| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BC | Breast cancer |
| CBF1 | Centromere-binding protein 1 |
| CDDP | Cisplatin |
| CSL | CBF1/Su(H)/Lag-1 |
| DCIs | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
| DRRCs | Log-probit dose–response relationship curves |
| Dll | Delta like ligand |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| dnCSL | Dominant negative CSL |
| DSL | Delta, Serrate, Lag2 |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GSIs | γ-secretase inhibitors |
| HAT | Histone acetyltransferase |
| HDIs | Histone deacetylase inhibitors |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HES1 | HES family bHLH transcription factor 1 |
| IDCs | Invasive ductal carcinomas |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| ILCs | Invasive lobular carcinomas |
| KDM5A | Lysine-specific demethylase 5A |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NICD | Intracellular domain of Notch receptor |
| PCAF | Acetyltransferase p300/CBP associated factor |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PR | Progesteron receptor |
| RBP-Jk | Recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa |
| SAHA | Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid |
| SHARP | SMART/HDAC1-associated repressor protein |
| SCLC | Small-cell lung carcinoma |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| S.E.M. | Standard error |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| VPA | Valproic acid |