| A | Adenosine |
| ADAR1 | Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 |
| ALDH1 | Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| ARE | (AU)-rich element |
| ARID3B | AT-rich interaction domain molecule 3B |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| BIRC5 | Baculoviral IAP Repeat Containing 5 |
| BMI1 | B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 homolog |
| BRD4 | Bromodomain-containing protein 4 |
| CBC | Cap-binding complex |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| CDKN2A | Cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| c-FOS | cellular oncogene fos |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| c-MYC | Avian myelocytomatosis virus oncogene cellular homolog |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CREBBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CSC | Cancer stem cell |
| DDX3 | DEAD Box Protein 3 |
| EBSE | ESRP binding splicing enhancer |
| EBSI | ESRP binding splicing inhibitor |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epithelial growth factor receptor |
| eIF3 | eukaryotic initiation factor 3 |
| ELAVL | Embryonic lethal and abnormal vision gene |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ESRP | Epithelial splicing regulatory protein |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| HMGA2 | High-mobility group AT-hook 2 |
| hnRNP | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein |
| HNRNPL | Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L |
| HNS | HuR nucleocytoplasmic shuttling sequence |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HPV | Human papilloma virus |
| HuB | Hu antigen B |
| HuC | Hu antigen C |
| HuD | Hu antigen D |
| HuR | Human antigen R |
| I | Inosine |
| IFN | Interferone |
| IGF2BP | Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| KH | K homology |
| La | Small RNA binding exonuclease protection factor La |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| M6A | N6-Methyladenosine |
| MDM2 | Mouse double minutes 2 |
| MeRIP-seq | Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing |
| METTL | Methyltransferase-like |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| MSI1 | Musashi1 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| ncRNA | non-coding RNA |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PDPN | Podoplanin |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| POU5F1 | POU class 5 homeobox 1 |
| PRC1 | Polycomb repressive complex 1 |
| PROTAC | Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras |
| QKI | Quaking |
| RB1 | Retinoblastoma-associated protein 1 |
| RBD | RNA-binding domain |
| RBL1/2 | Retinoblastoma-like protein 1 |
| RBP | RNA-binding protein |
| RING | Really Interesting New Gene |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RRM | RNA recognition motifs |
| SNAI1 | Snail family transcriptional repressor 1 |
| SOCS | Suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| SOX2 | SRY-Box transcription factor 2 |
| SRSF3 | Serine and arginine rich splicing factor 3 |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TP53 | Tumor protein 53 |
| TTP | Tristetraprolin |
| UTR | Untranslated region |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WTAP | Wilms’ tumor 1-associated protein |
| YTHDF1 | YTH domain family member |
| ZEB | Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox |