5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
CA	California
Cat	Catalogue number
cDNA	Complementary DNA
CSS	Charcoal-stripped bovine serum
Ct CT	Cycle threshold Connecticut
DB	Database
DE	Differential expression
ECL	Enhanced chemiluminescence
ER	Oestrogen receptor
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FDR	False discovery rate
g	Gravity
Gy	Gray
HKG	Housekeeping gene
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
Inh	Inhibitor
IQR	interquartile range
IC50	50% inhibitory concentration
KO	Knockout
MA	Massachusetts
miRNA	MicroRNA
Mut	Mutant
NPC OAC PA	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Oesophageal adenocarcinoma Pennsylvania
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PE	Plating efficiency
PI	Propidium iodide
PPAR-α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
RACS	Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
ROS	Reactive oxidative species
RP	Ribosomal protein
RT	Reverse transcription
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
SF UK	Survival Fraction United Kingdom
USA Wa	United States of America Washington
Wt	Wild-type