| 4EBP1 | eIF4E -binding protein 1 |
| AML | acute myeloid leukemia |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| APL | acute promyelocytic leukemia |
| BAD | BCL2 associated agonist of cell death |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| CR | complete remission |
| CRi | complete remission with incomplete recovery |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| DFS | disease free survival |
| eIF4E | eukaryotic initiation factor-4E |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FKBP38 | FK506-binding protein 38 |
| FLT3 | fms like tyrosine kinase 3 |
| GAB2 | GRB2 associated binding protein |
| GAP | GTPase-activating protein |
| GLUT1 | glucose transporter 1 |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| GRB2 | growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| GSK3 | glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HSC | hematopoietic stem cell |
| HSPC | hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell |
| IGF | insulin growth factor |
| IRS | insulin receptor substrates |
| IDH | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| ITD | internal tandem duplication |
| LSC | leukemic stem cell |
| MEK | MAPK ERK kinase |
| mLST | mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein |
| mSIN1 | mammalian stress-activated protein kinase-interacting protein 1 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| mTORC2 | mTOR complex 2 |
| NPM1 | nucleophosmin 1 |
| OS | overall survival |
| PDK1 | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 |
| PFK2 | phosphofructokinase-2 |
| PH | pleckstrin-homology |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIKK | PI3K-related kinase |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5- trisphosphates |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| PR | partial remission |
| Pras40 | proline-rich Akt substrate of 40 kDa |
| PTEN | protein deleted on chromosome 10 |
| RSK | Ribosomal S6 kinase |
| RHEB | Ras homologue enriched in brain (RHEB) |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| S6K | S6 kinase |
| SH2 | Src Homology 2 |
| SHIP1 | SH2 domain-containing inositol 5-phosphatases 1 |
| SHIP2 | SH2 domain-containing inositol 5-phosphatases 2 |
| SREBF1 | sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TKD | tyrosine kinase domain |
| TSC | tuberous sclerosis complex |