| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| GTEx | Genotype-Tissue Expression |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| PAAD | pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
| PP2Cs | type 2C family of protein phosphatases |
| PPMs | metal-dependent protein phosphatases |
| PSPs | protein Ser/Thr phosphatases |
| ROC | receiver operating characteristic |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| HPA | Human Protein Atlas |