ABC	ATP-Binding Cassette
Akt	Protein Kinase B
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
BES	Bovine encephalopathies spongiform
CD44	Cluster of Differentiation 44
cIAP-1	Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein-1
CJD	Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s Disease
CNS	Central Nervous System
CRC	Colorectal Cancer
CSC	Cancer Stem Cells
Ct	C-terminal domain
Cu2+	Copper ions
dsRNA	Double-Stranded RNA
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
ER	Endoplasmic Reticulum
ERK1/2	Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases 1 and 2
FFI	Fatal Familial Insomnia
FLNA	Filamin A
Fyn	Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Fyn
GA	Golgi Apparatus
GLUT-1	Glucose Transporter 1
GPI	Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
GSC	Glioma Stem Cells
HIF-2α	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2 Alpha
HSP27	Heat Shock Protein 27
HT29	A colorectal carcinoma cell line
IAPs	Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
LS-174T	A colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line
MCF7/ADR	MCF7 Adriamycin-Resistant Cells
MDA-MB-435	A breast cancer cell line
MDR	Multidrug Resistance
MKN45	A gastric cancer cell line
MMP	Matrix Metalloprotease
Nt	N-terminal domain
P38MAPK	p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
PDAC	Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
PGAP1/PGAP5	Post-GPI Attachment Proteins 1 and 5
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
PKA	Protein Kinase A
PKD	Protein Kinase D
PRNP	Prion Protein Gene
PrPC	Cellular Prion Protein
RISC	RNA-Induced Silencing Complex
SATB1	Special AT-Rich Sequence-Binding Protein 1
SE	spongiform encephalopathies
Ser82	Serine 82
SGC7901	A gastric cancer cell line
siRNA	Small Interfering RNA
Sp1	Specificity Protein 1
TMD	Trans Membrane Domain
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
TRAIL	Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand
TSE	Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
XIAP	X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis