| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| TSG101 | Tumor-susceptibility gene 101 |
| ALIX | ALG-2 interacting protein X |
| MVB | Microvesicular bodies |
| SMase | Sphingomyelinase |
| hnRNP | Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins |
| miRISC | miRNA-induced silencing complex |
| AGO2 | Argonaute protein 2 |
| CRC | Colon rectal cancer |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vascular endothelial cells |
| TMZ | Temozolomide |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| XRCC4 | X-ray repair cross-completing 4 |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| M | Macrophage |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| RFXAP | Regulatory factor X-associated protein |
| MHC class II | Major histocompatibility complex class II |
| NB | Neuroblastoma |
| AHR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TERF1 | Telomeric repeat binding factor-1 |
| NK | Natural killer |
| AURKA | Aurora Kinase A |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| HC | Healthy control |
| NEDD4 | Neural precursor cell-expressed developmentally downregulated gene 4 |
| HB | Hepatoblastoma |
| FAP | Familial adenomatous polyposis |
| OS | Osteosarcoma |
| CALN1 | Calneuron-1 |
| NGS | Next generation sequencing |
| EV | Extracellular vesicle |
| GO | Gene ontology |
| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast |
| SCAI | Suppressor of cancer cell invasion |
| EWS | Ewing’s sarcoma |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| RMS | Rhabdomyosarcoma |
| ARMS | Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma |
| ERMS | Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma |
| PAX | Paired box |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead box protein O1 |
| NRSTS | Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma |
| SS | Synovial sarcoma |
| TKI | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| TRIP6 | Thyroid hormone receptor interactor 6 |
| LMNA | Lamin A |
| SIRT3 | Sirtuin 3 |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stromal cell |
| DSRCT | Desmoplastic small round cell tumor |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| pHGG | Pediatric high-grade glioma |
| DIPG | Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma |
| GSCs | Pediatric glioma stem cells |
| NSCs | Neuronal stem cells |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| TET3 | Tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 3 |
| SERTAD1 | Serta domain-containing protein 1 |
| ATRT | Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor |
| ALL | Acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| NGS | Nod scid gamma |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| HL | Hodgkin lymphoma |
| NHL | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| BL | Burkitt lymphoma |
| DLBCL | Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma |
| PMLBCL | Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma |
| ALCL | Anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
| LL | Lymphoblastic lymphoma |