| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| BC | breast cancer |
| C-PARP | cleaved poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| cDNA | complementary DNA |
| CHX | cycloheximide |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMFS | distant metastasis-free survival |
| ELF3 | E74-like ETS transcription factor 3 |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| GOBO | Gene Expression-Based Outcome for Breast Cancer Online |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HMGN5 | high-mobility group nucleosome-binding domain 5 |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| HSPs | heat shock proteins |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| KM plotter | Kaplan–Meier plotter database |
| MED23 | mediator complex subunit 23 |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| OS | overall survival |
| P4HA2 | prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit alpha 2 |
| PPIs | protein–protein interactions |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene fluoride |
| RFS | relapse-free survival |
| RT-qPCR | real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| TAD | transactivation domain |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline with 0.1% Tween 20 |