| AICD | Activation-induced Cell death |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| B-ALL | B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| BCR | B-cell receptor |
| BTLA | B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator |
| CAR | Chimeric antigen receptor |
| CRS | Cytokine release syndrome |
| Csk | C-terminal Src kinase |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| Cryo-EM | Cryogenic electron microscopy |
| DAP EC |
DNAX-activating protein Extracellular |
| ERK EGFR GADS |
Extracellular signal-regulated kinase Epidermal growth factor receptor GRB2-related adaptor protein 2 |
| Grb2 | Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| HVEM | Herpes virus entry mediator |
| ICOS | Inducible T-cell costimulatory |
| IgSF | Immunoglobulin superfamily |
| IS | Immune Synapse |
| ITAM | Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif |
| Itk | Interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| KIR | Killer Ig-like receptor |
| KIR2DS2 Lck |
Killer Ig-like receptor two Ig domains and short cytoplasmic tail 2 Lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NK NKG2D |
Natural killer Natural killer group 2 member D |
| pMHC | Peptide-bound major histocompatibility complex |
| PDB LFA-1 |
Protein Data Bank Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| Nck | Non-catalytic region of tyrosine kinase adaptor protein 1 |
| PD-1 PI3K |
Programmed death receptor 1 Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| scFv | Single-chain variable fragment |
| SH2 SHP-1 |
Src-homology 2 Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 1 |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription protein |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| THEMIS TM |
Thymocyte-expressed-molecule Transmembrane |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TNFR TNFRSF TRAF |
Tumor necrosis factor receptor Tumor necrosis factor receptor Superfamily TNF receptor associated factor |
| ZAP-70 | Zeta-associated protein 70 |