| ACCA | ACCA: Acetyl CoA carboxylase α |
| ACL | ATP citrate lyase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| ATTC | American type culture collection |
| BRCA1 | Breast cancer 1, early onset |
| ECCAC | European collection of authenticated cell cultures |
| EMT | Epithelia-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal regulated kinase |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| GLUT | Glucose transporter |
| IGF-I | Insulin-like growth factor I |
| IGF-II | Insulin-like growth factor II |
| IGF-IR | Insulin-like growth factor I receptor |
| MAPK | Mitogen activated protein kinase |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| STR | Short tandem repeat |
| TBS-T | Tris-buffered saline Tween-20 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |