| AKT | AKT serine/threotine kinase 1 |
| AKT3 | AKT serine/threonine kinase 3 |
| AMPK | Protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 1 |
| ARPP19 | CAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 19 |
| ATG5 | Autophagy-related 5 |
| ATG12 | Autophagy-related 12 |
| CAV1 | Caveolin 1 |
| CBFB | Core-binding factor subunit beta |
| CDC34 | Cell division cycle 34, ubiqiutin-conjugating enzyme |
| ceRNAs | Competitive endogenous RNAs |
| ceRNETs | ceRNA networks |
| CHD9 | Chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 9 |
| ciRNAs | Intron circular RNAs |
| COL1A2 | Collagen type I alpha 2 chain |
| COL3A1 | Collagen type III alpha 1 chain |
| COL4A1 | Collagen type IV alpha 1 chain |
| COL5A1 | Collagen type V alpha 1 chain |
| COL5A2 | Collagen type V alpha 2 chain |
| CREB1 | CAMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 |
| CXCL12 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 |
| CYLD | CYLD lysine 63 deubiquitinase |
| CYP1B1 | Cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily B member 1 |
| DRAM2 | DNA-damage-regulated autophagy modulator 2 |
| E2F1 | E2F transcription factor 1 |
| E2F2 | E2F transcription factor 2 |
| ecircRNAs | Exon circular RNAs |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EGR2 | Early growth response 2 |
| EIciRNAs | Exon–intron circular RNAs |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| EMT-TF | EMT-inducing transcription factor |
| ErbB3 | Erb-B2-receptor tyrosine kinase 3 |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb-repressive complex 2 subunit |
| FADD | Fas-associated via death domain |
| FBXO22 | F-box protein 22 |
| FOXK1 | Forkhead box K1 |
| FOXO3 | Forkhead box O3 |
| FOXO6 | Forkhead box O6 |
| GBA | Glucosylceramidase beta |
| GC | Gastric cancer |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus microarray datasets |
| Gli2 | GLI family zinc finger 2 |
| GPC5 | Glypican-5 |
| H19 | H19-imprinted maternally-expressed transcript |
| HER2 | Erb-B2-receptor tyrosine kinase 2 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha |
| HIPK3 | Homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 3 |
| HMGB2 | High-mobility group box 2 |
| HOTAIR | HOX transcript antisense RNA |
| hTERT | Human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| IGF2 | Insulin-like growth factor 2 |
| IL-21R | Interleukin 21 Receptor |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| KLF4 | Kruppel-like Factor 4 |
| LC3B | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta |
| LMX1A | LIM homeobox transcription factor 1 alpha |
| lncRNAs | Long non-coding RNAs |
| MACC1 | MET transcriptional regulator MACC1 |
| MALAT1 | Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 |
| MCL-1 | MCL1 apoptosis regulator, BCL2 family member |
| MEF2D | Myocyte enhancer factor 2D |
| miRNA–RISC | miRNA-mediated silencing complex |
| miRNAs | MicroRNAs |
| MMP11 | Matrix metallopeptidase 11 |
| MMP19 | Matrix metallopeptidase 19 |
| MRE | miRNA response element |
| mRNAs | Messenger RNAs |
| MT2A | Metallothionein 2A |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase |
| NET1 | Neuroepithelial cell transforming 1 |
| OCT1 | POU class 2 homeobox 1 |
| PIK3CA | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha |
| PIK3R1 | Phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 |
| PIK3R2 | Phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 |
| PCDH | Protocadherin 10 |
| PDK1 | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 |
| PDL1 | CD274 molecule |
| PRC2 | Polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| PRL-3 | Protein tyrosine phosphatase 4A3 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PTPN14 | Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 14 |
| PXN | Paxillin |
| SATB1 | SATB homeobox 1 |
| SDAD1 | SDA1 domain-containing 1 |
| SERPINB5 | Serpin family B member 5 |
| SHOX2 | Short stature homeobox 2 |
| Snail1 | Snail family transcriptional repressor 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TCGA | Cancer Genome Atlas database |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TGF-β2 | Transforming growth factor beta 2 |
| TGFBR1 | Transforming growth factor beta receptor 1 |
| USF1 | Upstream transcription factor 1 |
| VEGFA | Vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| XIST | X inactive specific transcript |
| ZEB2 | Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2 |
| ZFP91 | ZFP91 zinc finger protein, atypical E3 ubiquitin ligase |