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ERMAP activates phagocytosis in Kupffer cells to restrict liver metastases - Nature Immunology
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Kupffer cells, hepatic resident macrophages, are the first line of defense against liver metastases by engulfing disseminated malignant cells. We found that ERMAP expressed on tumor cells binds to galectin-9 and dectin-2 on Kupffer cells to deliver pro-phagocytosis 'eat me' signals to Kupffer cells to restrict liver metastases.
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