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Detailed knowledge of tumor biology is necessary for tumor reprogramming. Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) and monocytic myeloid suppressor cells (m-MDSCs) are major tumor-promoting cells within the tumor microenvironment (TME). Differentiation of m-MDSC and TAMs is shaped by tumor microenvironment. Several factors have been shown to drive m-MDSC differentiation into TAMs, indicating that they are two different populations. However, TAMs and m-MDSC closely related functions, phenotypic similarities and differentiation plasticity contributes to the confusion over their ontogeny and differential characteristics. Here, we revealed the key differences between m-MDSC and TAMs, focused on differential pathways by high-throughput proteomics.