| GPCR | G protein coupled receptors |
| EMT | Epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |
| ERS | Endoplasmic reticular stress |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| GRK | G protein coupled receptor kinase |
| ARR | Arabidopsis type B cytokinin |
| NSCLC | Non small cell lung carcinoma |
| ENPP | Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase |
| MAPK | Mitogen activated protein kinase |
| AEC | Alveolar epithelial cells |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylases |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins |
| NRF | Nuclear receptor factor |
| MMP | Matrix metallopeptidases |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| CSC | Cancer stem cells |
| GRP78 | 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein |
| XBP1 | X-Box Binding Protein 1 |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologousprotein |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| PKA | Protein kinase |
| PDGF | Platelet derived growth factor |
| EMT-TFs | EMT transcription factors |
| PERK | PKR-like ER kinase |
| Bax | Bcl-2 associated X protein |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| Zeb 1 | Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 |