| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CSCs | cancer stem cells |
| E | Epithelial |
| E/M | epithelial/mesenchymal |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| KO | knock-out |
| Krt5 | cytokeratin 5 |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PVDF | Polyvinyldifluoride |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecylsulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| S.E.M. | standard error of the mean |
| TBS-T | Tris-buffered saline with 1% (v/v) Tween 20 |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |