| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| MET | Mesenchymal-epithelial transition |
| TGFβ1 | transforming growth factor β1 |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| TGFβ1-RI | TGFβ1 type I receptor |
| TAK1 | TGFβ-activated kinase1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| HAI-1 | HGF activator inhibitor-1 |
| HAI-2 | HGF activator inhibitor-2 |