| AKT | Akt serine/threonine kinase family |
| AP | N Aminopeptidase N |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| CA1 | Carbonic anhydrase 1 |
| C15orf39 | Chromosome 15 Open Reading Frame 39 |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| HIF-1 | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1_ |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 |
| JNK c | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MDM2 | Murine double minute 2 |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| mpMRI | Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MSMB | Microseminoprotein β |
| MT | Metallothionines |
| MT2A | Metallothionine 2A |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase |
| NF ĸ-B | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| p21 | Inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase |
| p38 | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| p53 | p53 tumor suppressor protein |
| PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PHI | Prostate Health Index |
| PIAS1 | Protein inhibitor of activated STAT 1 |
| PI-RADS | Prostate Imaging Reporting & Data System |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLZF | Promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger |
| PPCDC | Phosphopantothenoylcysteine decarboxylase |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| PSP94 | Prostate secretory protein of 94 amino acids |
| PSMA | Prostate-specific membrane antigen |
| PSMB4 | Proteasome Subunit Beta 4 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RNF217 | Ring finger protein 217 |
| SELENBP1 | Selenium Binding Protein 1 |
| SgI | Semenogelin I |
| SMAD2 | SMAD Family Member 2 |
| SMAD4 | SMAD Family Member 4 |
| SMIM1 | Small Integral Membrane Protein 1 |
| SP1 | Specificity protein 1 |
| TRAMP | Transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VHR | Vaccinia H1-related phosphatase |
| ZAP | 7 0 Zeta chain-associated protein-70 |
| ZFs | Zinc fingers |
| ZFC3H1 | C3H1 domain-containing protein |
| ZIPs | Zn-regulated, Iron-regulated transporter-like proteins (Zn influx proteins) |
| ZnTs | Zinc efflux transporter proteins |