| APC | Antigen presenting cell |
| ATX | Autotaxin |
| CAR | Chimeric antigen receptor |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| FRC | Fibroblastic reticular cell |
| HEV | High endothelial venule |
| HMG-box | High mobility group box |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| ICB | Immune checkpoint blockade |
| ICOS | Inducible T-cell costimulator |
| ICOSL | Inducible costimulator-ligand |
| IS | Immunological synapse |
| ITIM | Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif |
| ITSM | Immunoreceptor-tyrosine-switch motif |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LCMV | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus |
| LFA-1 | Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 |
| LN | Lymph node |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T cells |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NKG2D | Natural-killer group 2, member D |
| NR4A | Nuclear receptor 4A |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death 1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase |
| PKCθ | Protein kinase C θ |
| PP2A | Protein phosphatase 2A |
| SCS | Subcapsular sinus |
| SHP-1 | Src homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1 |
| SLO | Secondary lymphoid organ |
| SMAC | Supramolecular activation complex |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage |
| TCF-1 | T cell factor-1 |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TDLN | Tumor-draining lymph node |
| ZAP-70 | Zeta-chain-associated protein kinase 70 |