| γH2AX | phosphorylated H2A histone member X |
| 53BP1 | tumour suppressor p53-binding protein 1 |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| ATM | ataxia telangiectasia mutated |
| ATR | ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related |
| BER | base excision repair |
| BRCA1 | breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein |
| CDK2 | cyclin-dependent kinase 2 |
| CHFR | checkpoint with forkhead and RING finger domain protein |
| c-Met | mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor |
| CRPC | castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| DBD | DNA-binding domain |
| DCK | deoxycytidine kinase |
| DHT | dihydrotestosterone |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNA-PK | DNA-dependent protein kinase |
| DSB | double-strand break |
| EBS | ETS-binding site |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| Ehf | ETS homologous factor |
| ELF | E74-like factor |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ER71 | Ets-related protein 71 |
| Erf | Ets-2 repressor factor |
| ERG | ETS-related gene |
| ERK-2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase-2 |
| ESE | epithelium-specific Ets |
| ETS | E-twenty-six specific |
| Etv | ETS translocation variant |
| Fev | fifth Ewing variant |
| Fli1 | friend leukaemia integration 1 |
| GABP | GA-binding protein |
| HR | homologous recombination |
| MLL | methyltransferases mixed-lineage leukaemia |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MRN | Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NER | nucleotide excision repair |
| NHEJ | non homologous end joining |
| NR | nuclear receptors |
| PAR | poly(ADP-ribose) polymers |
| PARG | poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase |
| PARP-1 | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 |
| PARPi | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor |
| PARylation | poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation |
| PDEF | prostate-derived Ets factor |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death-ligant 1 |
| PEA3 | polyomavirus enhancer activator 3 homolog |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| RNF146 | RING finger protein 146 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| Spdef | SAM pointed domain-containing Ets transcription factor |
| SSB | single-strand break |
| TCF | ternary complex factor |
| TMPRSS2 | transmembrane protease serine 2 |
| WT | Wild type |