| AMOT | angiomotin |
| BAP1 | BRCA1 Associated Protein 1 |
| CCND2 | cyclin D2 |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CPI-17 | protein kinase C-potentiated inhibitor protein of 17 kDa |
| CRL4 | Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase 4 |
| CTD | C-terminal domain |
| CUL4 | Cullin 4 |
| DCAF1 | DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 1 |
| DDB1 | damaged DNA binding protein 1 |
| ERM | ezrin/radixin/moesin |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FERM | band 4.1/ezrin/radixin/moesin |
| FLIP | caspase-like apoptosis regulatory protein |
| FOXM1 | forkhead box M1 |
| LATS1/2 | large tumor suppressor kinase 1/2 |
| Lin28B | lin-28 homolog B |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mLST8 | mammalian lethal with Sec13 protein 8 |
| MM | malignant mesothelioma |
| Mob | Mps one binder kinase activator-like protein |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC | mTOR complex |
| MST1/2 | mammalian Ste20-like protein kinase 1/2 |
| MYPT1-PP1δ | myosin phosphatase target subunit 1-protein phosphatase 1 δ |
| NAE | NEDD8-activating enzyme |
| NF2 | neurofibromatosis type 2 |
| PAK | p21-activated kinase |
| Pals1 | protein associated with Lin7-1 |
| Patj | Pals1-associated tight junction protein |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PLCB4 | phospholipase C beta 4 |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| Rheb | Ras homolog enriched in brain |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAV1 | Salvador Family WW Domain Containing Protein 1 |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| TAZ | WW domain-containing transcription regulator 1 |
| TEAD | TEA domain transcription factor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand |
| TSC1/2 | tuberous sclerosis complex subunit 1/2 |
| VprBP | viral protein R (VPR)-binding protein |
| YAP | Yes-associated protein 1 |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |