| AP-1/2 | adaptor complex |
| ATOX1/HAH1 | Antioxidant-protein 1 |
| ATP7A/B | P-type ATPases |
| BCS | bathocuproine disulfonate |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CCS | copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase |
| CIP4 | CDC24 interacting protein 4 |
| CK2 | casein kinase 2 |
| COX | cytochrome c oxidase |
| COX17 | cytochrome c oxidase copper chaperone |
| CR | conserved regions |
| CTD | C-terminal interacting domain |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| GAP | GTPases-activating proteins |
| GPCRs | G-protein coupled receptors |
| GSH | tripeptide glutathione |
| GSK3 | glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| HREs | hypoxia responsive elements |
| IRS1 | insulin-like receptor substrate 1 |
| KD | kinase domain |
| LOX | lysyl oxidase |
| LOXL | lysyl oxidase-like |
| MEK1/2 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 |
| MEMO1 | mediator of ErbB2-driven cell motility |
| MT1-4 | metallothionein family |
| NTA | N-terminal acidic motif |
| PDK1 | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| RAS | rat sarcoma |
| RBD | RAS-binding domain |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinases |
| SOD1/3 | Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 and 3 |
| Sp1 | zinc-finger transcription factor Specificity Protein 1 |
| TEPA or TRIEN | triethylene tetramine |
| TGN | trans-Golgi network |
| TTM | tetrathiomolybdate |
| ULK1/2 | autophagic proteins Unc-51-like kinase 1 and 2 |