Table 1 A summary of immune checkpoint molecules
From: Targeting the ubiquitination/deubiquitination process to regulate immune checkpoint pathways
Molecules | Full name | Alternate name | Binding partners | Expressed cells | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein-4 | CD152 | CD80 (B7-1) CD86 (B7-2) | T cells | |
PD-1 | Programmed cell-death protein-1 | CD279 | PD-L1 (B7-H1 or CD274) PD-L2 (B7-DC or CD273) | T cells, NKT cells, B cells, monocytes, Langerhans’ cells | |
LAG-3 | Lymphocyte activation gene-3 | CD223 | MHC-II FGL1 galectin-3 (LGALS3) LSECtin α-synuclein | T cells, B cells, Tregs, NK cells, NKT cells, pDCs | |
TIGIT | T-cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain | WUCAM Vstm3 Vsig9 | CD155 (PVR, Necl-5) CD112 (nectin-2, PRR2, PVRL2) | T cells, Tregs, NK cells, | |
TIM-3 | T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3 | HAVCR2 CD366 | Galectin-9 Ceacam-1 HMGB-1 PtdSer | T cells, Tregs, DCs, NK cells, monocytes, macrophages | |
BTLA | B and T cell lymphocyte attenuator | CD272 | HVEM | B cells, T cells, macrophages, DCs | |
VISTA | V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation | PD-1H DD1α Gi24 Dies1 B7-H5 | VSIG-3 | APCs, T cells, Tregs | |
B7-H3 | B7 homolog 3 protein | CD276 | IL20RA TLT2 (putative) | T cells, B cells, APCs, NK cells, DCs, monocytes, fibroblasts, epithelial cells, tumor cells | |
B7-H4 | B7 homolog 4 protein | VTC1 B7x B7S1 | unknown | T cells, B cells, monocytes, DCs | |
KIR | Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor | CD158 | MHC class I molecules | NK cells, T cells | |
CD160 | Cluster of differentiation 160 | – | HVEM | NK cells, T cells, intraepithelial lymphocytes | |
CD73 | Cluster of differentiation 73 | ecto-5’- nucleotidase | Dephosphorylating extracellular AMP to generate adenosine | Tumor cells, Th cells, Tregs, T cells, B cells, macrophages, DCs | |
CD96 | Cluster of differentiation 96 | – | CD111 CD155 | T cells, NK cells, NKT cells |