| BP | biological process |
| BL | burkitt’s lymphoma |
| CC | cellular component |
| CRC | colorectal |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| DAVID | Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| GBM | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| Klf4 | Kruppel-like factor 4 |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung carcinoma |
| MF | molecular function |
| miRNA | small noncoding microRNA |
| Pak-1 | p21 activated kinase 1 |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PDCD4 | programmed cell death 4 |
| SCID | Severe Combined Immunodeficiency |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SFM | sphere formation medium |
| Sox2 | stem cell factors Y–box 2 |
| TUBB3 | tubulin beta 3 class III |
| UT | Universal Tag |
| ZEB1 | zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 |