| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BFA | brefeldin A |
| BiP | binding immunoglobulin protein |
| CRM | cholesterol-rich microdomain |
| DMAG | desmethoxy-17-N,N-dimethylaminoethylaminogeldanamycin |
| DNAJC3 | DNAJ homolog subfamily C member 3 |
| DPPC | dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine |
| DPPS | dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine |
| ER | endoplasmatic reticulum |
| ERP57 | endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident protein 57 |
| GRP78 | glucose regulated protein 78 |
| GRP96 | glucose regulated protein 96 |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| Hop | Hsp70-Hsp90 organizing protein |
| HSF | heat shock factor |
| HSP | heat shock proteins |
| HSP27 | 27 kDa heat shock proteins |
| HSP40 | 40 kDa heat shock proteins |
| HSP60 | 60 kDa heat shock proteins |
| HSP70 | 70 kDa heat shock proteins |
| HSP90 | 90 kDa heat shock proteins |
| IL-2 | interleukin 2 |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| mHsp70 | membrane-bound Hsp70 |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MMP2 | matrix metalloproteinase 2 |
| NBD | nucleotide binding domain |
| NK cells | natural killer cells |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung carcinoma |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine |
| PDI | protein disulfide-isomerase |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PMNs | polymorphonuclear neutrophils |
| POPC | 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| POPG | 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol |
| POPS | 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine |
| PS | phosphatidylserine |
| SBD | substrate-binding domain |
| SGL | 3’-sulfogalactolipid |
| SPIONs | superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles |
| SPR | surface plasmon resonance |
| STED | stimulated emission depletion microscopy |
| TPP | tumor-penetrating peptide |