| YB-1 | Y-box binding protein-1 |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| PTTG1 | pituitary tumor transforming gene 1 |
| PA2G4 | proliferation-associated protein 2G4 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| RSK | ribosomal protein s6 kinase |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide-3-kinase |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| Snail | zinc-finger protein SNAI1 |
| Slug | zinc-finger protein SNAI2 |
| Twist1 | twist-related protein 1 |
| Zeb1 | zinc-finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 |
| MMP-2 | matrix metalloproteinase-2 |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| VIM | vimentin |