AAK	Aniridia associated keratopathy
ADH7	Alcohol dehydrogenase 7
ALDH3A1	Aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A1
bp	Base pairs
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CECs	Corneal epithelial cells
CXCL1	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1
CXCL10	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10
CRABP2	Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 2
CYP1B1	Cytochrome P450 1B1
Ct	Cycle threshold (in qPCR)
Ctrl	Control/negative control
DSG1	Desmoglein 1
ECL	Enhanced chemiluminescence
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FABP5	Fatty acid-binding protein 5
FOSL2	Fos like transcription protein 2
FOXC1	Forkhead box C1
FOXD3	Forkhead box D3
HRP	Horseradish peroxidase
IL-1α	Interleukin 1α
IL-1β	Interleukin 1β
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IL-8	Interleukin 8
KEGG	Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes
KGM	Keratinocyte growth medium
KRT3	Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 3
KRT12	Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 12
KRT13	Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 13
KRT19	Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 19
LECs	Limbal epithelial cells
LSCs	Limbal stem cells
LSCD	Limbal stem cell deficiency
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
μL	Microliter
mL	Milliliter
MAPK1	Mitogen-activated protein kinase1
MAPK3	Mitogen-activated protein kinase3
MKi67	Marker of proliferation Ki-67
MMP2	Matrix metalloproteinase-2 protein (type IV collagenase)
NFkβ	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
OD	Optical density
PAX6	Paired box protein Pax-6
p38 MAPK	p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase
PITX2	Paired like homeodomain transcription factor 2
pmol	Picomole
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
pg	Picogram
qRT-PCR	Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
RBP1	Retinol binding protein 1
RDH10	Retinol dehydrogenase 10
SD	Standard deviation
SDS-PAGE	Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate–Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
SPINK7	Serine peptidase inhibitor, kazal type
STRA6	Signaling receptor and transporter of retinol 6
STRING	Search Tool for Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
TBP	TATA box binding protein
TMB	3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TPN	Total protein normalization
TRIM44	Tripartite motif containing 44
V	Volts
VEGFA	Vascular endothelial growth factor A
YAP	Yes-associated protein