| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AML | acute myeloid leukemia |
| Aly | alymphoplasia |
| BAFF/BAFFR | B cell activating factor/B cell activating factor receptor |
| β TrCP | beta transducin repeats containing proteins |
| CDK4 | cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| cIAP1/2 | cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 and 2 |
| CML | chronic myeloid leukemia |
| Cpd33 | compound 33 |
| CREB | cAMP response element binding |
| CSC | cancer stem cells |
| DRP1 | dynamine-related protein 1 |
| ERK | extracellular signal regulated kinase |
| Eva1 | epithelial V-like antigen 1 |
| FKBP5 | FK506-binding protein 51 (FKBP51) |
| GBM | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GIC | GBM initiating cells |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| GWAS | genome-wide association study |
| HL | Hodgkin lymphoma |
| hNIK | human NIK |
| IC50 | inhibitory concentration (half of maximal) |
| IGF-1R | insulin like growth factor 1 receptor |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IκBα | inhibitory kappa B alpha |
| IKKα | inhibitory kappa B kinase alpha (aka CHUK) |
| IKKβ | inhibitory kappa B kinase beta |
| IKKγ | inhibitory kappa B kinase gamma (aka NEMO) |
| IL | interleukin |
| INF-γ | interferon gamma |
| LCMV | lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LTα/β | lymphotoxin alpha/beta |
| MAP3K14 | mitogen activated protein kinase, kinase, kinase 14 (aka NIK) |
| MCL | Mantle cell lymphoma |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MLL1 | mixed-lineage leukemia 1 |
| MMP9 | matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| mNIK | mouse NIK |
| MT1-MMP | membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase |
| NFATc1 | nuclear factor of activated T-cells 1 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NIK | NF-κB-inducing kinase |
| NRD | negative regulatory domain |
| OVX | ovariectomy |
| PD1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PPARα | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RANK | receptor activator of NF-κB |
| RANKL | receptor activator of NF-κB ligand |
| RIP1 | receptor interacting kinase 1 |
| SIX | sine oculis homeobox homologue family transcription factors |
| SMAC | second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases |
| SMI1 | small molecule Inhibitor 1 |
| SPP | several species |
| TAK1 | transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 |
| TBK1 | TANK-binding kinase 1 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TNFSFR | tumor necrosis factor superfamily receptor |
| TRAF2/3 | TNF-receptor associated factor 2 and 3 |
| TWEAK | tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis |
| VSV | vesicular stomatitis virus |