ADAM	a disintegrin and MMP protease
ADAMTS	ADAMS with thrombospondin motifs
ADC	antibody-drug-conjugates
AKT	protein kinase B
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
EXT	Exostosin
EXTL	N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
EV	extracellular vesicle
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FGFR	fibroblast growth factor receptor
GAG	glycosaminoglycan
GalT	galactosyltransferase
GlcAT	glucuronyltransferase
GLCE	D-glucuronyl C5-epimerase
GPC	glypican
GPI	glycosylphosphatidylinositol
HB-EGF	heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HPSE	heparanase
HS	heparan sulfate
HSPG	heparan sulfate proteoglycan
HS3ST2	heparan sulfate glucosamine 3-O-sulfotransferase-2
HS6ST2	heparan sulfate glucosamine 6-O-sulfotransferase-2
IGF1	insulin-like growth factor-1
JAK	Janus kinase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
NDST	N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase
OST	heparan sulfate-O-sulfotransferase
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKC	protein kinase C
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PG	proteoglycans
SDC	syndecan
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription protein
SULF	endo-6-O-sulfatase
TGF	transforming growth factor
XYLT	xylosyltransferase
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor