Akt	Akt kinase a.k.a. Protein kinase B
AP-1	Activator protein 1
APC	Adenomatous polyposis coli
CAFs	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CSC	Cancer stem cell
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ERK	Extracellular signal–regulated kinase
FA	Focal adhesion
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
FOXO3A	Forkhead box O3
GEF	Guanine nucleotide exchange factor
GSK	Glycogen synthase kinase
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HIF-1	Hypoxia-inducible factor
IFs	Intermediate filaments
ILK	Integrin-linked kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEFs	Mouse embryonic fibroblast
MET	Mesenchymal–epithelial transition
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
p38	p38 MAPK
PKC	Protein kinase C
Plk	Polo-like kinase
RACK1	Receptor for activated C kinase 1
ROCK	Rho-associated protein kinase
S1P	Sphingosine-1-phosphate
SHP2	Protein-tyrosine phosphatase shp2
Snail	Zinc finger transcription repressor Snail
SPC	Sphingosylphosphorylcholine
Src	Protein-tyrosine kinase Src
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
STED	Stimulated emission depletion
TCF	Transcription factor TCF
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
Twist	Zinc finger transcription repressor Twist
VAV2	Guanine nucleotide exchange factor VAV2
WFA	Withaferin A
ZEB	Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox