| ACC1 | acetyl-CoA-carboxylase-1 |
| APM | antigen processing machinery |
| C. elegans | Caenorhabditis elegans |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| EMT | epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| hnRNP | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein |
| HOTAIR | HOX antisense intergenic RNA |
| IFN | interferon |
| KH | K-homology |
| MEX-3 | mex-3 RNA-binding family member |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MHC-I | MHC class I |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD-1 | programed death receptor 1 |
| RBD | RNA-binding domain |
| RBP | RNA-binding protein |
| RUNX3 | runt-related transcription factor 3 |
| SREBP1 | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| TCGA | The Tumor Cancer Genome Atlas |
| UTR | untranslated region |