Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) have both been associated with the recruitment of MDSCs to tumor tissue, while macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) signaling through the chemokine ligand 2 (CXCL2) and MIF/C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) axis has been linked to the differentiation of myeloid cells into MDSCs (Simpson et al., 2012; Chang et al., 2016). The gene discussed is CCL2; the disease is neoplasm.