ABC	ATP binding cassette
BMDCs	bone marrow-derived cells
BMT	bone marrow transplantation
CS/ICs	cancer stem/initiating cells
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
EMT-TFs	EMT-inducing transcription factors
EpCAM	epithelial cell-adhesion molecule
GCM1	glial cell-missing-1
HSCs	hematopoietic stem cells
HST	heterokaryon-to-synkaryon transition
IL-4	interleukin-4
IL-13	interleukin-13
MET	mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition
Mϕ	macrophage
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
NC	normal cell
NOD/SCID	non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient
NSG mice	NOD/SCID Interleukin-2 receptor-gamma mice
PHSP	post-hybrid selection process
PKA	protein kinase A
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PC	progenitor cell
PR	ploidy reduction
PS	phosphatidyl serine
SC	stem cell
SP cells	side population cells
STA	serial transplantation assay
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α