| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BMP | bone morphogenetic proteins |
| CBD | coactivator binding domain |
| CHK1 | checkpoint kinase 1 |
| CID | CtBP interaction domain |
| CtBP1 | C-terminal binding protein 1 |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DUB | deubiquitinating enzymes |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FoxOs | FOXO family of transcription factors |
| Fra-1 | Fos-related antigen 1 |
| GEMM | genetically engineered mouse model |
| HD | homeodomain |
| KPC | KRAS and the p53 pancreatic cancer mouse |
| MEF | mouse embryonic fibroblasts |
| miRNAs | micro-RNAs |
| NCoR | nuclear receptor corepressor |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NK | natural killer |
| NLS | nuclear localization signal |
| OTUB1 | ubiquitin thioesterase |
| PD-1 | programmed death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PK | Protein kinases |
| PP | Protein phosphatases |
| PTM | post-translational modification |
| Siah | seven-in-absentia |
| SID | SMAD interaction domain |
| SUMO | small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| TBX21 | T-bet or T-box protein expressed in T cells |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF | tumour necrosis factor |
| UPS | ubiquitin-proteasome system |
| ZEB | zinc finger E-box binding homeobox |
| ZF | zinc finger |
| ZFD | zinc finger domain |