| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| ECR | Evolutionary conservation of genomes |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ERK | Extracellular signal regulated kinase |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JAK | Janus kinases |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC2 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 |
| NK | Natural killer |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDK1 | Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| STAT5 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 |
| S6K1 | Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| TBS | Tris buffered saline |