| ADAM | a disintegrin and metalloproteinase |
| ADI | arginine deiminase |
| AIM | apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage |
| AK | adenylate kinase |
| C/EBP | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein |
| CAST | Calpastatin |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CLIC | chloride intracellular channel |
| CLIP | class II-associated invariant chain peptide |
| COP | constitutive photomorphogenesis |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| DCP | decapping mRNA protein |
| ECL | enhanced chemoluminescence |
| EIF | eukaryotic translation initiation factor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FCS | fetal calf serum |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FKBP | FK506 binding protein |
| FOSL | Fos-related antigen |
| FSCN | fascin actin-bundling protein |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GRAMD | GRAM domain containing protein |
| GSK | glycogen synthase kinase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| HSF | heat shock factor |
| IDO | indolamin-2,3-dioxygenase |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| IL | interleukin |
| IRAK | Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase |
| ITGA | Integrin alpha |
| IκB | inhibitor of κB |
| KYNU | kynureninase |
| LAD | ladinin |
| LAP | liver-enriched activating protein |
| LARP | La-related protein |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LIP | liver-enriched inhibitory protein |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen activated protein kinase |
| MARCKS | myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate |
| MEM | minimum essential medium |
| miR | mircoRNA |
| MPHOSPH | M-phase phosphoprotein |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MTDH | metadherin |
| MYH | myosin heavy chain |
| NCOR | nuclear receptor co-repressor |
| NDRG | N-myc downregulated gene |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor κB |
| NQO | NAD(P)H Quinone Dehydrogenase |
| NUMA | nuclear mitotic apparatus protein |
| OGFR | opioid growth factor receptor |
| OPI | oxaloacetate/pyruvate/insulin |
| PAGE | polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PDK | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase |
| PFKFB | 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase |
| PILRA | paired immunoglobin-like type 2 receptor α |
| PML | promyelocytic leukemia protein |
| PMSF | phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride |
| PPA | pyrophosphatase |
| PPFIA | protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor Type F interacting protein |
| PRRC | proline-rich and coiled-coil-containing protein |
| RBM | RNA binding motif protein |
| REL | v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog |
| RFTN | Raftlin |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SET | SET nuclear proto-oncogene |
| SHP | Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase |
| SIGLEC | Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectin |
| SIRT | sirtuin |
| SMAD | SMAD family member |
| SMAP | small acidic protein |
| SRRM | serine/arginine repetitive matrix protein |
| SRSF | serine/arginine-rich splicing factor |
| TBP | TATA-binding protein |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| THP-1 | Tohoku Hospital Pediatrics-1 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TNFAIP | tumor necrosis factor α-induced protein |
| TP53BP | tumor suppressor p53-binding protein |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor |
| TRAFD | TRAF-type zinc finger domain-containing protein |
| TRIP | thyroid receptor-interacting protein |
| U | unit |
| USP | ubiquitin specific peptidase |
| VIM | vimentin |