ALT	Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres
CAR	chimeric antigen receptor
CB	Cajal body
CST	CTC1-STN1-TEN1
CTCF	CCCTC-binding factor
DC	dendritic cell
DDR	DNA damage response
DSBs	DNA double-strand breaks
EGF	epidermal growth factor
HAT	histone acetyltransferase
HDAC	histone deacetylase
hTERP	human telomerase RNA protein
miRNA	microRNA
ncRNA	noncoding RNA
PARN	poly(A) ribonuclease
PARP	poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
POT1	protection of telomeres 1
RAP1	repressor/activator protein 1
RNP	ribonucleoprotein
RT	reverse transcriptase
Sp	specificity protein
TERRA	telomeric repeat containing RNA
TERT	protein component of telomerase
TF	transcription factor
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TIN2	TRF1-interacting nuclear protein 2
TMM	telomere maintenance mechanism
TR or TERC	RNA component of telomerase
TRF1	telomeric repeat-binding factor 1
TRF2	telomeric repeat-binding factor 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor