| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| EMT | epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| Pol II | RNA polymerase II |
| NXF1 | nuclear RNA export factor 1 |
| TFs | transcription factors |
| KRT7-AS | Keratin7-antisense |
| KRT7 | Keratin7 |
| F. nucleatum | Fusobacterium nucleatum |
| EVADR | endogenous retroviral-associated adenocarcinoma lncRNA |
| EMT-TFs | EMT transcription factors |
| RBP | RNA-binding protein |
| ENO1-IT1 | enolase1-intronic transcript 1 |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| ETBF | Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis |
| BFT | Bacteroides fragilis toxin |
| BFAL1 | B. fragilis-associated lncRNA1 |
| RHEB | Ras homolog enriched in brain |
| CAFs | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| HuR | human antigen R |
| FOXA1 | forkhead box protein A1 |
| JMJD2B | jumonji domain-containing protein 2B |
| SULF1 | sulfatase 1 |
| C/EBPβ | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β |
| NR4A | nuclear subfamily 4 |
| IL | interleukin |
| IECs | intestinal epithelial cells |
| CAC | colitis-associated colorectal cancer |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| NGP | next-generation probiotics |
| SCFAs | short-chain fatty acids |
| FMT | fecal microbiota transplantation |
| CDI | Clostridium difficile infection |