| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| MALM | Mastermind-like proteins |
| Hes | Hairy enhancer of split genes |
| Dll | Delta-like ligand |
| Jag | Jagged |
| T-ALL | T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| CLL | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| N1ICD | Notch1 intracellular domain |
| Lnfg | Lunatic fringe |
| Mnfg | Maniac fringe |
| ALDH1 | Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| MAPK | Mitogen activated protein kinase |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TAMs | Tumor-associated macrophages |
| Ngn2 | Neurogenin2 |
| AGM | Aorta-Gonad Mesonephros |
| HSC | Hematopoietic stem cells |
| ISC | Intestinal stem cells |
| ABCG2 | ATP-binding cassette super family G member 2 |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| LSC | Leukemia stem cells |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| LIC | Leukemia initiating cells |
| BMSCs | Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells |
| CMML | Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia |
| BCSCs | Breast cancer stem cells |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| DCIS | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
| Epo | Erythropoietin |
| APC | Adenomatous polyposis coli |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| ESA | Epithelial-specific antigen |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| LSCC | Lung squamous cell carcinoma |
| MM | Malignant melanoma |
| NMSC | Non-melanoma skin cancer |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene |
| GSIs | Gamma secretase inhibitors |
| APP | β-amyloid precursor protein |
| Aβ | β-amyloid |
| mAbs | Monoclonal antibodies |
| IMR-1 | Inhibitor of Mastermind Recruitment-1 |
| dnMAML | Truncated MAML |
| NRR | Negative regulatory region |
| NECD | Notch extracellular domain |
| NICD | Notch intracellular domain |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| ANK | Ankyrin |
| PEST | Proline, glutamic acid, serine, and threonine-rich domain |
| MNNL | Module at the N-terminus of Notch ligands |
| SP | Signaling peptide |