| AS | Alternative splicing |
| CA | Carbonic anhydrase |
| CA IX | Carbonic anhydrase IX |
| hCA IX | Human carbonic anhydrase IX |
| mCA IX | Mouse carbonic anhydrase IX |
| ECD | Extracellular domain |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| FL | Full length |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HRE | Hypoxia-responsive element |
| IC | Intracytoplasmic |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| mCA IX | Mouse carbonic anhydrase IX |
| PG | Proteoglycan |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PMA | Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate |
| PR | Protected region |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TM | Transmembrane |
| TSS | Transcription start site |