| AO | Acridine orange |
| BME | Basement membrane extract |
| BrdU | 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine |
| CFSE | Carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester |
| CoCl2 | Cobalt chloride |
| cPLA2α | Cytosolic phospholipase A2α |
| DAPI | 4′,6′-diamino-2-phenylindole |
| DiD | 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindo-dicarbocyanine |
| Dil | 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′3′-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate |
| DYRK1B | Dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1B |
| DTCs | Disseminating tumor cells |
| EdU | 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine |
| FUCCI | Fluorescence ubiquitin cell cycle indicator |
| GOS2 | G0/G1 switch gene 2 |
| HIF-1 | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 |
| HUVECs | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor |
| miRNAs | MicroRNAs |
| MMC | Mouse mammary carcinoma |
| NR2F1 | Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 1 |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| QCCs | Quiescent cancer cells |
| Rb | Retinoblastoma protein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SFM | Serum- and cytokine-free medium |
| TBK1 | TANK binding kinase 1 |
| TSP-1 | Thrombospondin-1 |