c-MET	Mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
kDa	Kilodalton
MET	MAPK/ERK
PTK	Protein tyrosine kinase
GEFs	Guanine exchange factors
GTP	Guanosine triphosphate
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-diphosphate
PIP3	Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-triphosphate
Akt	protein kinase B
SHP2	SH2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase
SHC	SH2 domain-containing transforming protein
GRB2	Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2
SOS	Son of sevenless
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
Akt	Protein kinase B
BAD	BCL-2 antagonist of cell death
MDM2	Murine double minute 2
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
HIF-1	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin