| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate |
| mTORC1, | mTOR complex 1 |
| p70S6K | p70S6 kinase |
| 4E-BP1 | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| CDK | cyclin dependent kinase |
| CKI | cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor |
| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| uPA | urokinase-type plasminogen activator |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TCF | transcription factor |
| PKCδ | protein kinase C delta |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| HUVECs | human umbilical endothelial cells |
| MES | mouse embryonic stem |
| EB | embryoid body |
| CAM | chicken chorioallantoic membrane |