| ACTA2 | Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin |
| ATAC-seq | Assay for transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing |
| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast |
| COAD | Colon adenocarcinoma |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| DSS | Disease-specific survival |
| FAP | Fibroblast Activation Protein |
| FHL | Four and a Half LIM domain |
| GTEx | Genotype-Tissue Expression |
| PFS | Progression-free survival |
| READ | Rectal adenocarcinoma |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| RSPO3 | R-Spondin 3 |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TSS | Transcription start site |
| WNT2B | Wnt Family Member 2B |