| Bcl-xL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bim | Bcl-2-like protein 11 |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CCL25 | C-C chemokine ligand 25 |
| CCR9 | C-C chemokine receptor 9 |
| CK2 | Casein kinase 2 |
| c-MYC | Avian myelocytomatosis viral homolog |
| E2f | E2 transcription factor |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ETP T-ALL | Early T-cell precursor T-ALL |
| Ets | E-twenty-six |
| 4E-BP1 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FBXW7 | F-box WD repeat-containing protein 7 |
| FLT3 | Fms-related tyrosine kinase3 |
| FoxO | Forkhead box protein O |
| GCs | Glucocorticoids |
| GSI | γ-secretase inhibitors |
| GS3Kβ | Glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| HAVCR2 | Hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 2 |
| HES-1 | Hairy and enhancer of split-1 |
| HOX | Homeobox |
| HSCs | Hematopoietic stem cells |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrate |
| LMO | LIM domain only |
| Mcl-1 | Myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| miRs | MicroRNAs |
| MRE11 | Meiotic recombination 11 homolog 1 |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| mTORC2 | mTOR complex 2 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kB |
| NOTCH1 | Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NR3C1 | Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 |
| PDK1 | Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| PINK-1 | PTEN-induced putative kinase protein 1 |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol(4,5)P2 |
| PIP3 | Phosphatidylinositol(3,4,5)P3 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and Tensin homolog, deleted on chromosome TEN |
| PU.1 | PU-box 1 protein |
| p70S6K | 70-kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase |
| RAD50 | Rad1 homolog 50 |
| RAF | Rapidly-accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| RAG | Recombination activating gene |
| RAS | Rat sarcoma |
| RIP1 | Receptor activating protein 1 |
| Rpl24 | Ribosome protein L24 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCL | Stem cell leukemia |
| STIL | SCL/TAL1 interrupting locus |
| SPI1 | Spleen focus forming virus proviral integration oncogene 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| T-ALL | T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| TAL1 | T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 1 |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| Tcrα/δ-c-Myc | T-cell receptor α/δ-c-Myc |
| TLX | Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group E member |
| TRK | Tropomyosin-related kinase A |