| ATM | Ataxia telangiectasia mutated |
| ATR | Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-xL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| BRCA1/2 | Breast cancer gene 1/gene 2 |
| CDK4 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| CDKN1A | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| CIP1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| ddH2O | Double-distilled H2O |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| E2F1 | E2F transcription factor 1 |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GRP75 | Glucose-regulated protein 75 |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| HSPA9 | Heat-shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 9 |
| HT-29 | Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| KCL | Potassium chloride |
| kDa | Kilodaltons |
| LoVo | Human colon adenocarcinoma cell line |
| LS123 | Human colon adenocarcinoma cell line |
| MES | 2-(N-morpholino) ethanesulfonic acid |
| MgCl2 | Magnesium chloride |
| MRC5 | Medical Research Council cell strain 5 lung fibroblast |
| mM | Millimeter |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| Mthsp70 | Mitochondrial 70-kDa heat-shock protein |
| NaOH | Sodium hydroxide |
| NP-40 | Nonidet P-40 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PUMA | p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis |
| RCSB | Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics. |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RT-qPCR | Quantitative reverse transcription PCR |
| shRNA | Short hairpin ribonucleic acid |
| TIG3 | Tokyo Institute of Gerontology-3 lung fibroblast |
| μM | Micromolar |