| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein-1 |
| PD-L1/2 | programmed death-ligand 1/2 |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| TIM-3 | T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 |
| LAG-3 | lymphocyte activation gene-3 |
| TIGIT | T cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and ITIM domains |
| PTMs | Post-translational Modifications |
| GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| OST | oligosaccharyltransferase |
| ERAD | ER-associated degradation |
| ERLAD | ER-to-lysosomes-associated degradation |
| UDP-GlcNAc | uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine |
| HBP | hexosamine biosynthetic pathway |
| OGT | O-GlcNAc transferase |
| OGA | O-GlcNAcase |
| TCR | T-cell-receptor |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| APCs | antigen-presenting cells |
| FUT8 | Fucosyltransferase 8 |
| B3GNT3 | β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| TNBC | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer |
| AMPK | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| IHC | immunohistochemical |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedding |
| PNGase | F peptide-N-glycosidase F; |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| EGF/EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor/Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| ICOS/ICOSL | inducible co-stimulator/ inducible co-stimulator ligand |
| NK cells | natural killer cells |
| NCRs | natural cytotoxicity receptors |
| LSECtin | liver sinusoidal endothelial cell lectin |
| TIGIT | T cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and ITIM domains |
| CRD | cysteine-rich domains |
| Gal-9 | galectin-9 |
| Siglec | Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin |
| IAP | integrin-associated protein |
| SIRPα | signal regulatory protein α |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages |
| NKG2D | natural killer group 2D |
| MICA/B | MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A/B |
| SLAM | Signaling Lymphocyte Activation Molecule |
| DC | dendritic cells |
| SRPK2 | serine/arginine-rich protein kinase 2 |
| PGK1 | phosphoglycerate kinase 1 |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| 2F-Fuc | 2-fluoro-L-Fucose |
| 2-DG | 2-deoxy-glucose |
| PARP | Poly ADP-ribose polymerase |
| Fab | fragment antigen binding |
| Fc | fragment crystallizable |
| ADCC | Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |