| ASCT2 | alanine-serine-cysteine transporter 2 |
| LAT1 | large neutral amino acid transporter 1 |
| mTORC1 | mammalian or mechanistic target-of-rapamycin (kinase signaling) complex 1 |
| GFP | Green Fluorescence Protein |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse-Transcription-Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |