| ABC | ATP binding cassette |
| ABCB1 (C1, G2) | ABC transporter B1 (C1, G2) |
| ACTB | Gene for β-actin |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| APAF1 | Apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1 |
| AZA | 5-Azacytidine |
| BAD | BCL2-associated agonist of cell death |
| BAX | BCL2-associated X protein |
| BCL2 | B-Cell CLL/Lymphoma 2 |
| BCL2L11 | BCL2-like 11 |
| BCLAF1 | BCL2-associated transcription factor |
| BID | BH3 interacting domain death agonist |
| BIK | BCL2-interacting killer |
| BIRC | Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 2 |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| BNIPL3 | BCL2-interacting protein 3-like |
| BTZ | Bortezomib |
| CASP3 | Caspase 3 |
| CASP9 | Caspase 9 |
| CCCP | Carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone |
| CD33 | Cluster of differentiation 33 protein |
| CIDEB | Cell death- inducing DFFA like effector B |
| cisPt | Cisplatin |
| DAC | 5-Aza-2′-deoxycytidine |
| DFFA | DNA fragmentation factor, 45 kDa, alpha polypeptide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNaseI | Deoxyribonuclease I |
| DR3 | Death receptor 3 |
| FADD | Fas (TNFRSF6)-associated via death domain |
| FAV | FITC-linked annexin V |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GADD45A | Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible, alpha factor |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GRADO | CASP2 and RIPK1 domain containing adaptor with death domain |
| HMA | Hypomethylating agents |
| HMC-1,2 cells | Human mast cell leukemia cell line |
| HRK | Harakiri, BCL2 Interacting protein |
| JC-1 | 5,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethyl-imidacarbocyanine iodide |
| LTBR | Lymphotoxin beta receptor (TNFR superfamily, member 3) |
| MDS | Myelodysplastic syndromes |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| MOLM-13/AZA | AZA resistant MOLM-13 cells |
| MOLM-13/DAC | DAC resistant MOLM-13 cells |
| mPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| NFKB1 (2) | Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Subunit 1 (2) |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor-Kappa B |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| Pgp | P glycoprotein |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription—PCR |
| REL | V-Rel Avian Reticuloendotheliosis Viral Oncogene Homolog |
| RELA | V-Rel Avian Reticuloendotheliosis Viral Oncogene Homolog A |
| RELB | V-Rel Avian Reticuloendotheliosis Viral Oncogene Homolog B |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcription—PCR |
| SAHA | Suberanilohydroxamic acid |
| TNFR | Tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| TNFRSF21 (25) | Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily 21 (25) |
| TP53 | Tumor protein p53 |
| TRADD | TNFR-associated death domain |