| AC | Astrocyte |
| BAMs | border associated macrophages |
| BM | bone marrow |
| CCL | C-C motif ligand (chemokine) |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF1R | Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor |
| CXCL10 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 |
| CX3CR1 | CX3C chemokine receptor 1 |
| CyTOF | cytometry by time of flight |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| GAMs | Glioma-associated microglia and macrophages |
| G-CIMP | Glioma CpG island methylator phenotype |
| HLA-DP, -DQ, -DR | Human leukocyte antigens |
| IDH | Isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| IFITs | Interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 β |
| IFN | Interferon |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MHC-II | major histocompatibility complex class II |
| NF1 | Neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| NK | natural killer cells |
| NPC | neural progenitor cell |
| OPC | oligodendrocyte progenitor cell |
| P2RY12 | Purinergic receptor P2Y |
| PD-1 PD-L1 |
Programmed cell death protein 1 Programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PDGFR | Platelet derived growth factor receptor |
| PNC | primitive neuronal component |
| scRNA-seq | single cell RNA sequencing |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TILs | Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |
| TREM2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |