Abcb1a	ATP-binding cassette b1a multidrug transporter.
Abcb1b	ATP-binding cassette b1b multidrug transporter.
ADAM	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase
ASCT1	Alanine, Serine and Cysteine selective transporter 1
ASCT2	Alanine, serine and cysteine selective transporter 2
BMDCs	Bone marrow-derived cells
CD	Cluster of Differentiation
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
Cyt	Cytosolic tail
DC	Dendritic cells
DC-STAMP	Dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
Env	Envelope
FP	Fusion peptide
GnT-V	β 1,6 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V
GRP78	78 kDa glucose-regulated protein
HERV	Human endogenous retrovirus
HR1	Heptad repeats
HR2	Heptad repeats
LD	Linear dichroism
MC1R	Melanocortin 1 receptor
mCSCs	metastatic cancer stem cells
OC-STAMP	Osteoclast-stimulatory transmembrane protein
pCSCs	Primary cancer stem cells
PGCCs	Polyploid giant cancer cells
RBD	Receptor binding domain
SPARC	Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
SU	Surface unit
t-SNARE	target-soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor
TAM	Tumor-associated macrophages
TM	Transmembrane unit
Tm	Transmembrane anchorage domain
v-SNARE	vesicular-soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor
ZO-1	Zona ocludens-1