| PI3K | phosphatidyl-inositiol 3-kinase |
| BMZ | Bbaement membrane zone |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| NMSC | non-melanoma skin cancer |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| MCC | Merkel cell carcinoma |
| K6 | keratin 6 |
| K14 | keratin 14 |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| CK15 | cytokeratin 15 |
| CK5 | cytokeratin |