+TIPs	Plus end-binding proteins
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
ABC	ATP binding cassette
ALDH	Aldehyde dehydrogenase
APC	Adenomatous polyposis coli
APE1	AP endonuclease 1
ATM	Ataxia telangiectasia mutated
ATR	Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein
BCL-2	B cell lymphoma 2
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
CAFs	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CCAL	Colorectal cancer-associated lncRNA
Chk1	Checkpoint kinase 1
CK1	Casein kinase 1
CRC	Colorectal cancer
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
DC	Dendritic cell
DNA-PKcs	DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunits
EB1	End-binding proteins
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
FAP	Familial adenomatous polyposis
Fen-1	Flap endonuclease 1
GEF	Guanine nucleotide exchange factor
GSH-PX	Glutathione peroxidase
GSK3β	Glycogen synthase kinase 3β
GST	Glutathione S-transferase
HCCs	Hepatocellular carcinoma cells
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
HR	Homologous recombination
IL-6	Interleukin-6
LncRNA-HOTAIR	Long non-coding ribonucleic acid-homeobox transcript antisense ribonucleic acid
LP-BER	Long patch-base excision repair
MAPs	Microtubule-associated proteins
mBCSCs	Metastatic breast cancer stem cells
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MCR	Mutation cluster region
MDR1	Multidrug resistance 1
MMP2	Matrix metalloproteinase 2
MMTV-PyMT	Mouse mammary tumor virus-polyoma middle T
MPC	Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier
MRP1	Multidrug resistance-associated protein 1
MSCs	Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells
MTs	Microtubules
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T cells
NHEJ	Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ)
NSCLC	Non-small cell lung cancer
PARP	Poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase
Pol-β	Polymerase β
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RPA32 SAMP	Replication protein A 32 Serine, Alanine, Methionine, Proline
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TME	Tumor microenvironment
Tregs	T regulatory cells
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
γ-H2AX	Phosphorylated histone H2AX