| AR | Androgen receptor |
| BKCa | Big potassium calcium-sensitive (channel) |
| BPH | Benign prostate hyperplasia |
| CAMK | Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase |
| CAMKK | Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase kinase |
| DcR2 | Decoy receptor 2 |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| EGF | Epithelial growth factor |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| IκB | Inhibitor of κB |
| IKK | Inhibitor of κB kinase |
| InsP3R | Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor |
| LNCaP | Lymph node cancer of prostate (cell line) |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mTORC2 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κB |
| NLS | Nuclear localization signal (sequence) |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIN | Prostate intraepithelial neoplasia |
| PKB | Protein kinase B |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RyR | Ryanodine receptor |
| SDF-1 | Stromal cell-derived factor 1 |
| SOCE | Store-operated calcium entry |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TRAMP | Transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate |
| TRP | Transient receptor potential (channel) |
| YB-1 | Y-box binding protein 1 |