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. 2020 Jun 25;21(12):4507. doi: 10.3390/ijms21124507
3β-HSD 3β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
4E-BP1 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1
ADT Androgen deprivation therapy
AD Androstenedione
AGC cAMP-dependent, cGMP-dependent and protein kinase C
AKTi AKT inhibitor
AMP Adenosine monophosphate
AMPK 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase
APC Adenomatous polyposis coli
AR Androgen receptor
ARE Androgen responsive element
ARF1 Adenosine ribosylation factor 1
ATG14 Autophagy related 14 homolog
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
AXIN Axis inhibitor protein
BAD Bcl-2-associated death promoter
BMK-1 Big mitogen-activated protein kinase-1
CaMKII Calmodulin-dependent kinase 2
CAMKKβ Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase β
CAV1 Caveolin-1
CDK4 Cyclin-dependent kinase 4
c-JUN Transcription factor AP-1
CK1 Casein kinase 1
CAN Copy number alteration
CREB cAMP response element-binding protein
CRPC Castrate resistant prostate cancer
CYP17A1 Cytochrome P450 17A1
DEPTOR Dishevelled, EGL-10 and pleckstrin (DEP) domain-containing mTOR-interacting protein
DFCI Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone
DHTDVL DihydrotestosteroneDisheveled
EIF4E Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E
EGF Epidermal growth factor
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EGR1 Early growth response 1
EMT Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
ERG1 ETS-related Gene 1
ERK1 Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3
ERK2 Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1
EZH2 Enhancer of zeste homolog 2
FKBP5 FK506 binding protein 5
FOXO Forkhead box protein O
FGFR Fibroblast growth factor receptor
FZD Frizzled family receptor
GAB1 GRB2-associated binder-1
GDP Guanosine diphosphate
GLUT3 Glucose transporter 3
GnRH Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
GPCR G-protein coupled receptor
GR Glucocorticoid receptor
GRB2 Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2
GRB10 Growth factor binding protein 10
GSK3β Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
GTP Guanosine triphosphate
HDAC3 Histone deacetylase 3
HER2/3 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2/3
HSD3B/17B3 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3B/17B3
HSP70/90 Heat shock protein 70/90
IGF Insulin growth factor
IGF-1 Insulin growth factor 1
IHC Immunohistochemistry
IL6 Interleukin 6
INPP4B Inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase type II
INPP5D Inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase D
INPP5J Inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase J
INPPL1 Inositol polyphosphate phosphatase like 1
IRS Insulin receptor substrate
IRS1 Insulin receptor substrate protein 1
KLK3 Kallikrein related peptidase 3
LAT1/2/3 L-type amino acid transporter 1/2/3
LDHA L-lactate dehydrogenase A chain
LEF Lymphoid enhancer binding factor
LH Luteinizing hormone
LHRH Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
LKB1 Liver kinase B1
LRP5/6 Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related proteins 5 and 6
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAP3K7 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7
mCRPC Metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer
MDM2 Mouse double minute 2 homolog
MEK Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MSKCC Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre
mLST8 MTOR associated protein LST8 homolog
MMTV-PyMT Mouse mammary tumor virus-polyoma middle tumor-antigen
MNK1 MAP kinase interacting serine/threonine kinase 1
MNK2 MAP kinase interacting serine/threonine kinase 2
mSIN1 Mitogen-activated protein kinase associated protein 1 (MAPKAP1)
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
mTORC1 Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
mTORC1i mTORC1 inhibitor
mTORC2 Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2
MuSK Muscle specific kinase
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NKX3.1 NK3 Homeobox 1
NSCLC Non-small-cell lung carcinoma
P Phosphorylation event
PDK1 Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PHLPP PH domain leucine-rich repeat protein phosphatase
PHLPP1 PH domain and leucine rich repeat protein phosphatase 1
PHLPP2 PH domain and leucine rich repeat protein phosphatase 2
PI Phosphatidylinositol
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PI(3)P Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate
PI(3,4)P2 Phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate
PIN Prostate intra-epithelial neoplasia
PIP2 Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PIP3 Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate
PIPP Proline-rich inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase
PKB Protein kinase B, AKT
PKC Protein kinase
PKCα Protein kinase C alpha
PLC Phospholipase C
PP2A Protein phosphatase 2A
PPP2CA Protein phosphatase 2 catalytic subunit Alpha
PRAS40 Proline-rich AKT substrate of 40 kDa
PROTOR1 Protein observed with Rictor-1
PROTOR2 Protein observed with Rictor-2
PSA Prostate specific antigen
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10
PTK7 Protein tyrosine kinase 7
RAF Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma
RAG Recombination activating genes
RAPTOR Regulatory-associated protein of mTOR
RBD Ras-binding domain
RHEB Ras homolog enriched in brain
RICTOR Rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR
ROR1/2 Receptor tyrosine kinase–like orphan receptor-1 and -2
RPS6 Ribosomal protein S6
rPFS Radiographic progression-free survival
RSK 90 kDa Ribosomal S6 kinase
RTK Tyrosine kinase receptor
RYK Receptor-like tyrosine kinase
S6K Ribosomal protein S6 kinase/p70 ribosomal S6 kinase
SESN1 Sestrin 1
SGK1 Serum and glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1
SGK2 Serum and glucocorticoid regulated kinase 2
SGK3 Serum and glucocorticoid regulated kinase 3
SH2 Src homology 2
SHIP1 SH2 domain-containing inositol 5′-phosphatase 1
SHIP2 SH2 domain-containing inositol 5′-Phosphatase 2
SLC2A3 Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 3
SLC43A1 Solute carrier family 43 member 1
SOS Son of Sevenless
SPOP Speckle type BTB/POZ protein
SRC-3 Steroid receptor co-activator 3
SRF Serum response factor
SU2C-PCF IDT Stand Up To Cancer & Prostate Cancer Foundation International Dream Team
T Testosterone
TAK1 TGFβ-activated kinase 1
TAZ Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ binding motif
TBC1D7 TBC1 Domain Family Member 7
TCF T cell Factor
TCGA The Cancer Genome Atlas
TEAD Transcriptional enhanced associate domain
TEL2 Telomere length regulation protein
TGF Transforming growth factor
TMPRSS2-ERG Transmembrane protease, serine 2: ETS Transcription Factor fusion
TRAMP Transgenic adenocarcinoma mouse prostate
TSC1 Tuberous Sclerosis complex 1
TSC2 Tuberous Sclerosis complex 2
TTI1 TELO2 interacting protein 1
Ub Ubiquitination event
ULK1 Unc-51 Like Autophagy Activating Kinase 1
UVRAG UV radiation resistance-associated gene; v-ATPase, Vacuolar (H+)-ATPase
VPS15 Vacuolar protein sorting 15
V-ATPase Vacuolar H+-ATPase
WNT WNT ligand
YAP Yes-associated protein