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. 2021 Jan 2;13(1):125. doi: 10.3390/cancers13010125
4-HNE 4-hydroxynonenal
4EBP1 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1
5mC 5-methylcytosine
18F-Ala-BF3 18F labeled alanine trifluoroborate
18F-FBPA 18F-fluoro-phenylalaine
18F-FDG PET (18F)-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography
αKG α-ketoglutarate
AA Amino acid
AAA Aromatic amino acid
AABA 2-amino-4-bis(aryloxybenzyl)aminobutanoic acid
AARE Amino acid response element
Acetyl-CoA Acetyl-Coenzyme A
Ac Acetylation
AKT AKT Serine/Threonine Kinase
ALDH Aldehyde dehydrogenase
ALL Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AR Androgen Receptor
ARE Antioxidant response element
Arg Arginine
ASCT2/ SLC1A5 Alanine, serine, cysteine-preferring transporter 2
ASNase Asparaginase
ASNS asparagine synthase
Asp Aspartate
ATC Anaplastic thyroid cancer
ATF4 Activating Transcription Factor 4
ATF6 Activating Transcription Factor 6
ATG5 Autophagy Related 5
BCAA Branched-chain amino acid
BenSer Benzylserine
BSO Buthionine sulphoximine
BTA 1,2,3-benzene-tricarboxylic acid
CAT Catalase
CD44 Cluster of differentiation 44
CD44v Cluster of differentiation 44 variant
CDK1 Cycling-Dependent Kinase 1
CDK7 Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 7
CIC Citrate carrier
circRNA Circular RNA
COX Cyclooxygenase
CRC Colorectal cancer
CSC Cancer stem cells
Cys Cysteine
δT Delta-tocotrienol
D-loop Displacement loop
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNMT DNA Methyltransferase
EAA Essential amino acid
EAAC1 Excitatory Amino Acid Carrier 1
EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
eIF2α Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2A
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Erα Estrogen receptor alpha
ETC Electron transport chain
EZH2 Enhancer of zeste homolog 2
GCL Glutamate-cysteine ligase
GCN2 General amino acid control non-derepressible 2
Gln Glutamine
GLN-CD Glutamine-β-cyclodextrin
GSL Glutaminase
Gly Glycine
GPNA l-g-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide
GPXs Glutathione Peroxidases
GPX4 Glutathione Peroxidase 4
GSH Glutathione
GSR Glutathione reductase
GSS Glutathione synthetase
GSSG Glutathione disulfide
H2O2 Hydrogen Peroxide
HAT Histone Acetyltransferase
HATC Heterodimeric transmembrane amino acid transporter complex
HCC Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HDAC Histone Deacetylase
HIF1α Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 Subunit Alpha
HIF2α Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 Subunit Alpha
His Histidine
HMT Histone Methyltransferase
HNSCC Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Ile Isoleucine
IMCA 2-imino-6-methoxy-2H-chromene-3-carbothioamide
IR Ionizing radiation
ISR Integrated Stress Response
JDP2 Jun Dimerization Protein 2
KDM3B Lysine Demethylase 3B
KO Knockout
KRAS KRAS Proto-Oncogene, GTPase
LAT1/SLC7A5 L-type Amino Acid Transporter 1
Leu Leucine
lncRNA-XIST Long Non-Coding RNA (lncRNA) X-Inactive Specific Transcript (XIST)
LOX Lipoxygenase
LUAD Lung adenocarcinoma
Lys Lysine
mAB monoclonal antibody
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAT Methionine Adenosyltransferase
MDR1 Multidrug resistance protein 1
Met Methionine
miRNA MicroRNA
MS Methionine Synthase
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
mTORC1 Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
mTORC2 Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2
NAC N-acetyl-l-Cysteine
NAD+ Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
NADPH Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
NF-kB Nuclear Factor kappa B
NOX NADPH Oxidase
Nrf2 Nuclear factor-erythroid 2 -related factor 2
OXPHOS Oxidative Phosphorylation
OXY Oxyfedrine
PEL Primary Effusion Lymphoma
P-gp P-glycoprotein
p70S6k The 70-kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase
PCa Prostate Cancer
PDH Pyruvate dehydogenase
PDX Patient-derived xenograft
PET Positron emission tomography
PGS Polyglutamine
PP2Ac Protein Phosphatase 2 Catalytic Subunit Alpha
PPARδ Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Delta
PPM1F Protein phosphatase, Mg2+/Mn2+ dependent 1F
Pro Proline
PRX Peroxiredoxin
RB Retinoblastoma protein
RNA Ribonucleic acid
RCC Renal Cell Carcinoma
RONS Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
ROS Reactive oxygen species
S6K1 The mTOR Substrate S6 Kinase 1
SAM S-Adenosylmethionine
Ser26 Serine26
shRNA Short hairpin RNA
siRNA Small interfering RNA
SLC Solute carrier
SLC1A1 Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 1
SLC1A2 Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 2
SLC1A3 Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 3
SLC1A4 Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 4
SLC1A5 Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 5
SLC1A6 Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 6
SLC1A7 Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 7
SLC25A1 Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 1
SLC25A4 Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 4
SLC25A5 Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 5
SLC25A8 Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 8
SLC25A10 Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 10
SLC25A23 Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 23
SLC25A26 Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 26
SLC25A32 Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 32
SLC38A1 Solute Carrier Family 38 Member 1
SLC38A2 Solute Carrier Family 38 Member 2
SLC38A3 Solute Carrier Family 38 Member 3
SLC3A1 Solute Carrier Family 3 Member 1
SLC3A2 Solute Carrier Family 3 Member 2
SLC6A1 Solute Carrier Family 6 Member 1
SLC6A14 Solute Carrier Family 6 Member 14
SLC7A1 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 1
SLC7A2 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 2
SLC7A3 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 3
SLC7A4 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 4
SLC7A5 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 5
SLC7A6 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 6
SLC7A7 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 7
SLC7A8 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 8
SLC7A9 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 9
SLC7A10 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 10
SLC7A11 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 11
SLC7A12 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 12
SLC7A13 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 13
SLC7A14 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 14
SLC7A15 Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 15
SNAT1/ SLC38A1 Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 1
SNAT2/SLC38A2 Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 2
SOD superoxide dismutase
SorCS2 Sortilin Related VPS10 Domain Containing Receptor 2
SSZ Sulfasalazine
T3 Triiodothyronine
TCA cycle Tricarboxylic acid cycle
TET Ten-Eleven Translocation
TMZ Temozolomide
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
Trp Tryptophan
TRX Thioredoxin
TXN2 Thioredoxin 2
TXNRD Thioredoxin Reductase
UBE2C Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme E2 C
UPR Unfolded protein response
UPS Ubiquitin-Proteasome System
Val Valine
VPS10 Vacuolar protein sorting 10
VSMC Vascular smooth muscle cells
WT Wild type
XO Xanthine oxidase