CD36 and neoplasm: This is not surprising given the roles of DCs in phagocytosis and efferocytosis of apoptotic tumor cells and cells infected with viruses or other intracellular pathogens, and studies showing that cytokines known to induce DC differentiation from hematopoietic precursors (e.g., IL-4 and macrophage CSF) are potent inducers of CD36 expression in monocyte/macrophages (Yesner et al., 1996).