| LRRK2 | leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| OPCs | oligodendrocytes precursor cells |
| OLs | oligodendrocytes |
| KO | knock-out |
| MBP/Mbp | myelin basic protein |
| Olig2 | oligodendrocytes transcription factor 2 |
| Mo | morpholino |
| ROC | Ras of complex proteins |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| MSA | multiple system atrophy |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| GWAS | genome wide association studies |
| WT | wild-type |
| Ngf/NGF | nerve growth factor |
| RT | room temperature |
| hpf | hour post-fertilization |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| CNTF | ciliary neurotrophic factor |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| PBST | PBS/0.1% Triton X-100 |
| PTU | phenylthiourea |
| Std | standard |
| RIPA | radioimmunoprecipitation Assay |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene fluoride |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| SPNs | spiny projection neurons ì |
| EGFP | enhanced GFP |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| dpf | days post-fertilization |