AIF	apoptosis-inducing factor
Akt	protein kinase B
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
ARHI/DIRAS3	Aplasia Ras Homology I
ART	ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related kinase
ASK1	apoptosis signaling kinase 1
Bax	BCL2-associated X, apoptosis regulator
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
Bim	Bcl-2 Interacting Mediator of cell death
CCNH	cyclin H
CD	cluster of differentiation
cdc	cell division cycle
CDK	cyclin-dependent kinase
CDKN2A	cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
CHEK2	checkpoint kinase 2
CHOP	C/EBP homologous protein
CRC	colorectal cancer
CSCs	cancer stem cells
CuZnSOD	copper–zinc superoxide dismutase
CXCL16	C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 16
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA-PKcs	DNA kinase catalytic subunit
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ERs	estrogen receptors
ERK	extracellular signal-related kinase
ESA	epithelial-specific antigen
FADD	FAS-associated protein with death domain
FAKs	focal adhesion kinases
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FOXM1	Forkhead box protein M1
FSARE	flaxseed aglycone-rich extract FTH1 ferritin heavy chain 1
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
Gli1	GLI Family Zinc Finger 1
GPR30	G protein-coupled receptor 30
GPX	glutathione peroxidase
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase 3-beta
HAT1	histone acetyl transferase 1
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HeLa	human cervical carcinoma cell
HERC5	Hect domain and RLD5
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
HOTAIR	HOX Antisense Intergenic RNA
HPCD	2-hydroxpropyl-beta-cyclodextrin
ICAM1	intercellular adhesion molecules-1
IGF-IR	type I insulin growth factor receptor
JAK	Janus kinase
JNK	Jun N-terminal kinase
KCNK9	potassium channel proteins containing two pore-forming P domains
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCM	minichromosome maintenance
MEK	MAP kinase-ERK kinase
miRNAs	microRNA
MMPs	metalloproteases
MnSOD	manganese muperoxide dismutase
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
ncRNAs	non-coding RNAs
NFAT1	nuclear factor of activated T cells 1
NF-kB	nuclear factor-kappa B
Notch	signal transducer and activator of transcription
NSCLC	non-small cell lung carcinoma
Oct	octamer-binding transcription factor
OPN	osteopontin
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PARP	poly-ADP ribose polymerase
PC	prostate cancer
PCD	programmed cell death
PCNA	proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PLK-1	polo-like kinase 1
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SARE	soya aglycone-rich extract
SIRT1	sirtuin 1
Snail	Snail homolog 1/2 of drosophila
SHH	Sonic Hedgehog
Sox2	SEX-determining region (SRY) homology box 2
SPI	soy protein isolate
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TAZ	PDZ-binding motif
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TNFR	tumor necrosis factor receptor
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TPA	tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
TSA	trichostatin A
TIMP-1	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1
Trx	thioredoxin
TSP-1	thrombospondin-1
TWIST	Twist family bHLH transcription factor
ULK1 kinase	UNC51-like kinase-1
uPA	urokinase-type plasminogen activator
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
YAP	Hippo-Yes-associated protein
ZEB1/2	zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1/2
ZO-1	zonula occludens-1