BIS	Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) interacting cell death suppressor
CSC	Cancer stem cell
DTT	Dithiothreitol
HSEs	Heat shock elements
HSF1	Heat shock factor 1
HSPs	Heat shock proteins
GBM	Glioblastoma multiforme
GSCs	Glioblastoma stem cells
si-CTL	control siRNA
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
SP	Sphere
MMP2	Matrix metalloprotease 2
PARP	Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
SOX2	Sex determining region Y (SRY)-box 2
TMZ	Temozolomide
MAP1LC3B	Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta
MCL-1	Myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein
MGMT	O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase
ML	Monolayer
qRT-PCR	Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3