Whichever the case, Dectin-1-binding structures may fit into the category of ‘tumor-associated molecular patterns (TAMPs)’ vis-à-vis PAMPs for invading pathogens and DAMPs for normal cells subjected to stress or death (Rubartelli and Lotze, 2007; Kawai and Akira, 2010). Here, CLEC7A is linked to neoplasm.