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. 2014 Jul 10;2014:751392. doi: 10.1155/2014/751392

Table 1.

Chemoattractant GPCRs and ligands.

Expression Ligands Functions References
“Classical”
FPR
 FPR1 Myeloid cells, lymphocytes
Tumor cells
Bacteria and host derived peptides Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, invasion, angiogenesis
[12, 13]
 FPR2 Myeloid cells
Tumor cells
Bacteria and host derived peptides Chemotaxis and activation
Antitumor defense, tumor invasion
[13]
 FPR3 Monocytes, dendritic cells
Tumor cells
Synthetic and host derived peptides Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor invasion
[13]
PAFR Macrophages, polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and various tissue cells
Tumor cells
PAF Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth and metastasis; inhibiting tumor angiogenesis
[14, 15]
C5aR Neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, dendritic cells, mast cells, and various nonimmune cells
Tumor cells
C5a Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor metastasis; opposite function in angiogenesis
[1618]
LTB4R
 BLT1 Neutrophils, macrophages, T lymphocytes
Tumor cells
LTB4 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth
[19]
 BLT2 Most human tissues cells and leukocytes
Tumor cells
LTB4 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis
[19]
“Chemokine”
CCR
 CCR1 Monocytes, neutrophils, T lymphocytes, dendritic cells
Tumor cells
CCL3/4/6/7/8/9/10/14/15/16/23 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis
[20]
 CCR2 Monocytes, basophils, T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, NK cells, endothelial cells
Tumor cells
CCL2/7/8/11/13/16 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis
[21, 22]
 CCR3 Eosinophils, basophils, Th2 lymphocytes, mast cells
Tumor cells
CCL7/11/13/15/24/26/28 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis
[23]
 CCR4 Macrophages, monocytes, basophils, T and B lymphocytes, dendritic cells, NK cells, mast cells, platelets
Tumor cells
CCL2/4/5/17/22 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis
[24]
 CCR5 Macrophages, T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, NK cells
Tumor cells
CCL3/4/5/7/11/13/16 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis
[25, 26]
 CCR6 Neutrophils, T and B lymphocytes, dendritic cells, epithelial cells of some tissues
Tumor cells
CCL20 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis
[27, 28]
 CCR7 T and B lymphocytes, dendritic cells
Tumor cells
CCL19/21 Lymphoid tissue chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis
[29, 30]
 CCR8 Macrophages, Th2 lymphocytes, endothelial cells
Tumor cells
CCL1/16 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor metastasis
[31, 32]
 CCR9 T lymphocytes
Tumor cells
CCL25 Small intestinal specific chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis; inhibiting tumor metastasis in some tumors
[33, 34]
 CCR10 T lymphocytes
Tumor cells
CCL27/28 Skin-specific chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis
[35, 36]
CXCR
 CXCR1 Neutrophils, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, endothelial cells
Tumor cells
CXCL6/8 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis
[3739]
 CXCR2 Neutrophils, basophils, T lymphocytes, oligodendrocytes, endothelial cells
Tumor cells
CXCL1/2/3/5/6/8 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis
[40, 41]
 CXCR3 Macrophages, T lymphocytes, NK cells, NKT cells, endothelial cells
Tumor cells
CXCL4/9/10/11 Chemotaxis and activation
Two variants CXCR3-A and CXCR3-B have opposite function in tumor progression
[42, 43]
 CXCR4 Numerous cell types: hematopoietic cells and stem cells
Tumor cells
CXCL12 Chemotaxis and activation
Maintenance of stem phenotype
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis
[1, 44]
 CXCR5 T and B lymphocytes
Tumor cells
CXCL13 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis; inhibiting tumor metastasis in some tumors
[45, 46]
 CXCR6 T and B lymphocytes, NK cells, NKT cells, plasma cells
Tumor cells
CXCL16 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis; inhibiting tumor migration in some tumors
[47]
 CXCR7 T and B lymphocytes, dendritic cells, endothelial cells, fetal hepatocytes
Tumor cells
CXCL11/12 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis; assisting with CXCR4 to regulate tumor progression
[4850]
CX3CR
 CX3CR1 Monocytes, T and B lymphocytes, mast cells, dendritic cells, NK cells
Tumor cells
CX3CL1 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor growth, metastasis; inhibiting tumor invasion in some tumors
[51, 52]
XCR
 XCR1 Neutrophils, T lymphocytes, dendritic cells
Tumor cells
XCL1/2 Chemotaxis and activation
Tumor cell growth, metastasis
[53]