CRC	Colorectal cancer
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
MiRNA	MicroRNAs
CD133	Cluster of differentiation 133
CD44	Cluster of differentiation 44
CD24	Cluster of differentiation 24
CD166	Cluster of differentiation 44
ESA	Epithelial surface antigen
Lgr5	Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5
APC	Adenomatous polyposis coli
TCF	T-cell factor
YAP1	Yes-associated protein 1
EMT	Epithelial mesenchymal transition
RTKs	Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
TEAD1	TEA domain family member 1
CYR61	Cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61
ANKRD1	Ankyrin Repeat Domain 1
MACC1	Metastasis-associated colon cancer 1
DSBs	Double-strand breaks
DDR	DNA damage response
ERCC1	Excision repair cross-complementing group 1
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
CCND1	Cyclin D1
TLE4	Transducinlike enhancer of Split
PDCD4	Programmed Cell Death Protein 4
MTX	Methotrexate
FACS	Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
MMP6	Matrix metallopeptidase 16
HMGA1	high-mobility group A1
SFE	Sphere-forming efficiency
PKM1	Pyruvate kinase M1
PKM2	Pyruvate kinase M2
SIRT1	Sirtuin-1
PGC1α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α
RA	Retinoic acid
RAR	Retinoic acid receptor
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
Chk2	Check point kinase 2
FOXM1	Forkhead box M1
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase