| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| iPSCs | induced pluripotent stems |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchyme transition |
| MET | mesenchyme-to-epithelial transition |
| LIF | leukemia inhibitory factor |
| miPS-Huh7cmPL cells | primary cultured cells isolated from liver tumor |
| LuMNL cells | lung metastatic nodule cells in case of intrahepatic transplantation |
| miPS-Huh7cmPS cells | primary culture derived from tumor in spleen |
| LiMN cells | cells derived from metastatic liver tumor |
| LuMNS cells | cells derived from metastatic lung nodules |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| MEFs | mouse embryonic fibroblasts |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |