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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 23.
Published in final edited form as: Immunol Invest. 2015 Sep 23;44(7):643–664. doi: 10.3109/08820139.2015.1070269

Table 1.

Gene expression targets for macrophage phenotypes

Gene ID MΦ Type Gene Title
ADK M2 Adenosine kinase
ARG1 M2 Arginase 1
ALOX15 M2 Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase
BCL2A1 M1 BCL2-Related Protein A1
BIRC3 M1 Baculoviral IAP Repeat Containing 3, apoptosis regulator
CA2 M2 Carbonic anhydrase II
CCL1 M2 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 1
CCL2 M1 Macrophage chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1)
CCL3 M1 Macrophage inflammatory protein 1α (MIP-1α)
CCL4L1 M1 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 4-like 1
CCL5 M1 Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES)
CCL8 M1 Macrophage chemotactic protein 2 (MCP-2)
CCL11 M1 Eotaxin 1
CCL13 M1 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 13
CCL17 M2 Thymus and activation regulated chemokine (TARC)
CCL18 M2 Pulmonary and activation-regulated chemokine (PARC)
CCL19 M1 Macrophage inflammatory protein 3β (MIP-3β)
CCL20 M1/M2 Macrophage inflammatory protein 3α (MIP-3α)
CCL22 M2 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 22
CCL23 M2 Macrophage inflammatory protein 3 (MIP-3)
CCL24 M2 Eotaxin 2
CCR2 M1 CD192, receptor for CCL2
CCR2B M1 Receptor for CCL2
CCR7 M1 Receptor for CCL19 and CCL21
CXCL1 M2 Gro1
CXCL9 M1 Monokine induced by gamma interferon (MIG)
CXCL10 M1 Interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10)
CXCL11 M1 Interferon-inducible T-cell alpha chemoattractant (I-TAC)
CXCL13 M1/M2 Breast and kidney-expressed chemokine (BRAK)
CXCR1 M1 Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 1
CXCR2 M1 IL8 receptor B
CD11b M2 Integrin alpha M (ITGAM)
CD14 M2 Co-receptor for LPS
CD16 M2 Fc IgG receptor 3A
CD23 M2 Fc IgE receptor 2
CD36 M2 Class B scavenger receptor
CD40 M1 Costimulatory protein found on APCs, binds CD154 (CD40L)
CD68 M1/M2 Binds to low density lipoprotein, highly expressed by human monocytes and tissue macrophages
CD80 M1/M2 Co-stimulatory molecule (B7–1) binds CD28 and CTLA-4
CD86 M1/M2 Co-stimulatory molecule (B7–2) binds CD28 and CTLA-4
CD163 M2 Scavenger receptor cysteine rich family type B
CD200R M2 CD200 receptor 1, receptor for the OX-2 membrane glycoprotein
CD209 M2 DC-SIGN, C-type lectin receptor
CERK M2 Ceramide kinase
CHI3L2 M1 Chitinase 3-like 2
CLEC7A M2 Dectin 1
DRB4 M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 4
DQB1 M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1
DMB M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DM beta
DQ1 M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ 1
DMA M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DM alpha
DOA M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DO alpha
DOB M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DOR beta
DPA M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DP alpha
DPB M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DP beta
DQA1 M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha
DRA M1/M2 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR alpha
ECGF1/TYMP M1 Thymidine phosphorylase
FAS M1 Fas cell surface death receptor
FN1 M2 Fibronectin 1
GADD45G M2 Growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible, gamma
GPR86 M2 Purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 13
HEXB M2 Hexosaminidase B
HO-1 M2 Hemoxyganase 1
HRH1 M2 Histamine receptor H1
HSD11B1 M1 Hydroxysteroid (11-beta) dehydrogenase 1
HS3ST1 M2 Heparan sulfate (glucosamine) 3-O-sulfotransferase 1
IDO1 M1 Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1
IGF1 M2 Instulin-like growth factor 1
IFNA1 M1 Interferon, alpha 1
IFNA2 M1 Interferon, alpha 2
IFNA6 M1 Interferon, alpha 6
IFNA13 M1 Interferon, alpha 13
IFNA16 M1 Interferon, alpha 16
IFNA21 M1 Interferon, alpha 21
IFNB1 M1 Interferon, beta 1
IL1B M1/M2 Interleukin 1 beta
IL1RN M2 Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist
IL1R1 M1 Interleukin 1 receptor 1
IL1R2 M2 Interleukin 1 receptor 2
IL6 M1 Interleukin 6
IL8 M1 Interleukin 8
IL10 M2 Interleukin 10
IL12A M1 Interleukin 12 subunit alpha
IL12B M1 Interleukin 12 subunit beta
IL15 M1 Interleukin 15
IL15RA M1 Interleukin 15 receptor, alpha
IL23A M1 Interleukin 23 subunit alpha
MAF M2 v-Maf avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma ongogene homolog A
MRC1 M2 Macrophage mannose receptor (CD206)
MRC1L1 M2 Mannose C-type lectin receptor
MSR1 M2 Macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (SR-A1)
MS4A4 M2 Membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A, member 4
MS4A6A M2 Membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A, member 6A
NOS2 M1 Nitric oxide synthase 2 (inducible)
OAS1 M1 2’-5’-oligoadenylate synthetase 2
OASL M1 2’-5’-oligoadenylate synthetase-like
PBEF1/NAMPT M1 Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase
PFKFB3 M1 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 3
PFKP M1 Phosphofructokinase, platelet
PLA1A M1 Phospholipase A1 Member A
PPARG M2 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PSMA2 M1 Proteasome subunit, alpha type, 2
PSMB9 M1 Proteasome subunit, beta type, 9
PSME2 M1 Proteasome activator subunit 2 (PA28 beta)
PTX3 M1 Pentraxin 3
P2RY14 M2 Purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 14
SCARA3 M2 Scavenger receptor class A, member 3
SCARF2 M2 Scavenger receptor class F, member 2
SEPP1 M2 Selenoprotein P, plasma, 1
SRA M2 Macrophage scavenger receptor A (SR-A)
SLC2A6 M1 Solute Carrier Family 2 (Facilitiated Glucose Transporter), member 6
SLC31A2 M1 Solute Carrier Family 31 (Copper Transporter), Member 2
SLC7A5 M1 Solute Carrier Family 7 (Amino Acid Transporter Light Chain, L System), Member 5
SPHK1 M1 Sphingosine kinase 1
TGFB1 M2 Transforming growth factor beta 1
TGFBR2 M2 Transforming growth factor beta receptor 2
TLR2 M1 Toll-like receptor 2
TLR4 M1 Toll-like receptor 4
TLR5 M2 Toll-like receptor 5
TNF M1/M2 Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNFSF10 M1 TRAIL