HNC	Head and Neck cancers
SCC	squamous cell carcinomas
HNSCC	Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
ECM	Extracellular matrix
LN-111	Laminin subtype 111
LN-332	Laminin subtype 332
BM	Basement membrane
EGF	Epidermal-growth factor
EGFR	Epidermal-growth factor
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
HPV	Human papiloma virus
EBV	Epstein Barr Virus
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
OCSCC	Oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas
MMP-2	matrix metalloproteinase 2
MT1-MMP	membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
DIII	γ2 chain fragment
TSCC	tongue squamous cell carcinoma
AKT	Protein kinase B
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
MMP-9	matrix metalloproteinase 9
Src	Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src
ERK 1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2
OPSCC	oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas
NPSCC	nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas
LMP1, 2a and 2b	Latent membrane proteins 1, 2a and 2b
LAMC2	gene that encodes the γ2 chain
HPSCC	hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas
IL-6	Interleukin 6
LSCC	Laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas
CIS	in situ squamous epithelial carcinomas
LR	Laminin receptor
SSCC	Skin squamous cell carcinomas
LRP	Laminin receptor precursor