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. 2018 Apr 19;19(4):1237. doi: 10.3390/ijms19041237
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