3D	Three-dimensional
ADAMs	a disintegrin and metalloproteases
AKT	AKT8 virus oncogene cellular homolog
AP1	activator protein 1
BCL-2	B cell lymphoma 2
BFP	blue fluorescent protein
BLT1	a leukotriene B4 receptor
CFP	cyan fluorescent protein
CRC	colorectal cancer
ddFPs	dimerization-dependent fluorescent proteins
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGFR	EGF receptor
Egr1	Early growth response gene 1
EP4	eicosapentaenoic receptor 4
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ERT2	Tamoxifen inducible Estrogen receptor
ETS	E26 transformation-specific
FIRE	Fra-1-based integrative reporter of ERK
FLIM	fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
FRET	Förster (or fluorescence) resonance energy transfer
GFP	green fluorescent protein
GFs	growth factors
GEFs	guanine nucleotide exchange factors
HDAC	Histone Deacetylase
JNK	c-jun N-terminal kinase
KTRs	kinase translocation reporters
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LTB4	leukotriene B4
MDCK	Madin-Darby canine kidney
MDSCs	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MEK	MAPK/Erk kinase
Miu2	MAPK indicator unit ERK2
NES	nuclear export signal
NET	neutrophil extracellular trap
NLS	nuclear localization signal
OPN	osteopontin
PDCs	poorly differentiated clusters
PDO	patient-derived tumor organoid
PDX	patient-derived tumor xenograft
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PI-3K	Phosphatidyl Inositol 3 kinase
PKA	protein kinase A
RALGEF	RAL guanine nucleotide exchange factor
REACh	a dark YFP-based resonance energy-accepting chromoprotein
RAS	Rat sarcoma
RAF	Rapidly Accelerated Fibrosarcoma
RFP	red fluorescent protein
RTKs	receptor tyrosine kinases
sREACh	super REACh
SRF	serum response factor
TG	transgenic
YAP	yes-associated protein