| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ETS | E26 transformation-specific |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FERM | Four-point-one, ezrin, radixin, moesin |
| FAT | Focal adhesion targeting |
| FN-RMS | Fusion negative rhabdomyosarcoma |
| FP-RMS | Fusion positive rhabdomyosarcoma |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IGF1-R | Insulin-like growth factor receptor |
| MBD2 | Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 |
| MEK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MET | Mesenchymal Epithelial Transition tyrosine kinase receptor |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex |
| MYOD | Myogenic differentiation |
| MYOG | Myogenin |
| NES | Nuclear export signal |
| NLS | Nuclear localization signal |
| PARP | Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RAS | Rat Sarcoma |
| RMS | Rhabdomyosarcoma |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SH | Src homology |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TSC2 | TSC complex subunit 2 |