| 231 | parental MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells |
| 231.BRMS | brain-metastatic MDA-MB-231 |
| 231.LM2 | lung-metastatic MDA-MB-231 |
| 231.BoM | bone-metastatic MDA-MB-231 |
| APC | allophycocyanin |
| BCC | breast cancer cell |
| CAM | chorioallantoic membrane |
| CSCs | cancer stem-like cells |
| DEGs | deregulated genes |
| EDD | embryonic development day |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| ELDA | extreme limiting dilution assay |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GO | gene ontology |
| H&E | hematoxilin–eosin |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| LDA | limiting dilution assay |
| MFE | mammosphere-forming efficiency |
| TICs | tumor-initiating cells |