| ABD | Actin-binding domain |
| ABSs | Actin-binding sites |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| ALMS1 | Alström syndrome protein 1 |
| ARF | ADP-ribosylation factor |
| ARNO | ARF nucleotide-binding site opener |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| CaM | Calmodulin-like |
| CaMD | Calmodulin-like domain |
| CaMKII | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CH | Calponin homology |
| CMTP | Congenital macrothrombocytopenia |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary |
| CYTH2 | Cytohesin-2 |
| DDX6 | DEAD-box helicase 6 |
| DMS | Demarcation membrane system |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EF | E-helix and F-helix |
| EFA6 | Exchange factor for Arf6 |
| FGF-4 | Fibroblast growth factor-4 |
| FN | Fibronectin |
| GEF | Guanine-nucleotide exchange factor |
| GP | Glycoprotein |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HSCs | Hematopoietic stem cells |
| IBS2 | Integrin-binding site 2 |
| ILK | Integrin-linked kinase |
| ITAM | Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDCK | Madin–Darby canine kidney |
| MEKK1 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 1 |
| mGlu5b | Metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5b |
| MK | Megakaryocyte |
| MOB1 | Mps one binder kinase activator-like 1 |
| MPV | Mean platelet volume |
| MST | Mammalian ste20-like kinase |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| LATS | Large tumor suppressor kinase |
| OA | Oroxylin A |
| PABP | Poly(A)-binding protein |
| PAR1-AP | Protease-activated receptor 1-activating peptide |
| PC2 | Polycystin 2 |
| PF4 | Platelet factor 4 |
| PH | Pleckstrin homology |
| PKN | Protein kinase N |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLD | Phospholipase D |
| PMA | Phorbol myristate acetate |
| PMF | Primary myelofibrosis |
| p-TEFb | Positive transcription elongation factor b |
| SCA2 | Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 |
| SDF-1α | Stromal cell-derived factor 1 α |
| SFKs | Src family kinases |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| SLR | Spectrin-like repeat |
| SNPs | Single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| SR | Spectrin repeat |
| Syk | Spleen tyrosine kinase |
| TPO | Thrombopoietin |
| TRP | Transient receptor potential |
| TRPP3 | Transient receptor potential polycystin 3 |
| TXA2 | Thromboxane A2 |
| VPS33B | Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 33B |
| YAP | Yes-associated protein |
| ZASP | Z-band alternatingly structured protein |
| TAZ | Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif |