CD16
FCGR3AproteinCD16 identifies pro-inflammatory monocyte subsets that are enriched in acute coronary syndromes and drive vascular inflammation and platelet activation during atherothrombotic MI.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlaque inflammation
Confidencehigh
RationaleNon-classical monocyte subset marker; pro-inflammatory in acute coronary events.
Also acts inPlatelet activation
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates2
Small-molecule tractableYes
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000203747
Type I vs non-Type I discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I63
C — non-Type-I78
A — assay feasibility72
E — evidence strength35
T1DI (composite)11
Specificity differential (R−C)-15.5
Non-Type-I axis panel
Does this marker also move in each non-Type-I setting? mag 0–3; higher means less Type-I-specific. n/a = no evidence retrieved, which is not the same as no change.
No non-Type-I axis evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(2)
- The Role of Different Monocyte Subsets in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and Acute Coronary Syndromes.Scandinavian journal of immunology · 2015 · PMID 25997925 · doi
- Monocytes/macrophages prevent healing defects and left ventricular thrombus formation after myocardial infarction.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2012 · PMID 23159933 · doi