| CAF | cancer-associated fibroblast |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| MME | melanoma microenvironment |
| CXCR4 | chemokine receptor type 4 |
| CXCL12 | CXC motif chemokine ligand 12 |
| SDF1 | stromal-derived factor-1 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| FGF2 | fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| IGF2R | insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| miRNA | Micro-RNA |
| IL | interleukin |
| FAP | Fibroblast activation protein |
| DPP | dipeptidyl peptidase |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| VEPH1 | Ventricular Zone Expressed PH Domain Containing 1 |
| SMAD4 | Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4 |
| SKI | subtilisin/kexin isozyme |
| myCAFs | Myofibroblastic CAFs |
| iCAFs | inflammatory CAFs |
| apCAFs | Antigen-presenting CAFs |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |
| PDGFR | platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| Hh | Hedgehog |
| AT1R | angiotensin II type 1 receptor |