| AXL | AXL receptor tyrosine kinase |
| DMSO | Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
| DTT | 1:4-dithio-dl-threitol |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 1 |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition |
| ER | Estrogen Receptor |
| F-actin | Filament of actin |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| GAS6 | Growth Arrest Specific protein 6 |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| INCa | French National Cancer Institute |
| IF | Immunofluorescence |
| IP | Immunoprecipitation |
| Lamp1 | Lysosomal Associated Membrane Protein 1 |
| MERTK | MER receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| PR | Progesterone Receptor |
| P/S | Penicillin and streptomycin |
| Rac | Rac family of small GTPases |
| RTK | Receptor Tyrosine Kinases |
| TNBC | Triple Negative Breast Cancer |
| TYRO3 | TYRO3 receptor tyrosine kinase |