| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| ncRNA | non-coding RNA |
| nt | nucleotide |
| bp | base pairs |
| TF | transcription factor |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| miRNA/miR | microRNA |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| piRNA | piwi-interacting RNA |
| piR | piwi-interacting RNA |
| snoRNA | small nucleolar RNA |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| tRF | tRNA-derived fragments |
| half-tRNA | tiRNA |
| ceRNA | competing endogenous RNA |
| NAT | natural antisense transcripts |
| T-UCR | transcribed ultraconserved region |
| dsRNA | double-stranded RNA |
| shRNA | short hairpin RNA |
| TERC | telomerase associated RNA |
| NAT | natural antisense transcripts |
| p-ERM | phosphorylated ERM proteins |
| NXN | nucleoredoxin |
| AHRR | Aryl-Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor |
| CDC42EP3 | CDC42 Effector Protein 3 |
| EDC3 | Enhancer of MRNA Decapping 3 |
| HIPK2 | Homeodomain Interacting Protein Kinase 2 |
| CXCL5 | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 5 |
| SEC62 | SEC62 Homolog: Preprotein Translocation Factor |
| ZNF703 | Zinc Finger Protein 703 |
| CTNNB | Catenin Beta 1 |
| BRD | bromodomain |
| BET | extra-terminal |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog |
| TNC | Tenascin C |
| TERC | telomerase RNA component |
| BAX | BCL2 Associated X: Apoptosis Regulator |
| CCND2 | Cyclin D |
| TIAM1 | T-lymphoma invasion and metastasis-inducing protein 1 |
| NFAT5 | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 |
| CO1A1 | Collagen alpha-1(I) chain |
| TRAF3 | TNF Receptor Associated Factor 3 |
| MEF2C | Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2C |
| RPCK1 | Rho-associated protein kinase 1 |
| FOXR2 | Forkhead Box R2 |
| SphK1 | Sphingosine kinase 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| CDK4 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| NKX2-1 | NK2 homeobox 1 |
| DUXAP8 | Double Homeobox A Pseudogene 8 |
| EGR1 | Early growth response protein 1 |
| RHOB | Rho-related GTP-binding protein RhoB |
| LSD1 | Histone demethylase Lysine specific demethylase1 |
| LATS2 | Large tumour suppressor 2 |
| RRAD | Ras-related associated with diabetes |
| CHIAP2 | Chitinase: Acidic Pseudogene 2 |
| RPL13AP17 | Ribosomal Protein L13a Pseudogene 17 |
| p-ERM | phosphorylated ERM proteins |
| EMT | epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| Ect2 | Epithelial Cell Transforming Sequence 2 |
| EV | extracellular vesicles |