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. 2018 Nov 20;19(11):3672. doi: 10.3390/ijms19113672
4Ei-1 eIF4E inhibitor 1
ADCY9 adenylyl cyclase 9
AGO2 argonaute 2
Akt (1, 2, 3) oncogene Akt serine/threonine kinase 1, 2, 3 (alias: protein kinase B, PKB)
AP-1 activator protein 1
ASPP2 apoptosis-stimulating protein of p53-2
ANGPTL4 angiopoetin-like 4
BMP bone morphogenetic protein
CAF cancer-associated fibroblast
CD51 cell differentiation 51, alias: integrin αv
CD61 cell differentiation 61, alias: integrin β3
CD106 cell differentiation 106, alias: vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, VCAM-1
CdGAP Cdc42 GTPase-activating protein
CDH1 E-cadherin
CDH2 N-cadherin
CDK2 cyclin-dependent kinase 2
ceRNA competing endogenous RNA
CITED1 Cbp/p300-interacting transactivator 1
Cnt3 concentrating nucleoside transporter 3
CpG cytosine-phosphate-guanine nukleotide
CRB3 Crumbs3
CRC colorectal cancer
Cre cyclization recombinase
CREB1 cAMP-responsive element binding protein 1
CRTC1 CREB regulated transcription coactivator 1
CSC cancer stem cell
CtBP c-terminal-binding protein
CTC circulating tumor cell
CUBIC clear, unobstructed brain/body imaging cocktails and computational analysis
CXCL C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
Dab2 disabled-2
DUB deubiquitinase
ECM extracellular matrix
eEF1A1 eukaryotic elongation factor 1A1
EGF epidermal growth factor
EMT epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EMT-TFs EMT transcription factors
EndMT endothelial-mesenchymal transition
ENT1 equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1
EpCam epithelial cell adhesion molecule
ERK2 extracellular signal regulated kinase 2
ESRP epithelial splicing regulatory protein
ETS2 ETS proto-oncogene 2
Fbxo45 F-box homologue 45
FLT3 Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3
FN1 fibronectin 1
Fos FBJ osteosarcoma oncogene
Fra-1 Fos-related antigen 1
Fsp1 fibroblast-specific protein 1
GEF-H1 guanine exchange factor H1
GFP green fluorescent protein
GM-CSF granulocyte-monocyte colony stimulating factor
GPNMB glycoprotein nmb
GSK3β glycogen synthase kinase 3β
H3K4 histone 3, lysine 4
H3K27me histone 3, lysine 27, methylation
HAS2 hyaluronan synthase 2
HDAC1 histone deacetylase 1
Hic-5 hydrogen peroxide-inducible clone 5
HIF hypoxia-inducible factor
HMGA2 high mobility group A2
HMLE human mammary epithelial cells immortalized with the large T antigen
HNF4 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4
hnRNPE1 heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein E1
Id1/2 inhibitor of differentiation 1/2
IL-11 interleukin 11
ILEI interleukin-like EMT-inducer
I-Smad inhibitory Smad
ITGA1 integrin α1
JMJD3 Jumonji domain-containing protein 3
JNK Jun N-terminal kinase
Jun Jun proto-oncogene
Klf4 Krüppel-like factor 4
KPC K-Ras and mutant p53 pancreatic carcinoma mouse model
LARG leukemia-associated Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor
Lgr4 leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 4
lncRNA long non-coding RNA
lncRNA-ATB lncRNA-induced by TGFβ
lncRNA-HIT HOXa transcript induced by TGFβ
LOXL2 lysyl oxidase-like 2
LSD1 lysine-specific histone demethylase 1, alias: KDM1A
MAF musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma
MAFK MAF oncogene family protein K
Malat1 metastasis associated in lung adenocarcinoma transcript-1
MAP-kinase mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAPK1 MAP-kinase 1
MDM2 mouse double minute 2 homolog
MEKK2 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 2
MET mesenchymal-epithelial transition
MIG6 mitogen-inducible gene 6
MiRNA micro-RNA
MMP matrix metalloprotease
MMTV-PyMT mouse mammary tumor virus polyoma virus middle T antigen
MOF males absent on the first (alias: KAT8, lysine acetyltransferase 8)
MT1-MMP membrane type I-matrix metalloprotease
MYCBP Myc binding protein
Net1 neuroepithelial cell transforming 1
NF-κB nuclear factor-κB
Nkx2.8 Nk2 homeobox 2.8
PAI-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
Par3/6 partitioning-defective 3/6
Pc2 polycomb protein 2
PDGF platelet-derived growth factor
PIAS protein inhibitor of activated Stat
PMEPAI prostate transmembrane protein androgen induced-1
PRC1/2 polycomb-repressive complex 1 and 2
PTBP3 polypyrimidine tract binding protein 3
R-Smad receptor-activated Smad
Rad17 radiation-induced 17 (alias: checkpoint clamp loader component)
RFP red fluorescent protein
Rho Ras homologue
RISC RNA-induced silencing complex
RING really interesting new gene
RNF8 RING finger 8
ROS reactive oxygen species
RTK receptor tyrosine kinase
SAE1/2 SUMO1 activating enzyme subunit 1
Shh sonic hedegehog
Siah seven in absentia homolog
SIK1 salt-inducible kinase 1
Smurf Smad ubiquitylation regulatory factor
SND1 staphylococcal nuclease and tudor domain containing 1
SNAG Snail1/Gfi-1
Sox5 SRY-related high-mobility-group box 5
SPRY SP1a and the Ryanodine Receptor
Src (Rous) sarcoma (virus oncogene)
STAT signal transducer and activator of transcription
SUMO small ubiquitin-related modifier
Suz12 suppressor of zeste 12
TAK1 TGFβ-activated kinase 1
TAZ transcriptional coactivator with a PDZ-binding domain
TF transcription factor
TGFβ transforming growth factor β
TGIF TGFβ-induced factor homeobox 1
TIC tumor initiating cell
TNBC triple-negative breast cancer
TNFα tumor necrosis factor-α
TOP1 topoisomerase 1
TRAF TNFα receptor-associated factor
β-TrCP β-transducin repeats-containing protein
Trx thioredoxin
TXNIP thioredoxin-interacting protein
UBC9 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 9
USP ubiquitin-specific protease
UTR untranslated region
Wnt wingless and integration site
YAP Yes-associated protein
ZEB1/2 zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1/2
ZO zonula occludens