3β-Adiol	5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol
8β-VE2	8-vinylestra-1:3,5 (10)-triene-3,17β-diol
AC	adenylate cyclase
ACC	adrenocortical cancer
ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADT	androgen deprivation therapy
AF-1	transcriptional activation domain 1
AF-2	transcriptional activation domain 2
AI	aromatase inhibitors
AKR1C1	aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C1
AKT	protein kinase B
ANGII	angiotensin II
AR +	androgen receptor positive
AR	androgen receptor
ARID1A	AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A
ATF4	activating transcription factor 4
ATF6	activating transcription factor 6
ATM	ataxia telangiectasia
AVPC	aggressive variant prostate cancer
BC	breast cancer
BCL-2	B-cell lymphoma-2
BCSCs	breast cancer stem cells
BH	Bcl-2 homology
BH3	BCL-2 homology 3
BMP	bone morphogenic protein
BPA	bisphenol A
BPH	benign prostatic hyperplasia
BRAF	serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf
BRCA1	BReast CAncer gene 1
BRCA2	BReast CAncer gene 2
C/EBPs	CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins
Ca2+	calcium ion
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CB1	cyclin B1
CCEC	clear cell carcinoma
CCNE1	cyclin E1
CD1	cyclin D1
CDH1	E-cadherin gene
CDK4	cyclin dependent kinase 4
CDKN2A	cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2a
c-FLIP	FLICE/caspase-8-inhibitory protein
CHOP	C/EBP homologous protein
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
CReP	constitutive repressor of eIF2a phosphorylation
CRPC	castration resistant PC
CTNNB1	catenin beta 1
CYT C	cytochrome c
DHT	dihydrotestosterone
DPN	2:3-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propionitrile
DR4 or 5	death receptor 4 or 5
E2	estradiol
EAB	estrogen and androgen blocking
EC	endometrial cancer
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
eIF2a	initiation factor 2 alpha
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER -	ER negative
ER	estrogen receptor
ER+	ER positive
ERE	estrogen response element
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ERK1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1
ERs	estrogen receptors
ERS	reticulum endoplasmic stress
ERα	estrogen receptor alpha
ERβ	estrogen receptor beta
ESR1	estrogen receptor 1
ESR2	estrogen receptor 2
FADD	Fas-associated protein with death domain
FAS	fas cell surface death receptor
FASL	FAS ligand
FLICE	FADD (Fas-associated death domain)-like IL-1β–converting enzyme
C-FLIP	cellular FLICE inhibitory protein
FOXL2	forkhead box protein L2
FOXO3a	forkhead box O3a
FSH	follicle-stimulating hormone
GADD34	growth-arrest- and DNA-damage-induced transcript 34
GPCR	G-protein-coupled receptor
GPER	G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1
H3K4me3	histone H3 trimethylation of lysine 4
H3K9me3	histone H3 trimethylation of lysine 9
HER2	human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
Hi-Myc	human c-Myc driven prostate cancer
HO-1	heme oxygenase 1
HRT	hormone replacement therapy
IAP	inhibitor apoptosis protein
IFITM1	IFN-induced transmembrane protein 1
IFNα	interferon α
IGF1	insulin like growth factor 2
IGF1R	insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
IGF2	insulin like growth factor 2
IRE1-α	inositol-requiring protein 1 alpha
JAK	janus kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KRAS	kirsten rat sarcoma virus
LCT	Leydig cell tumor
LH	luteinizing hormone
LHRH	luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
LTED	long-term estrogen-deprived
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEK	MAP kinase kinase
MYBL2	v-myb myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog (avian)-like 2
MPs	matrix metalloproteinases
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
MUC1	mucin 1
N-CoR	nuclear receptor co-repressor 1
NF1	neurofibromatosis type 1
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NO	nitric oxide
OC	ovarian cancer
OHT	hydroxytamoxifen
PARP-1	poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
PC	prostate cancer
PDGFA	platelet derived growth factor subunit A
PERK	protein kinase RNA (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticular (ER)
PHTPP	4-[2-Phenyl-5:7-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolo [1,5-a] pyrimidin-3-yl] phenol
PI3K	phoshatidylinositol-3 kinase
PKA	protein kinase A
PKC	protein kinase C
PKG	protein kinase G
PLC	phospholipase C
POLE	DNA polymerase epsilon, catalytic subunit
PPT	1:3,5-tris (4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-propyl-1H-pyrazole
PR	progesterone receptor
PR-A	progesterone receptor isoform A
PR-B	progesterone receptor isoform B
PRKAR1A	protein kinase cAMP-dependent regulatory type I alpha
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
TFs	transcription factors
PUMA	p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis
PXN	paxillin
Rb	retinoblastoma protein
RLX	raloxifene
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RPL22	ribosomal protein L22
SEC	serous carcinoma
SERMs	selective ER modulators
SFKs	Src family kinases
SHBG	sex hormone binding globulin
SMRT	silencing mediator of retinoic acid and thyroid hormone receptor
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
STK11	serine/threonine kinase 11
SUV39H1	suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 1
SUV39H2	suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2
TAF9B	TATA-Box Binding Protein Associated Factor 9
TAM	tamoxifen
TCs	testicular cancers
TERF2	telomere specific protein 2
TFIID	transcription factor IID
TGCTs	testicular germ cell tumors
TGFβ1	transforming growth factor beta-1
TNBC	triple negative breast cancers
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TNF-R1	tumor necrosis factor-receptor 1
TRADD	tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1-associated death domain protein
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TRAILR1 or -R2	TRAIL receptor
TUNEL	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling
UCS	endometrial uterine carcinosarcoma
UPR	unfolded protein response
VEGFA	vascular endothelial growth factor A