ABCG2	ATP-binding cassette superfamily G member 2
Adrb2	β2-adrenoreceptor
Akt	protein kinase B
BMI1	B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 homolog
CD63	CD63 molecule
CF	cathepsin F
CNTF	ciliary neurotrophic factor
CXCL	C-X-C motif ligand
Db/db	diabetes/diabetes
DCN	diabetic corneal neuropathy
DK	diabetic keratopathy
DR	diabetic retinopathy
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGFR	EGF receptor
GPHA2	glycoprotein hormone alpha-2
HES1	hairy and enhancer of split 1
ICBN	intraepithelial corneal basal nerve
IL	interleukin
IRAK1	Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1
IVCM	in vivo confocal microscopy
K	keratin
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LEC	limbal epithelial cell
LESC	limbal epithelial stem cell
LSCD	limbal stem cell deficiency
miRNA	microRNA
MMP-10	matrix metalloproteinase-10
mRNA	messenger RNA
N-Cadherin	neural cadherin
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NGF	nerve growth factor
NOD	non-obese diabetic
Notch1	neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1
PAX6	paired box protein 6
POV	palisades of Vogt
qPCR	quantitative polymerase chain reaction
Rac1	Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
RNA	ribonucleic acid
SC	stem cell
SCID	severe combined immunodeficient disease
scRNA-seq	single-cell RNA sequencing
Shh	sonic hedgehog
shRNA	small hairpin RNA
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STZ	streptozotocin
T1D	type 1 diabetes
T2D	type 2 diabetes
TAC	transient amplifying cells
TCF4	transcription factor 4
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TKE2	mouse corneal epithelial progenitor/stem-like cell line
TRAF6	tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6
TrkA	tropomyosin receptor kinase A
TSG-6	tumor necrosis factor-α-stimulated gene/protein-6
Wnt	wingless-related integrated site
WNT5A	Wnt family member 5A
WT	wild-type