| MM | Multiple myeloma |
| MGUS | Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance |
| SMM | Smoldering multiple myeloma |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| CCK-8 | Cell Counting Kit-8 |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced kinase 1 |
| CDK2 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 |
| AKR7A3 | Aldo-keto reductase family 7 member A3 |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| SD | Standard deviation |