| TTSPs | Type II transmembrane serine proteases |
| TMPRSS2 | Transmembrane protease, serine 2 |
| HAI-1 | Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1 |
| SPINT1 | Serine peptidase inhibitor, Kunitz Type 1 |
| HAI-2 | Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-2 |
| SPINT2 | Serine peptidase inhibitor, Kunitz Type 2 |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HGFA | Hepatocyte growth factor activator |
| MET | Mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor |
| KD1 | Kunitz domain 1 |
| KD2 | Kunitz domain 2 |
| MANEC | Motif at the N-terminus with eight cysteines |
| PKD | Polycystic kidney disease |
| SCSD | Syndromic congenital sodium diarrhea |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| PCa | Prostate cancer |
| GRHL2 | Grainyhead-like-2 |
| SMG | Submandibular salivary gland |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| uPA | Urokinase-type plasminogen activator |
| sHAI-1 | Soluble HAI-1 |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor (included HIF-1α/2α) |
| maHAI-1 | Membrane-anchored recombinant HAI-1 |
| HAT | Human airway trypsin-like protease |
| EpCAM | Epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| PAR-2 | Protease-activated receptor-2 |
| TROP2 | Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| SF | Scatter factor |
| E | Embryonic day |
| KD | Knockdown |
| BCT | Basal chorionic trophoblast |
| MT2 | Matriptase-2 |
| ENaC | Epithelial sodium channel |
| SOX9 | SRY-box transcription factor 9 |
| OA | Osteoarthritic |
| GLP1R | Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor |
| NPCs | Neural progenitor cells |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| CP | Choroid plexus |
| CPE | Choroid plexus epithelial |
| SIP1 | Smad-interacting protein 1 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| TAD | Thoracic aortic dissection |
| SMCs | Smooth muscle cells |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor BB |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stromal cells |
| SDF-1 | Stromal cell-derived factor-1 |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung carcinoma |
| RCC | Renal cell carcinoma |
| LMS | Leiomyosarcoma |
| OS | Overall survival |
| RFS | Recurrence-free survival |
| DMFS | Distant metastasis-free survival |
| HGG | High-grade glioma |
| MB | Medulloblastoma |