| 3′ UTR | 3′ untranslated region |
| AGAP2 | ArfGAP with GTPase domain, ankyrin repeat and PH domain 2 |
| AKT2 | AKT serine/threonine kinase 2 |
| ALDH1A1 | Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 |
| ANGPTL4 | Angiopoietin-like 4 |
| ANXA11 | Annexin A11 |
| AXL | AXL receptor tyrosine kinase |
| BAX | BCL2-associated X protein |
| BCL2 | B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 |
| BID | BH3-interacting domain death agonist |
| BRD4 | Bromodomain-containing protein 4 |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CCL28 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 28 |
| CDH2 | Cadherin 2 |
| CDKN1A | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| CoCl2 | Cobalt chloride |
| CREPT | Cell-cycle related and expression-elevated protein in tumor |
| CTNND2 | Catenin delta 2 |
| DHX9 | DExH-box helicase 9 |
| EAF2 | ELL-associated factor 2 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| EPAS1 | Endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1 |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 |
| FOXC1 | Forkhead box C1 |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter type 4 |
| HIFs | Hypoxia-inducible factors |
| HK2 | Hexokinase 2 |
| HMGA1 | High-mobility group AT-hook |
| HMGB3 | High-mobility group box 3 |
| IGF2BP2 | Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 |
| ITGA6 | Integrin subunit alpha 6 |
| KLF5 | Krueppel-like factor 5 |
| KRAS | Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog |
| L1CAM | L1 cell adhesion molecule |
| LDHA | Lactate dehydrogenase A |
| LncRNAs | Long noncoding RNAs |
| LONP1 | Mitochondrial ATP-dependent protease Lon |
| MCL1 | Myeloid cell leukemia 1 |
| M-GSCs | Mesenchymal glioma stem cells |
| miRNAs | MicroRNAs |
| MK5 | MAPKAP kinase 5 |
| mRNAs | Messenger RNAs |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase |
| MYC | V-Myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog |
| NEK2 | Nima-related kinase 2 |
| NFIA | Nuclear factor I/A |
| NFYA | Nuclear transcription factor Y subunit alpha |
| NOB1 | NIN1/PSMD8 binding protein 1 homolog |
| PDK1 | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 |
| PFKM | Phosphofructokinase-M |
| PIKE | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase enhancer |
| PKM2 | Pyruvate kinase M2 |
| PLAGL2 | PLAG1-like zinc finger 2 |
| POL II | RNA polymerase II |
| PRC2 | Polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| PTBP3 | Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein 3 |
| RAC1 | Rac family small GTPase 1 |
| RHOA | Ras homolog family member A |
| shRNA | Small hairpin RNA |
| SNAI1 | Snail family transcriptional repressor 1 |
| SP1 | Sp1 transcription Factor |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| TNM | Tumor, node and metastasis |
| TP53 | Tumor suppressor P53 |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |
| VASH2 | Vasohibin 2 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VHL | Von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor |
| WNT2B | Wnt family member 2B |
| YBX1 | Y-box binding protein 1 |
| YY1 | Yin and yang 1 |
| ZEB1 | Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 |
| ZEB2 | Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2 |