| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| ASK1 | Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 |
| BAD | BCL2 associated agonist of cell death |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| 4EBP1 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead box O1 protein |
| GAP | GTPase-activating protein |
| IRS1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| MEK | MAPK/ERK kinase |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor-κB |
| PDK1 | 3-Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| p70S6K1 | p70 Ribosomal S6 kinase 1 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted in chromosome 10 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| Raf | Rapidly accelerated aibrosarcoma |
| Rheb GDP | Ras homolog enriched in brain GDP |
| Rheb GTP | Ras homolog enriched in brain GTP and. |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinases |
| RSK | Ribosomal s6 kinase |
| TSC | Tuberous sclerosis complex |
| ZEB1 | Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 |