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. 2021 Sep 17;22(18):10033. doi: 10.3390/ijms221810033
Ais Aromatase inhibitors
Akt Protein kinase B
ARF Adenosine 5’-diphosphate ribosylation factor
ATM Serine/ Threonine kinase
Bax Bcl-2-associated X protein
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2 protein
BRCA1/2 Breast cancer gene 1 and 2
CD1 Cluster of differentiation 1
cIAP2 Cellular Inhibitor Of Apoptosis 2 gene
c-Myc Myelocytomatosis proto-oncogene
CNA-high Copy number alterations high
CNA-quiet Copy number alterations quiet
COX2 Cyclooxygenase 2 gene
CpG Regions of DNA with repetitive occurrence of cytosine and guanosine nucleotides
Cyth3 Cytohesin-3 gene
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNMT1 DNA methyltransferase 1
DNMT3A DNA methyltransferase 3 Alpha
DNMT3B DNA methyltransferase 3 Beta
DNMTs DNA methyl transferases
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
EMT Epithelial mesenchymal transformation
ER- Estrogen receptor negative
ER+ Estrogen receptor positive
ERBB2 Erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homologue 2
ERK1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
EZH2 Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 protein
Git2 Guanosine triphosphatase-activating protein gene
HATs Histone acetyltransferases
HDACi Histone deacetylase inhibitor
HDACs Histone deacetylases
HMTs Histone methyltransferases
HNRNPA1 Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1
hTERT Human telomerase reverse transcriptase
H3R2me2a Asymmetrical dimethylation at arginine residue 2 of histone subunit 3
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
H4R3me2s Dimethylation at arginine residue 3 residue of histone subunit 4
H3ac Acetylation at histone subunit 3
H4ac Acetylation at histone subunit 4
HAC6 Histone deacetylase 6
H3K4me3 Trimethylation at histone subunit 3 at lysine 4
H3R8me2a Asymmetrical dimethylation at arginine residue 8 residue of histone subunit 3
H3R8me2s Dimethylation at arginine residue 8 residue of histone subunit 3
H4K5 Histone subunit 4 at lysine residue 5
H3K9 Histone subunit 3 at lysine residue 9
H3K9me3 Trimethylation at histone subunit 3 at lysine 9
H4K8 Histone subunit 4 at lysine residue 8
H3K9ac Acetylation at histone subunit 3 at lysine 9
H4K12 Histone subunit 4 at lysine residue 12
H3K14 Histone subunit 3 at lysine residue 14
H4K16 Histone subunit 4 at lysine residue 16
H3K18 Histone subunit 3 at lysine residue 18
H3K23 Histone subunit 3 at lysine residue 23
H3K27me3 Trimethylation at histone subunit 3 at lysine 27
JAK Janus kinase
Ki-67 Kiel-67 antibody
Let-7b MicroRNA Let-7b
LINEs Long interspersed nuclear elements
lncRNA Long non-coding RNA
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MBD2 Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2
MeCP2 Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2
MET Mesenchymal-to-epithelial transformation
miRNA MicroRNA
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
N terminal Nitrogen terminal
ncRNA Non-coding RNA
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
p300/CBP CREB-binding protein and its homolog p300
PALB2 Partner and localizer of BRCA2
PARP Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PEITC Phenethyl isothiocyanate
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
PI3Ki Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase inhibitor
PIK3CA Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha
PR- Progesterone receptor negative
PR+ Progesterone receptor positive
PTEN Phosphatase and Tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10
RAS Rat sarcoma
RNA Ribonucleic acid
RNAi Interfering RNA
SAHA Suberanilohydroxamic acid
SALL3 Spalt Like Transcription Factor 3 coding gene
SEMA3A Semaphorin 3A gene
SERMs Selective estrogen receptor modulators
siRNA Small interfering RNA
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphism
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins
STK11 Serine/threonine kinase 11
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
TP53 Tumor protein 53
TSGs Tumor suppressor genes
Tyr355 Tyrosine 355 residue