ACTB	beta-actin gene
AKT	protein kinase B
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CAV	caveolin
ChIP-seq	chromatin immunoprecipitation genome wide
DAPI	4′,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole
DCLK1	doublecortin like kinase 1
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
EPHA2	ephrin type-A receptor 2
ERM	ezrin, radixin and moesin
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FBS	foetal bovine serum
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
FTC	follicular thyroid carcinoma
GO	gene ontology
H&E	haematoxylin and eosin
HRP	horseradish peroxidase
LEC	lymphatic endothelial cells
LYVE-	lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PCA	principal component analysis
PEAK	pseudopodium enriched atypical kinase 1
PIP5KIC	phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase type 1 gamma
PROX1	Prospero homeobox protein 1
PTC	papillary thyroid carcinoma
qPCR	quantitative polymerase chain reaction
ROCK	the Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 1
RT-PCR	real-time polymerase chain reaction
SD	standard deviation
SRC	Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase
SYNE	nesprin
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor