CD11c Itgax, Integrin, alpha X, 3687 M1
CD36 Leukocyte differentiation antigen, 948 M2
CD68 CD68 molecule, 968 M1 & M2
CD163 CD163 molecule, 9332 M2
CD206 Mannose receptor C type 1, MRC1, 4360 M2
CCL19 Chemokine ligand 19, MIP-3b, 6363 M1
CCL20 Chemokine ligand 20, MIP-3a, 20297 M1
CCR2 Chemokine receptor 2, CD192, MCP-1R, 729230 Mo
CCR7 Chemokine receptor 7, CD197, 1236 M1
CXCL1 Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1, NAP-3, 2919 M1
CXCL3 Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 3, MIP-2b, 2921 M1
CX3CR1 Chemokine (C-X3-C motif) receptor 1, 1524 Mo
IL-1b Interleukin 1, beta; IL1F2, 3553 M1
IL-6 Interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2), 3569 M1
IL-7R Interleukin 7 receptor, CD127, IL7RA, 3575 M1
IL-8 Interleukin 8, CXCL8, NAP1, 3576 M1
IL-12 Interleukin 12A, p35, 3592 M1
IL-23 Interleukin 23, alpha, 51561 M1
Arg 1 Arginase, liver, 383 M2
BCL2A1 BCL2-related protein A1, 597 M1
COX2 Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, PTGS2, 5743 M1
BIRC3 Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 3, 330 M1
CSF-1 Colony stimulating factor 1 (MF), M-CSF, 1435 M2
CSF-2 Colony stimulating factor 2 (granulocyte-macrophage), GM-CSF,1437 M1
EDN1 Endothelin 1,1906 M1
F4/80 Zinc finger protein 808, EMR1, 2015 M1 & M2
FGL2 Fibrinogen-like 2, fibroleukin,10875 M2
FN1 Fibronectin 1,2335 M2
HS3ST1 Heparan sulfate (glucosamine) 3-O-sulfotransferase 1, 9957 M1
HSD11B1 Hydroxysteroid (11-beta) dehydrogenase 1, 3290 M2
INDO Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1, IDO1, 3620 M1
iNOS Nitric oxide synthase 2, inducible; NOS2A, 4843 M1
LIPA Lipase A, lysosomal acid, cholesterol esterase, 3988 M2
MAF v-Maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog, 4094 M2
MMP14 Matrix metallopeptidase 14, 4323 M2
MS4A4A Membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A-member 4, 51338 M2
MSR1 Macrophage scavenger receptor 1, CD204, 4481 M2
OASL 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetase-like, 8638 M1
OPN Osteopontin; SPP1, Secreted phosphoprotein 1, 6696 M1
PTX3 Pentraxin 3, long; TNFAIP5, 5806 M1
TNF-a Tumor necrosis factor (superfamily member 2), 7124 M1
VEGF-a Vascular endothelial growth factor A, 7422 M2
GAPDH Gyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, 2597 N/A
WWP1 Ubiquitin, protein ligase 1, 11059 N/A
HGDC Human Genomic DNA Contamination N/A
RTC Reverse Transcription Control N/A
PPC Positive PCR Control N/A