| AP-1 | activating protein-1 transcription factor |
| ARSA | arylsulfatase A |
| ARSB | arylsulfatase B |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| BEC | bronchial epithelial cell |
| BMP | bone morphogenetic protein |
| BRD | bromodomain BrdU |
| C4S | chondroitin 4-sulfate |
| C6S | chondroitin 6-sulfate |
| CBP | cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) binding protein |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CFTR | cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| CHST | carbohydrate sulfotransferase |
| CHST11 | carbodhyrate sulfotransferase 11 |
| CHST15 | carbohydrate sulfotransferase 15 |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CREB | cyclin AMP response element binding protein |
| CSPG4 | chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 |
| DKK | dickkopf Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| DS | dermatan sulfate |
| ECAR | extracellular acidification rate |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ERT | enzyme replacement therapy |
| FCCP | carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenylhydrazone |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| FGE | formylglycine generating enzyme |
| FGly | formylglycine |
| FPKM | fragments per kilobase of transcript per million mapped reads |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
| GALNS | chondroitin-6-sulfatase |
| GPNMB | transmembrane glycoprotein NMB |
| GSH | glutathione |
| G-S-S-G | glutathione disulfide |
| GWAS | genome-wide association study |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HMWK | high molecular weight kininogen |
| IF | immunofluorescence |
| IL | interleukin |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KD | knockdown |
| KO | knockout |
| LGALS3 | galectin-3 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCF | Michigan Cancer Foundation |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated transcription factor |
| MLS | Maroteaux-Lamy-Syndrome |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MPS VI | Mucopolysaccharidosis VI |
| MSD | Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency |
| MUS | methylumbelliferyl sulfate |
| NCS | nitrocatechol sulfate |
| MW | molecular weight |
| OCR | oxygen consumption rate |
| OE | overexpression |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PD-1 | programmed death 1 |
| PD-L1 | programed death ligand 1 |
| PG | proteoglycan |
| PHPS1 | PTP Inhibitor V, specific for Shp2 |
| PTPN1 | tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 11; protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1D; Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase 2 (SHP-2); protein-tyrosine phosphatase 2C (PTP-2C) |
| PD-L1 | programmed death ligand 1 |
| QTL | quantitative trait locus |
| rhARSB | recombinant human arylsulfatase B |
| RHTIC | Research Histology and Tissue Imaging Core |
| RRC | Research Resources Center |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| sGAG | sulfated glycosaminoglycan |
| SHP2 | PTPN11 (tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 11) |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| Sp1 | specificity protein 1 |
| ST | sulfotransferase |
| SUMF | sulfatase-modifying factor |
| TCF/LEF | T cell factor/lymphoid enhanced factor transcription factor |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TMA | tissue microarray |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |