| 4E-BP1 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| BIM | Bcl-2-like protein 11 |
| CCR | C-C chemokine receptor |
| CDK | Cyclin dependent kinase |
| CK2 | Casein kinase 2 |
| c-Myc | c-Myelocytomatosis oncogene protein |
| Cn | Calcineurin |
| CVAD | Cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone |
| CXCR | C-X-C chemokine receptor |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| DEP | Dishevelled, Egl-10 and Pleckstrin |
| Deptor | DEP domain-containing mTOR-interacting protein |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| EGR1 | Early Growth Response 1 |
| eIF4E | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ETP | Early T-cell-progenitor |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of Zeste 2 |
| FAT | FRAP, ATM, TRRAP |
| FoxO1/3a | Forkhead box O1/3a |
| GAP | GTP-ase activing protein |
| GCs | Glucocorticoids |
| GSI | γ-secretase inhibitor |
| Grb2 | Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| H-RAS | Harvey-RAS |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HES1 | Hairy and enhancer of split-1 |
| HSP90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| JAK3 | Janus kinase 3 |
| ICN1 | Intracellular polypeptide of NOTCH1 |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IGF1R | Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL7R | Interleukin 7 receptor |
| IRS1/2 | Insulin receptor substrate 1/2 |
| K-RAS | Kirsten-RAS |
| MAML1 | Mastermind like transcriptional coactivator 1 |
| MCL-1 | Myeloid leukemia cell differentiation |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| mLST8 | Mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein 8 |
| MNKs | Mitogen-activated protein kinase interacting kinases |
| mSin1 | Mammalian Stress-activated protein kinase interacting protein 1 |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| N-RAS | Neuroblastoma-RAS |
| NF-κb | Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NOTCH1 | Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 |
| NSG | NOD-SCID IL2Rγnull |
| NTRK2 | Neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase |
| p70S6K1 | p70 Ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 |
| p90RSK1 | p90 ribosomal S6 kinase 1 |
| PDK1 | Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 |
| PH | Pleckstrin homology |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PIKK | PI3K-related kinase |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5 trisphosphate |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| Pol | RNA polymerase |
| PP2A | Protein phosphatase 2A |
| PPP | Prednisone poor responders |
| PRAS40 | Proline-rich Akt substrate 1 40 |
| Protor | Protein observed with Rictor |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin deleted on chromosome 10 |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| Raf | Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| Raptor | Regulatory associated protein of mTOR |
| RAS | Rat sarcoma |
| RAS-GAP | RAS GTPase activating protein |
| RASGRP1 | RAS guanine nucleotide-releasing protein 1 |
| Rb | Retinoblastoma protein |
| Rheb | RAS homolog enriched in brain |
| Rictor | Rapamycin independent companion of tor |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| S6RP | S6 ribosomal protein |
| SGK1 | Serum and glucocorticoid-activated kinase 1 |
| SOS | Son of sevenless homolog |
| T-ALL | T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| TORKIs | ATP-competitive mTOR kinase inhibitors |
| TSC1 | Tuberous scelerosis complex 1 |
| TSC2 | Tuberous sclerosis complex 2 |
| Tti1 | Tel2-interacting protein 1 |