| ACTA2 | Actin aortic smooth muscle (P62736) |
| ACTB | Actin cytoplasmic 1 (P60709) |
| AD | Adherent |
| AKT1 | RAC-α serine/threonine-protein kinase (P31749) |
| CAV1 | Caveolin-1 (Q03135) |
| CAV2 | Caveolin-2 (P51636) |
| CCL2 | C–C motif chemokine 2 (P13500) |
| CTGF | Connective tissue growth factor (P29279) |
| EZR | Ezrin (P15311) |
| FIGF or VEGFD | Vascular endothelial growth factor D (O43915) |
| FLK1 or KDR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (P35968) |
| KRT8 | Keratin type II cytoskeletal 8 (P05787) |
| LOX | Protein-lysine 6-oxidase (P28300) |
| MCS | Multicellular spheroids |
| MCTS | Multicellular tumor spheroid |
| MMP-3 | Matrix metalloproteinase-3 or Stromelysin-1 (P08254) |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (P14780) |
| MSN | Moesin (P26038) |
| PRKCA | Protein kinase C alpha type (P17252) |
| qPCR | Quantitative real-time PCR |
| RDX | Radixin (P35241) |
| RHOA | protein: Ras homolog gene family, member A; gene: Transforming protein RhoA (P61586) |
| RPM | Random Positioning Machine |
| RWV | Rotating Wall Vessel |
| SERPINE1 | Plasminigen activator inhibitor 1 (P05121) |
| TGFB1 | Transforming growth factor β-1 (P01137) |
| TGFBR1 | Transforming growth factor beta receptor type 1 (P36897) |
| TGFBR3 | Transforming growth factor beta receptor type 3 (Q03167) |
| TUBB | Tubulin β (P07437) |
| VCAM1 | Vascular cellular adhesion protein 1 (P19320) |
| VEGFA | Vascular endothelial growth factor A (P15692) |