In vitro cell co-culture experiments, intracranial co-injection tumorigenesis assay, and RNA-seq suggest MS4A7-s promotes activation of glioma-associated macrophages’ (GAMs) PI3K/AKT/GSK3β pathway, leading to M2 polarization, and drives malignant progression of GBM. This evidence concerns the gene AKT1 and glioblastoma.