| ADCs | antibody-drug conjugates |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DIPG | diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma |
| GTP | guanosine triphosphate |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| MAPs | microtubule-associated proteins |
| MDAs | microtubule-destabilizing agents |
| MSAs | microtubule-stabilizing agents |
| MTAs | microtubule-targeting agents |
| MTOCs | microtubule organizing centres |
| PTMs | post-translational modifications |
| RB3 | stathmin-Like Protein B3 |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| TM1 | Tumabulin-1 |
| TM2 | Tumabulin-2 |
| γ-TuRC | γ-tubulin ring complex |