Ab	antibody
ADCC	antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
AIM2	absent in melanoma 2
AKT	protein kinase
AML	acute myeloid leukemia
AP-1	activator protein 1
APC	antigen-presenting cell
ATF	activating transcription factor
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
B2M	β-2 microglobulin
BATF	basic leucine zipper transcription factor
BCR	B cell receptor
Blimp-1	B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1
BTLA	B and T lymphocyte attenuator
BTN	butyrophilin
BTNL	butyrophilin-like molecules
CAF	cancer-associated fibroblast
CAR	chimeric antigen receptor
CBL	casitas B-lineage lymphoma
CCL	CC-chemokine ligand
cDC	conventional dendritic cell
CDS	cytosolic DNA sensor
CEACAM1/5/6	carcinoembryonic AG-related cell adhesion molecule 1/5/6
cGas	cyclic GMP-AMP synthase
CLEVER-1	common lymphatic endothelial and vascular endothelial receptor-1
CLR	C-type lectin receptors
cNK	conventional natural killer cell
COX	cyclooxygenase
CSF-1	Colony Stimulating Factor 1
CTA	cancer/testis antigen
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CXCL	C-X-C motif chemokine
DAI	DNA-dependent activator of IRFs
DAMP	damage-associated molecular pattern
DC	dendritic cells
DCIR	C-type lectin dendritic cell (DC) immunoreceptor
DC-SCRIPT	dendritic cell-specific transcript
DNA	deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNAM-1	DNAX accessory molecule-1
EAT2	ewing sarcoma-activated transcript 2
ECM	extracellular matrix
Eomes	T-box brain protein 2
ER	endoplasmatic reticulum
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ER-α	nuclear estrogen receptor α
FGF-2	basic fibroblast growth factor
FGL1	fibrinogen-like protein 1
Fos	Fos proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
FOXP3	forkhead box P3
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GARP	glycoprotein-A repetitions predominant
Gata3	GATA binding protein 3
GITR9	glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein 9
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HERV	human genome consists of endogenous retroviruses
HIF-1a	hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HLA-DR	human leukocyte antigen—DR isotype
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
HMGB1	high mobility group box 1
HVEM	herpes virus entry mediator
ICAM	intercellular adhesion molecule
ICB	immune checkpoint blockade
ICOS	inducible T cell co-stimulator
IDO	indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3-dioxygenase
IFN	interferon
Ig	immunoglobulin
IKAROS	ikaros family zinc finger protein 1
IL	interleukin
ILT2/4	immunoglobulin-like transcript 2/4
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthases
IRF	interferon regulatory factor
JAK	janus kinase
Jun	Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
KIR2DL4	killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) 2DL4
KIR3DL2	killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) 3DL2
KLRG-1	killer cell lectin like receptor G1
LAG-3	lymphocyte activation gene 3
LGP2	laboratory of genetics and physiology 2
LIGHT/TNFSF14	tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 14
LIF	leukemia inhibitory factor
lncRNA	long non-coding RNA
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
LTα	lymphotoxin α
mAb	monoclonale antibody
Maf	musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinases
MDA5	melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MICL	myeloid inhibitory C-type lectin-like receptor
Mincle	macrophage inducible Ca2+-dependent lectin receptor
MMP9	matrix metallopeptidase 9
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
MYC	myelocytomatosis oncogene
MyD88	myeloid differentiation primary response 88
Necls	nectin and nectin-like molecules
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T cells
NF-КB	nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NK cell	natural killer cell
NKG2A	natural killer group 2A
NKX2-1-AS1	NKX2-1 antisense RNA 1
NLR	nucleotide binding oligomerization domain-like receptor
NLRC5	NOD-like receptor family CARD domain containing 5
NO	nitrogen monoxide
NR2F2/6	nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 2/6
NR4A	nuclear receptor 4A
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
PAMP	pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PC	plasma cell
PCPB1	poly(rC)-binding protein 1
PD-1	programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1	programmed cell death 1 ligand 1
PD-L2	programmed cell death 1 ligand 2
PGE	prostaglandin E synthase
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PKC	protein kinase C
PLXNB1/2	plexin B1/2
Prdm1	PR domain zinc finger protein 1
PRR	pattern recognition receptors
PS	phosphatidylserine
PtdSer	phosphatidylserine
PVRIG	poliovirus receptor related immunoglobulin
RIG-I	retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RGS-5	regulator of G-protein signaling-5
RLR	retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors
RORγt	RAR-related orphan receptor gamma
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SAP	SLAM-associated protein
SEMA3A/3B/4D	semaphorin 3A/3B/4D
SIRPα	signal regulatory protein α
Sirt1	regulatory protein SIR2 homolog
SLAMF4	signaling lymphocyte activation molecule F4
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
STING	stimulator of interferon genes
TAM	tumor-associated macrophages
TAMC	tumor-associated mast cell
TAN	tumor-associated neutrophils
TAP1/2	antigen processing 1/2
T-bet	T-box expressed in T cells
TCR	T cell receptor
TDO	tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase
Tfh cells	follicular helper T cells
TGF	transforming growth factor
Th cells	T helper cells
TIGIT	T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains
TILs	tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TIM-3	T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain containing protein-3
TLR	toll-like receptor
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TNFR	tumor necrosis factor receptor
TOX	thymocyte selection-associated HMG BOX
Tregs	regulatory T cells
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VISTA	V-domain immunoglobulin suppressor of T cell activation
VSIG-3	V-Set and immunoglobulin domain-containing protein 3
Wnt	wingless-related integration site