| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| fMLP | N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| GSK3 | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HIF-1 | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 |
| IκB | Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cell inhibitor |
| IP3 | Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate |
| IQGAP | IQ motif-containing GTPase-activating protein |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositide-3-kinase |
| PLs | Phospholipids |
| PLC | Phospholipase C |
| mGluRI | Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| MTOC | Microtubule-organizing center |
| mTORC | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex |
| MVB | Multivesicular bodies |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T cells |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SF1 | Steroidogenic factor 1 |
| SNX27 | Sorting Nexin 27 |
| SREBP1 | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TPA | 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| YAP/TAZ | Yes-associated protein and transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif |