| YAP | Yes-associated protein |
| MST1/2 | mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1⁄2 |
| RASSF | Ras association domain family |
| SARAH | Salvador-RASSF-Hippo |
| TEAD | TEA domain family member |
| TAZ | Tafazzin |
| AKT | v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog |
| Ras | rat sarcoma virus oncogene |
| RAF | Rat fibrosarcoma |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase |
| FASR | Fas receptor |
| DR | death receptor |
| DNMT | DNA methylase |
| TNFR | Tumour necrosis factor |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal Regulated kinase |
| PKC | Protein Kinase C |
| GSK3 | Serine/threonine protein kinase Gsk3 |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| SN | Signalling network |
| BAX | BCL2-associated X protein |
| TRAILR | tumour necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 10 receptor |
| MOAP1 | modulator of apoptosis 1 |
| FDA | food and drug agency |
| CNK1 | connector enhancer of kinase suppressor of Ras 1 |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| HIF1α | hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha |
| H2B | histone 2B |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| HPV | Herpes virus |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus |
| HV | Hepatitis virus |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| APC | anaphase promoting complex |