| Ago2 | Argonaute RISC Catalytic Component 2 |
| BLI | Bioluminescence imaging |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DGCR8 | DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region Gene 8 |
| DROSHA | Drosha Ribonuclease III |
| ECL | Enhanced Chemiluminescence |
| GW182 | Glycine-Tryptophan Protein Of 182 KDa |
| HBSS | Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution |
| HEK293 | Human Embryonic Kidney 293 cells |
| HRP | Horseradish Peroxidase |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| LSB | Laemmli Sample Buffer |
| MDCK | Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cells |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MUSC | Medical University of South Carolina |
| NSG | NOD scid gamma |
| p120 | p120 catenin |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PLEKHA7 | Pleckstrin Homology Domain Containing A7 |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |