APC	antigen-presenting cell
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CD	cluster of differentiation
CDK	cyclin-dependent kinase
CST	Cell Signaling Technologies
DAB 3,3’	diaminobenzidine
DDRD	DNA damage response is deficient
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell scanning
FCS	fetal calf serum
HNSCC	head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HPV	human papillomavirus
HRP	horseradish peroxidase
IC50	half maximal inhibitory concentration
IgG	immunoglobulin G
KD	knockdown
M phase	mitosis phase
mAb	monoclonal antibody
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MEF	mouse embryonic fibroblast
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
nM	millimolar
ns	not significant
NT	non-targeting
ORR	overall response rate
pAb	polyclonal antibody
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PCI	Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PD-1	programmed cell death protein-1
PD-L1	programmed cell death ligand-1
PE	phycoerythrin
PFA	paraformaldehyde
RB	retinoblastoma
RT	room temperature
S phase	synthesis phase
SD	standard deviation
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
siRNA	small interfering ribonucleic acid
SPOP	speckle-type POZ protein
TIL	tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
Tregs	regulatory T cells
WAPL	wing apart-like
WB	Western blot