| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| DLB | dementia with Lewy Bodies |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| PSP | progressive supranuclear palsy |
| PLEKHM1 | pleckstrin homology and RUN domain containing M1 |
| αSyn | alpha-synuclein |
| H-αSyn | human αSyn |
| P-αSyn | phosphorylated Serine-129-αSyn |
| TH | tyrosine hydroxylase |
| IBA1 | ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| LAMP1 | lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 |
| RFP | red fluorescent protein |
| EGFP | enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| SN | substantia nigra |
| SNc | substantia nigra pars compacta |
| SNr | substantia nigra pars reticulata |
| rAAV | recombinant adeno-associated virus vector |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |