| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| APPT | average points per test |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CGCL | conventional glioblastoma cell lines |
| CSP | cell-surface protein |
| CSP gene | gene that encodes a cell-surface protein |
| CYC1 | cytochrome c1 |
| EGF(R) | epidermal growth factor (receptor) |
| EMBL-EBI | European Bioinformatics Institute |
| EMC7 | endoplasmatic reticulum membrane protein complex subunit 7 |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| GB | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |
| GSC | glioblastoma stem cells |
| GSCL | glioblastoma stem-like cell lines |
| H3F3A | H3 histone family 3A |
| HPRT1 | hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 |
| lfc | log2 of the ratio of average expression levels |
| limma | Linear Models for Microarray Analysis |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| miR | micro ribonucleic acid (micro RNA) |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| NSC | neural stem cells (non-malignant) |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| RMS | Rhabdomyosarcoma |
| RPLP0 | ribosomal protein lateral stalk subnit P0 |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |