| L1 | L1 cell adhesion molecule |
| APC | Adenomatous polyposis coli |
| IGFBP2 | Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 |
| SMOC2 | Secreted, modular, matricellular, Ca2+-binding protein 2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| IκB | Inhibitor of kappa B |
| EMT | Epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| MET | Mesenchymal epithelial transition |
| ILK | Integrin linked kinase |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| TCF/LEF | T cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor |
| NrCAM | NgCAM-related neural cell adhesion molecule |
| NCAM | Neural cell adhesion molecule |
| ADAM10 | A disintegrin and metalloprotease 10 |
| Lgr5 | Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-coupled receptor 5 |
| Sp1 | Sephacryl phosphocellulose factor 1 |