APC	Antigen-presenting cell
AP1	Activator-protein-1
BMDCs	Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells
CCH	Concholepas concholepas hemocyanin
CD4+	Cluster of differentiation 4 (lymphocyte T CD4+)
CD8+	Cluster of differentiation 8 (lymphocyte T CD8+)
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CD80	Cluster of differentiation 80
CD86	Cluster of differentiation 86
CRLs	C-type lectin receptor
DC	Dendritic cell
DC-SIGN	Dendritic cell-specific ICAM-grabbing non-integrin
DTH	Delayed-type hypersensitivity
ERK1/2	Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 1/2
FLH	Fissurella latimarginata hemocyanin
FU	Functional units
GD2	Disialogangloside
GM2	Ganglioside, the M is for monosialic
GloboH	Globohexaosil ceramide
GMP	Good Manufacturing Practice
GTPase	The enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of guanosine triphosphate (GTP) to guanosine diphosphate (GDP)
HEK-	Human embryonic kidney cells
HpH	Helix pomatia hemocyanin
HtH	Haliotis tuberculata hemocyanin
Id	Idiotype
IFIT1	Interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 1
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
IL-	Interleukin
IP-10	Interferon gamma-induced protein 10
KLH	Keyhole limpet hemocyanin
LAMP-1	Lysosome-Associated Membrane Protein 1
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MG-132	N-Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-leucinal
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
MHC-I	Major Histocompatibility Complex I
MHC-II	Major Histocompatibility Complex I
MGL	Macrophage galactose-type lectin
MPLA	Monophosphoryl lipid A
MR	Mannose Receptor
PBAs	Protein-Based adjuvant
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
OVA	Ovalbumin
OTI-I	These mice contain transgenic T-cell receptors that recognize OVA peptide residues 257–264. The CD8 T cells of this mouse primarily recognize OVA257–264 when presented by the MHC I molecule.
PcH	Pomacea caniculata hemocyanin
Th1	Type 1 T helper lymphocyte
RvH	Rapana venosa hemocyanin
Rab5	Ras-related protein Rab-5; localizes to early endosomes
Rab7	Ras-related protein Rab-7; localizes to late endosomes
RtH	Rapana thomasiana hemocyanin
SIGNR1	Mouse homolog of DC-SIGN (CD209b)
SIGNR5	Mouse homolog of DC-SIGN (CD209a)
Syk	Spleen tyrosine kinase
TAP	Transporter associated with antigen processing
TCR	T-cell receptor
TH1	Type of T helper cell, a subset of CD4+ T cells
THP-1	Human monocytic leukemia cell line
TIR	Toll-interleukin-1 receptor
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
TRIF	TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β
US EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency