| Akt DN | dominant negative Akt |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FOXO | forkhead transcription factors |
| IĸBα | I-kappa-B-alpha |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor-kappaB |
| ODE | ordinary differential equation |
| PDK | phosphotidylinositol-dependent kinase |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3′-OH kinase |
| PIP2 | phosphoinositide 4,5-biphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphoinositide 3,4,5-triphosphate |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |