| SCCs | squamous cell carcinomas |
| HNSCCs | squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck |
| LSCCs | lung squamous cell carcinomas |
| ESCCs | esophageal squamous cell carcinomas |
| CvSCCs | cervical squamous cell carcinomas |
| CSCCs | cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas |
| E3s | E3 ubiquitin ligases |
| DUBs | deubiquitinating enzymes |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| EGF-R | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| HPV | human papilloma viruses |
| PI3K | PI3kinase: phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Protein Kinase B |
| APC/C | anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome |
| HDAC1 | histone deacetylases 1 |
| HDAC2 | histone deacetylases 2 |
| FGFR2 | Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 |
| CSN | copy number variations |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| DSB | DNA double-strand break |
| HR | homologous recombination |
| NHEJ | non-homologous end joining |
| BRCA1 | breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein |
| BARD1 | BRCA1-associated RING domain protein 1 |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor beta |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |