| AIG | Anchorage independent growth |
| AJ | Adherens junction |
| CSC | Cancer stem cell |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IBC | Inflammatory breast cancer |
| IDC | Invasive ductal carcinoma |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IRES | Internal ribosomal entry site |
| miRNA | micro-RNA |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RNAi | RNA interference |