AMPK-β	5′-AMP activated protein kinase β
CAF	cancer-associated fibroblasts
CTLA-4	cytotoxic t-lymphocyte protein 4
DC	dendridic cell
DEPTOR	DEP domain-containing mTOR interacting protein
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
FOXO	forkhead box
G-CSF	granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
Hsp70	heat shock protein 70
IGF	insulin growth factor
IL	interleukin
JAK	Janus kinase
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
mLST8	mammalian lethal with sec13 protein 8
MMP	metalloproteases
mSIN1	mammalian stress-activated protein kinase interacting protein 1
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
mTORC	mTOR complex
PD-1	programmed death 1
PDAC	pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PDGF	plated-derived growth factor
PDK1	phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1
PIP2	phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PIP3	phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC	protein kinase C
PP2	protein phosphatase 2
PRAS40	proline-rich AKT substrate 40
PRR	proline-rich protein
Protor	protein observed with rictor
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog on chromosome 10
p70S6K1	p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SGK	serum and glucocorticoid kinase
SREBP	sterol regulatory element binding proteins
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TAM	tumor-associated macrophages
TCR	T cell receptor
Tel2	telomere maintenance 2
TGF	trasforming growth factor
Th	T helper
TLR	tool-like receptor
TME	tumor microenvironment
Treg	regulatory T cells
TSC	tuberous sclerosis complexes
TSI	tumor-stroma interactions
Tti1	tel2-interacting protein 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	VEGF receptor
4EBP-1	4E binding protein-1