Abbreviations	Meaning
a-SMA	alpha smooth muscle actin
anti-K14	anti-keratin 14
CAFs	Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts
CM	conditioned culture medium supernatant
c-Met	mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor
CPDs	cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers
ECM	extracellular matrix
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EGF	epidermal growth factor
ERKs	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GDF15	growth/differentiation factor 15
GFP	Green Fluorescent Protein
HGF	Hepatocyte Growth Factor
HBSS	sickle cell anemia medium
JNKs	c-Jun NH2-terminal kinases
K-WT	wild type keratinocytes
LIF1	leukemia inhibitory factor 1
MMC	mitomycin C
MMP1	matrix metalloproteinase 1
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
NER	Nucleotide Excision Repair
NK	natural killer
NSG mouse	NOD SCID gamma mouse
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PPIA	peptidylprolyl isomerase A
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RPLO1	apolipoprotein L1
RT-PCR	reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR
SCC	squamous cell carcinoma
SDF1a	stromal cell-derived factor 1
SF	Scatter Factor
TGFβ	transforming growth factor beta
TFIIH	transcription factor II H
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
UVR	ultraviolet radiation
XP-C	xeroderma pigmentosum type C