| cDC1s | conventional dendritic cells type 1 |
| CDN | cyclic dinucleotide |
| cGAMP | cyclic GMP-AMP |
| cGAS | cGAMP synthase |
| CCFs | cytoplasmic chromatin fragments |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| dsDNA | double-stranded DNA |
| IDO1 | indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase 1 |
| IFN | interferon |
| IFNAR | IFNα/β receptor |
| IRF3 | interferon regulatory factor 3 |
| IR | ionizing radiation |
| MHC I | major histocompatibility complex class I molecules |
| MDA5 | melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 |
| MAVS | mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein |
| mtDNA | mitochondria DNA |
| MDSCs | myeloid derived suppressor cells |
| RIG-I | retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| STING | stimulator of interferon genes |
| TBK1 | TANK-binding kinase 1 |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |