| ASCT-2 | alanine: serine, and cysteine selective transporter-2 |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| HST | hetero-to-synkaryon transition |
| hTERT | human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| MDA-hyb1 to -hyb5 | MDA-MSC-hyb1 to -hyb5 (hybrid cells after fusion of MDA-MB-231 with MSC) |
| MFSD-2A | major facilitator superfamily domain containing 2A |
| MSC | mesenchymal stroma/stem-like cells |
| PHSP | post-hybrid selection process |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TRADD | TNFR1-associated death domain protein |