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. 2026 Sep 9;15(5):84. doi: 10.3390/antib15050084
4-1BB 4-1BB receptor (CD137; TNFRSF9)
4-1BBL 4-1BB ligand (TNFSF9)
aa Amino acid(s)
ADCC Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
AML Acute myeloid leukemia
AP-1 Activator protein 1
APC Antigen-presenting cell
ATL Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
BCR B-cell receptor
BTLA B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator
CAR-T Chimeric antigen receptor T cell
CD Cluster of differentiation
CEACAM1 Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1
CRD Cysteine-rich domain
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CVID Common variable immunodeficiency
Da Dalton
DC Dendritic cell
DNAM-1 DNAX accessory molecule-1 (CD226)
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FcγR Fc gamma receptor
FGL1 Fibrinogen-like protein 1
GITR Glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein
GITRL Glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein ligand
GVHD Graft-versus-host disease
HAVCR2 Hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 2
HMGB1 High mobility group box 1
HVEM Herpesvirus entry mediator
ICOS Inducible T-cell costimulator
ICOSL Inducible T-cell costimulator ligand
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IgSF Immunoglobulin superfamily
IL Interleukin (e.g., IL-2, IL-10, IL-12)
ICP Immune checkpoint
irAEs Immune-related adverse events
ITIM Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif
ITSM Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based switch motif
ITT-like Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif-like motif
LAG-3 Lymphocyte activation gene 3
LFA-3 Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 3 (CD58)
LIGHT Homologous to lymphotoxins, exhibits inducible expression, competes with HSV glycoprotein D for HVEM, a receptor expressed by T lymphocytes
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
mAb Monoclonal antibody
NECTIN2 Nectin cell adhesion molecule 2
NFAT Nuclear factor of activated T cells
NK Natural killer cell
OX40 OX40 receptor (TNFRSF4)
OX40L OX40 ligand (TNFSF4)
PBMC Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PD-L2 Programmed death-ligand 2
PI3K/AKT Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Protein kinase B signaling pathway
pI Theoretical isoelectric point
PSGL-1 P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
PtdSer Phosphatidylserine
PVR Poliovirus receptor
PVRIG Poliovirus receptor-related immunoglobulin domain-containing protein
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SELPLG Selectin P ligand gene
TAM Tumor-associated macrophage
TCR T-cell receptor
Tfh T follicular helper cell
TIGIT T-cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains
TILs Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TIM-3 T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3
TLS Tertiary lymphoid structures
TMB Tumor mutational burden
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
TNFRSF Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily
TNFSF Tumor necrosis factor superfamily
TRAF1 TNF receptor-associated factor 1
TRAF2 TNF receptor-associated factor 2
TRAF3 TNF receptor-associated factor 3
Treg Regulatory T cell
VISTA V-domain Ig suppressor of T-cell activation
VSIR V-set immunoregulatory receptor