ABD	Actin binding domain
AFM	Atomic force microscopy
BCAR1	Breast cancer anti-estrogen resistance 1
CAFs	Cancer associated fibroblasts
CTCs	Circulating tumor cells
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EDA-FN	Extradomain A fibronectin
EMP	Epithelial to mesenchymal plasticity
GEF	Guanine nucleotide exchange factor
GPCRs	G protein coupled receptors
HATs	Histone acetyltransferases
HDACs	Histone acetyllases
hMSCs	Human mesenchymal stem cells
IDC	Invasive ductal carcinoma
IFP	Interstitial fluid pressure
LATS1/2	Large tumor suppressor kinase 1/2
MST1/2	Mammalian sterile 20-like 1/2
MeCo	Mechanical conditioning
MET	Mesenchymal to epithelial transition
MMP	Matrix-metalloproteinase
MOBKL1A/B	MOB kinase activator 1A/B
MRE	Magnet resonance elastography
NMDAs	NMDA receptors
PDAC	Pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma
PDMS	Polydimetylsiloane
PTSD	Post-traumatic stress disorder
RIAM	Rap1-GTP-interacting adaptor molecule
SFKs	Src-family tyrosine kinases
α-SMA	Alpha-smooth muscle actin
TAMs	Tumor associated macrophages
TAZ	Transcriptional regulator
TEAD	Transcription enhancer of activators domain
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TRPC1	Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily C member 1
TRPM7	Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 7
TRPV4	Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4
VBSs	Vinculin binding sites
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
YAP/TAZ	Yes-associated protein/transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif
Yki	Yorkie