7-KC	7-Ketocholesterol
AA	All-atom
AA	Arachidonic acid
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADPKD	Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
AFM	Atomic force microscopy
ARD	Ankyrin repeat domain
ASICs	Acid-sensing ion channels
BOHB	β-hydroxybutyrate
CaPLSase	Ca2+-activated phospholipid scramblase
CARC	Cholesterol-recognition amino acid consensus
Cav-1	Caveolin-1
ccPA	carbocyclic PA
CG	Coarse-grained
CH	Chronic hypoxia
CL	Cardiolipin
CNS	Central nervous system
cryo-EM	Cryo-electron microscopy
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DEE	Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
DEG	degenerin
DHA	Docosahexaenoic acid
DOPC	1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DOPE	1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DRG	Dorsal root ganglion
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EDHF	Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors
ENaC	Epithelial sodium channel
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EPA	Eicosapentaenoic acid
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
FFF	Force-from-filament
FFL	Force-from-lipid
FID	Flow-induced dilation
FSGS	Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
GFP	Green fluorescent protein
HEK	Human embryonic kidney
HMVEC	Human microvascular endothelial cell
hPiezo1	Human Piezo1
HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
HX	Hereditary xerocytosis
ICD	Intracellular domain
IL	Intracellular linker
INF2	Inverted formin-2
iPSC	Induced pluripotent stem cell
K2P	Two-pore domain potassium
KO	Knockout
LA	Linoleic acid
LDT	Locally distributed tension
LH	Long helix
LPA	Lysophosphatidic acid
LPC	Lysophosphatidylcholine
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
LysoPA	Lyso-phosphatidic acid
LysoPC	Lyso-phosphatidylcholine
LysoPS	Lyso-phosphatidylserine
MA	Margaric acid
MCC	Merkel cell carcinoma
MD	Molecular dynamics
MERCs	Mitochondria–ER contact sites
MET	Mechanoelectrical transduction
mPiezo1	Mouse Piezo1
MscL	mechanosensitive channel large conductance
MSCs	Mechanosensitive ion channels
MscS	Mechanosensitive channel small conductance
Mt	Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MVECs	Microvascular endothelial cells
MβCD	Methyl-β-cyclodextrin
N2A	Neuro 2A
NO	Nitric oxide
NompC	No mechanoreceptor potential C
NSCs	Neural stem cells
NSmase	Neutral sphingomyelinase
OSCA	Osmolality-induced [Ca2+] increase
PA	Phosphatidic acid
PAH	Pulmonary arterial hypertension
PC2	Polycystin-2
PE	Phosphatidylethanolamine
PG	Phosphatidylglycerol
PI	Phosphatidylinositol
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLC	Phospholipase C
PLD	Phospholipase D
POPC	1-Palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
PS	Phosphatidylserine
PUFAs	Polyunsaturated fatty acids
RBCs	Red blood cells
SCA	Sickle cell anemia
SCD	Sickle Cell Disease
SH	Short helix
SMPD3	Sphingomyelinase 3
STOML3	Stomatin-like protein 3
TM	Transmembrane
TMEM	Transmembrane protein
TMHS	Tetraspan membrane protein of hair cell stereocilia
TMIE	Transmembrane inner ear protein
TRP	Transient receptor potential
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells