TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
ECM	extracellular matrix
Smad	homologies to the Caenorhabditis elegans SMA (“small” worm phenotype) and Drosophila MAD (“Mothers Against Decapentaplegic”)
EMT	epithelial to mesenchymal transition
NEDD	neural precursor cell-expressed, developmentally downregulated
CCPs	clathrin-coated pits
IL-6	interleukin 6
c-Cbl	casitas B-lineage Lymphoma
ADAM12	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 12
CME	clathrin-mediated endocytosis
IQ	IQ calmodulin-binding motif
PClP	pentachloropseudilin
PBrP	pentabromopseudilin
PH	pleckstrin homology
SH3	src-homology 3 domain
HA	hyaluronic acid
ZO-1	zonula occludens-1
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase