| AIF | Apoptosis-Inducing Factor |
| ccRCC | Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| CTRL | Control |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole |
| GDC | Genomic Data Commons |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and Eosin |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| HSP70 | Heat Shock Protein 70 |
| HSPA1A/1B/1L | Heat Shock Protein Family A Members 1A, 1B, 1L |
| HSPA2 | Heat Shock Protein Family A Member 2 |
| HSPA4 | Heat Shock Protein Family A Member 4 |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 |
| IGF-IR | Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| KIRC | Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma |
| KM | Kaplan–Meier |
| MAPK/ERK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase |
| mRNA | Messenger Ribonucleic Acid |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| OCT4 | Octamer-Binding Transcription Factor 4 |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PI3K/AKT | Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B |
| POU5F1 | POU Class 5 Homeobox 1 |
| RCC | Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| STK3/MST2 | Serine/Threonine Kinase 3/Mammalian Sterile 20-like Kinase 2 |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| UCSC | University of California Santa Cruz |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| 3′UTR | 3′ Untranslated Region |