AKT	Protein kinase B
ALDH1	Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1
BMI-1	B-lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 homolog
BIML	BCL21-interacting Protein BIM
BCSCs	Breast cancer stem cells
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
CA12	Carbonic Anhydrase 12
Dnmt1	DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1
E2F2	E2F Transcription Factor 2
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER	Oestrogen receptor
ESA	Epithelial specific antigen
FOXP2	Forkhead box protein P2
H-RAS	Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
HMGA2	High-mobility group AT-hook 2
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
MICA and MICB	MHC class I chain-related protein A and B
miRNAs	MicroRNAs
mRNA	Messenger RNA
NEK2	Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek2
NK cells	Natural killer cells
Oct-4	Octamer binding transcription factor 4
PARP1	Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
POU5F1	POU Class 5 Homeobox 1
PR	Progesterone receptor
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
REDD1	Regulated in development and DNA damage responses 1
RT-PCR	Real time polymerase chain reaction
RUNX2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
SALL4	Sal-like protein 4
SOS1	Son of sevenless homolog 1
SOX2	SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2
Src	SRC Proto-Oncogene, Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
SUZ12	SUZ12 Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 Subunit
TNBC	Triple negative breast cancer
TNM stage	tumour (T), nodes (N), and metastases (M) stage
Twist1	Twist-related protein 1
uPAR	Urokinase receptor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
Wnt	Wingless-related integration site
ZEB1	Zinc Finger E-Box Binding Homeobox 1