| AURKA | Aurora-A kinase |
| Ca2+ | calcium |
| CALN | calneuron |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CaMKs | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinases |
| CaN | calcineurin |
| CaBPs | calcium-binding proteins |
| CEN | centrin |
| CRAC | Ca2+-release-activated calcium channels |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| EC | extracellular cadherin domains |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| F-actin | filamentous actin |
| GPCRs | G-protein-coupled receptors |
| IPs | intermediate progenitors |
| IP3 | inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| IP3Rs | inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors |
| MTs | microtubules |
| N-Cadh | N-cadherin |
| NECs | neuroepithelial cells |
| NSCs | neural stem cells |
| PCDH19 | protocadherin 19 |
| PLC | phospholipase c |
| RGC | radial glial cell |
| STIM | stromal interaction molecule |
| TRPC | transient receptor potential channels |
| VZ | ventricular zone |
| VAMPs | vesicle-associated membrane proteins |
| γ-Tub | γ-tubulin |