| 3′ UTR | 3′ untranslated region |
| 5′ UTR | 5′ untranslated region |
| ceRNA | competitive endogenous RNA |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition |
| GRN | genome-wide regulatory network |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| miR | mature form of microRNA |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| ncRNA | non-coding RNA |
| nt | nucleotide |
| PRC2 | polycomb-repressive complex 2 |
| RBS | ribosomal binding site |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| snoRNA | small nucleolar RNA |
| SNV | single nucleotide variant |
| sRNA | small RNA |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |