| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ALL | acute lymphoblasticleukemia |
| calcein AM | calcein acetoxymethyl |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| ATF4 | activatingtranscription factor 4 |
| ATF6 | activating transcription factor 6 |
| ATF6/f | 50-kDa proteolytic fragment of ATF6 |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 protein |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CDK4 | Cyclindependentkinase 4 |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| CNX | Calnexin |
| CRT | calreticulin |
| Ct value | cycle threshold value |
| DAPI | 4′-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMBA | dimethylbenzanthracene |
| DSMZ | German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures |
| eIF2 | eukaryotic translation-initiation factor 2 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | Endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation |
| FAV | Fluorescein linked annexin V |
| FP | folded protein |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GRP78/BiP | glucose-regulated protein 78/Binding immunoglobulin protein |
| GRP94 | glucose-regulated protein 94 |
| SIRE1 | inositol-requiring enzyme 1 |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCR | polymerasechain reaction |
| PERK | pancreatic ER kinase-like ER kinase |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| UPR | unfolded proteinresponse |
| UP | unfolded protein |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| s/us/t XBP1 | spliced/unspliced/total X-boxbinding protein 1 |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative RT-PCR |
| RPMI 1640 | Roswell Park MemorialInstitute 1640 medium |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| VCR | vincristine |