TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
APO2L	APO2 ligand
APO3L	APO3 ligand
BCL-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BAK	BCL-2 homologous antagonist/killer
FADD	Fas-associated protein with death domain
DISC	death-inducing signaling complex
RIP	receptor-interacting protein
X-IAP	X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein
TRADD	TNFR type 1-associated DEATH domain protein
RIPK1	receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1
cIAP	cellular inhibitors of apoptosis
TRAF2/3/5/6	TNF receptor associated factors 2/3/5/6
cFLIP	Cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein
TCR	T cell receptor
BCR	B cell receptor
TAK1	Transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1
BAX	BCL-2-associated X protein
BAK	BCL-2 homologous antagonist/killer
APAF-1	apoptotic protease activating factor 1
ROS	reactive oxygen species
BAD	BCL-2-associated death promoter
BID	BH3 interacting-domain death agonist
SMAC	a second mitochondrial activator of caspases
AIF	apoptosis inducing factor
MOMP	mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization
ncRNA	non-coding RNA
miR	microRNA
lncRNA	long coding RNA
HURP	Hepatoma upregulated protein
MPTP	mitochondrial permeability transition pore
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase
Akt	Protein kinase B
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
SAPK	stress-activated protein kinase
BAFFR	TNF family receptor
LTβR	lymphotoxin β-receptor
RANK	receptor activator for nuclear factor κB
NIK	NF-kappa-B-inducing kinase
IKK	IκB kinase
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
gp96	Heat shock protein 90kDa beta member 1
Mcl-1	Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein
p21	s cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1
p27	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B
DR5	Death receptor 5/TRAIL receptor 2
IL-1/-6/-8	Interleukin-1/-6/-8
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
Mdm2	Mouse double minute 2 homolog
LC3 II	Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
CDC42	Cell division control protein 42 homolog
EGFP	Enhanced green fluorescent protein
CAT-1	Cationic amino acid transporter 1
Smad7	Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7
MLK3	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 3
MKK7	Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 7
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinases
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
MEKK	MAP kinase kinase kinase
RACK	Receptor for activated C-kinase
Drp-1	Dynamin-1-like protein
Elk	ETS domain-containing protein
MAPKKs	MAP kinase cascades
NTCP	sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide