| BC | Breast cancer |
| EMP | Epithelial mesenchymal plasticity |
| CMap | Connectivity Map |
| shRNAs | short hairpin RNAs |
| EMT | Epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| CSC | cancer stem cells |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| NGS | Next generation sequencing |
| TGFBR | Transforming growth factor β receptor |
| FGFR | Fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| MDM | Murine double minute |
| WNT | Wingless-related integration site |