ACE2	angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
ADs	autoimmune diseases
ADAP	adhesion and degranulation-promoting adapter protein
AIRE	autoimmune regulator
APCs	antigen-presenting cells
APECED	autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy
Bcl-6	B-cell lymphoma 6
βgal	β-galactosidase
BL	Burkitt’s lymphoma
Breg	regulatory B cells
BTLA	B and T lymphocyte attenuator
CFA	complete Freund’s adjuvant
CMV	cytomegalovirus
COVID-19	coronavirus disease 2019
CTLs	cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CTX	cyclophosphamide
CVID	common variable immunodeficiency
CXCR5	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 5
DCs	dendritic cells
DCLRE1C	deoxyribonucleic acid cross-link repair 1C
DMARD	disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug
EAU	experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis
EBNA1	Epstein–Barr nuclear antigen 1
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
F759	mice with a mutation in the gp130 IL-6 receptor subunit
FK506	tacrolimus
FoxP3	forkhead box protein transcription factor P3
GAD	glutamate acid decarboxylase
HAART	highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
HP	homeostatic proliferation
HT	Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
HTLV-1	Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
IL	Interleukin
IL-2R	IL-2 receptor
IL-21R	IL-21 receptor
INS	insulin
IRIS	immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
iTreg/pTreg	peripherally-induced Treg cells
K/BxN	a cross between KRN TCR transgenic mice on a C57BL/6 background (K/B) and NOD mice
LAG-3	lymphocyte activation gene 3
LCMV	lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
LIG4	ligase 4
LIP	lymphopenia-induced proliferation
LNs	lymph nodes
MHC	major histocompatibility complex class
MM	memory mutant
MTX	methotrexate
NK	natural killer cells
NKT	natural killer T cells
NOD	non-obese diabetic
nTreg/tTreg	naturally occurring thymus-derived Treg cells
OS	Omenn syndrome
PD-1	programmed cell death protein 1
Perp	p53 apoptosis effector related to PMP-22
PID	primary immunodeficiency
PIDs	primary immunodeficiencies
PRRs	pattern-recognition receptors
pSS	primary Sjögren’s syndrome
PTLD	post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
PTPN2	protein tyrosine phosphatase N2
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RAG1	recombination activating gene 1
RAG2	recombination activating gene 2
RIP-GP	rat insulin promoter-glycoprotein
RSCs	Reed-Sternberg cells
RTL	relative telomere length
RTEs	recent thymic emigrants
SARS-CoV-2	severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SCID	severe combined immune deficiency
SLE	systemic lupus erythematosus
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
SP	spontaneous proliferation
SS	Sjögren’s syndrome
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
T1D	type 1 diabetes
TCR	T cell receptor
Tfh	T follicular helper
Tfr	follicular regulatory T cells
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TGF-βRII	transforming growth factor-beta receptor 2
tgfbr2	transforming growth factor-beta receptor 2
Th1	type 1 helper cells
Th3	type 3 helper cells
Th17	type 17 helper cells
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Tr1	type 1 regulatory T cells
TRECs	T-cell receptor excision circles
Tregs	regulatory T cells
WAS	Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome
WASP	WAS protein