| 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 |