ALDH	Aldehyde dehydrogenase
BCSC	Breast cancer stem cell
Ctrl	Control
DAPI	4’,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DNA-PKcs	DNA protein kinase catalytic subunit
EGFR	Epithelial growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial mesenchymal transition
FACS	Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FCS	Fetal Calf Serum
LIFR	Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor
MDR	Multidrug resistance
Mnumb	Mammalian numb
MSI	Musashi (RNA-binding proteins)
MSI-1	Musashi RNA-binding protein 1
MSI-2	Musashi RNA-binding protein 2
OS	Overall survival
PE	Phycoerythrin
PEf	Plating efficacy
PI	Propidium iodide
qPCR	Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
s.e.m.	Standard error of the mean
SF	Surviving fraction
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
STR	Short tandem repeat
TBST	TBS-Tween
YAP	YES-associated protein