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. 2022 Feb 15;12(2):309. doi: 10.3390/biom12020309
ADT Androgen deprivation therapy
AF-1 Activation function-1
APC Adenomatous polyposis coli
AR Androgen receptor
AREs Androgen response elements
AXIN1/2 Axis inhibitior 1/2
β-TrCP Beta-transducin repeat containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase
BCL9 B-cell lymphoma 9
BRCA1/2 Breast cancer gene 1/2
CAM Chick chorioallantoic membrane
CBP CREB binding protein
CCND1 Cyclin D1
cfDNA Cell-free DNA
CK1α Casein kinase 1α
CK1δ/ε Casein kinase 1 delta/epsilon
CKAP4 Cytoskeleton-associated protein 4
CRC Colorectal cancer
CRD Cysteine-rich domain
CRPC Castration-resistant prostate cancer
CTCs Circulating tumor cells
CTNNB1 Catenin Beta 1
DAG 1,2 diacylglycerol
DHT Dihydrotestosterone
DKK Dickkopf
DVL Disheveled
ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMT Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
FZD Frizzled
FACS Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis coli
GEMMs Genetically engineered mouse models
GPCRs G-protein coupled receptors
GR Glucocorticoid receptor
GSEA Gene set enrichment analysis
GSK3β Glycogen synthase-3 beta
H3K4me Methylated histone H3, lysine 4
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HG-PIN High-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia
HR Hazard ratio
IGF1R Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
IHC Immunohistochemistry
IP3 Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate
JNK Jun-N-terminal kinase
KAI1 Kangai 1 (CD82)
LATS2 Large tumor suppressor kinase 2
LBD Ligand-binding domain
LG-PIN Low-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia
LGR4/5/6 Leucine rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptor 4/5/6
LRP5/6 Low-density lipoprotein receptor-5/6
LZTS2 Leucine zipper tumor suppressor 2
mAb Monoclonal antibody
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCL Mantle cell lymphoma
mCRPC Metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer
mHSPC Metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer
MET Mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition
MMP2 Matrix metalloproteinase-2
MYC MYC Proto-Oncogene, BHLH Transcription Factor
NEPC Neuroendocrine prostate cancer
NFAT Nuclear factor of activated T-cells
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NK Natural killer
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
OS Overall survival
PARP Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
PARylation Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation
PCP Planar cell polarity
PDO Patient-derived organoid
PDX Patient-derived xenograft
PDX-Os Patient-derived xenograft organoids
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIN Prostate intraepithelial neoplasia
PKC Protein kinase C
PLC Phospholipase C
polyQ Polyglutamine
PONTIN RuvB-Like AAA ATPase 1, RUVBL1
PR Progesterone receptor
PSA Prostate specific antigen
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10
PYGO1/2 Pygopus Family PHD Finger
RAC Rac Family Small GTPase
RAS Rat sarcoma virus
REIC Reduced expression in immortalized cells
REPTIN RuvB-Like AAA ATPase 2, RUVBL2
RhoA Ras homolog family member A
RNF43 Ring finger protein 43
ROR2 Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2
ROCK1 Rho associated protein kinase
R-SPO R-Spondin
RYK Receptor tyrosine kinase
sFRPs Secreted frizzled-related proteins
SNAI2 Snail family transcriptional repressor 2
SOST Sclerostin
TGFB2 TGFβ type II receptor
TCF/LEF T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor
Tip60 Lysine acetyltransferase 5, KAT5
TMPRSS2-ERG Transmembrane serine protease 2–erythroblast transformation specific (ETS) Transcription Factor ERG fusion protein
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
t-NEPC Treatment-induced neuroendocrine prostate cancer
UGS Urogenital sinus
VANGL1/2 Van gogh-like protein 1/2
WIF1 Wnt inhibitory factor 1
WLS Wntless
YAP Yes-associated protein
ZNRF3 Zinc and ring finger 3