| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| CypA | Cyclophilin A |
| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
| DDR | Damage response |
| IR | Irradiation |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| Wnt | Wingless-related integration site |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| STRING | Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide is an organosulfur |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulphate |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| RT-R | Radiotherapy-resistant |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| CLK1 | CDC-like kinases |
| FGF22 | Fibroblast growth factor 22 |
| F2R | Coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor |
| Gy | Gray |
| CCD | Charge-coupled device |
| JAK2 | Janus-activated kinase 2 |
| PI3K-Akt | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (AKT) |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| SOS | Son of Sevenless |
| B-raf | B-Rapidly Accelerated Fibrosarcoma |
| Ras | Rat sarcoma |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| CASP9 | Caspase 9 |
| IFIT2 | interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 2 |
| TRIB3 | Tribbles homolog 3 |
| ESM-1 | Endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 |
| DLX2 | Vertebrate distal-less homeobox 2 |