| AGEs | Advanced glycation endproducts |
| ALCAM | Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule |
| ANGPTL4 | Angiopoietin-like 4 |
| ARNT1 | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 1 |
| bHLH | Basic-helix-loop-helix |
| CBP/p300 | CREB binding protein/p300 coactivator |
| Cdc42 | Cell division control protein 42 |
| C-TAD | C-terminal transactivation domain |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| Dia-1 | Diaphanous 1 |
| EMMPRIN | Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer |
| EMT | Epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | Extracellular-regulated kinase |
| HAF | Hypoxia-associated factor |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1α |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| HRE | Hypoxia-responsive elements |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| Jak | Janus kinase |
| LZIP | Leucine zipper domain |
| MAP | Mitogen-activated protein |
| MCAM | Melanoma cells adhesion molecule |
| MDM2 | Mouse double minute 2 homolog |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| N-TAD | N-terminal transactivation domain |
| NPTN | Neuroplastin β |
| OCT4 | Octamer binding transcription factor 4 |
| ODD | Oxygen-dependent degradation |
| PAS | Per-ARNT-Sim domains |
| PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PHD | Proline-hydroxylases |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Rac 1 | Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 |
| RAGE | Receptor of advanced glycation end products |
| SRC-1 | Nuclear receptor coactivator 1 |
| SSSR | S100 soil sensor receptors |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TIF2 | Transcriptional mediator/intermediary factor 2 |
| TIRAP | TIR domain-containing adaptor protein |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| VHL | von Hippel-Lindau protein |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |