| AMOTL2 | amot-like protein 2 |
| AMOT | Angiomotin |
| ANXA2 | annexin A2 |
| BMP | bone morphogenetic protein |
| C.A.F. | cancer-associated fibroblast |
| C.I.P. | contact inhibition proliferation |
| C.S.C. | cancer stem cell |
| EC | endothelial cells |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | EGF receptor |
| EP4 | prostaglandin E2 receptor 4 |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptors |
| GTP | guanine triphosphate |
| HESCs | human embryonic stem cells |
| H.H. | hedgehog |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| I.C.I. | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| LATS1/2 | large tumor suppressor 1 and 2 |
| L.P.A. | lysophosphatidic acid |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated kinases |
| MMRD | mismatch repair deficient |
| MOB1A | MOB Kinase Activator 1A |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cells |
| MST1/2 | mammalian sterile 20-like kinases 1 and 2 |
| M.Y.L. | myosin regulatory light chain |
| NES | nuclear export signal |
| NLS | nuclear localization signal |
| PDAK | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PDK1 | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase |
| PFK1 | phosphofructokinase 1 |
| PP2A | phosphatase protein phosphatase 2A |
| PTPN14 | protein-tyrosine phosphatase type 14 |
| RAF | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| RhoA | Ras homolog family member A |
| ROCK | rho-associated protein kinase |
| RTKs | receptor tyrosine kinases |
| STRN | striatin |
| STRIPAK | striatin (STRN)-interacting phosphatase and kinase |
| SW1/SNF | SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable |
| T.A.M.s | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TAOK | thousand-and-one amino acids kinases |
| TAP | transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif |
| TAZ | transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif |
| TEAD | transcriptional enhancer-associated domain |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor-β |
| VGLL4 | vestigial like family member 4 |
| V.P. | verteporfin |
| YAP | yes-associated protein |