Table 1 Representative markers of different subtypes of CAFs in PDAC.

From: Cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

CAF markers

CAF subtype

Ref.

Membrane proteins

FAP

iCAF

[19, 47, 52]

PDGFR (CD147)

myCAF

[51]

MHC Class II

apCAF

[51]

Intracellular proteins

α-SMAhigh

myCAF

[56]

Desmin

NA

[19, 47]

Vimentin

NA

[19, 47]

Secreted proteins

IL-6

iCAF

[52]

IL-11

iCAF

[52]

LIF

iCAF

[52]

CXCL12

iCAF

[51]

TGF-β1

myCAF

[51]

Col 1

myCAF

[52]

Complement system components

scCAF

[59]