sHSPs	Small Heat Shock Proteins
HSPs	Heat shock proteins
ACD	α-crystallin domain
NTR	Amino-terminal region
CTR	Carboxy-terminal region
MKBP	Myotonic dystrophy kinase-binding protein
cvHsp	Cardiovascular Hsp
CT51	Cancer/testis antigen 51
ODFP1	Outer dense fiber protein 1
HSF	Heat shock factor
MECs	Mammary epithelial cells
5-Aza-dC	5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine
PKC	Protein kinase C
IkB	Kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor
PTMs	Post-translational modifications
TNM	Tumor-node-metastasis
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EAT	Ehrlich ascites tumor
17-AAG	17-allylamino-demethoxygeldanamycin
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
TICs	Tumor-initiating cells
HSF1	Heat shock transcription factor 1
SMURF2	SMAD ubiquitin regulatory factor 2
ASO	Antisense oligonucleotide
CTCs	Circulating tumor cells
CRPC	Castrate resistant prostate cancer
NSCLC	Non-small cell lung cancer
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging