AFs	Actin filaments
ABD	Actin-binding domain
AML	Acute myeloid leukemia
ALDH	Aldehyde dehydrogenase
BCC	Basal cell carcinomas
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
CSP	Cancer-specific plectin
CRC	Colorectal cancer
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
Erk 1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
ESCC	Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
FAs	Focal adhesions
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
GBM	Glioblastoma multiforme
HNSCC	Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HDs	Hemidesmosomes
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
IFs	Intermediate filaments
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
PDAC	Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PanINs	Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasms
PST	Plecstatin-1
SCC	Squamous cell carcinomas
Src	Rous sarcoma
SSE	Stratified squamous epithelium
Rac1	Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
TME	Tumor microenvironment