| 9-1-1 | Rad9-Rad1-Hus1 |
| APC/C | Anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome |
| ATM | Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated |
| ATR | Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated- and Rad3-related |
| ATRIP | ATR-interacting protein |
| Aurora A | Aurora kinase A |
| Aurora B | Aurora kinase B |
| BLM | Bloom’s syndrome protein helicase |
| BRCA1 | Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein |
| Bub1 | Budding Uninhibited by Benzimidazoles 1 |
| Bub3 | Budding Uninhibited by Benzimidazoles 3 |
| BubR1 | BUB1-related protein 1 |
| CCAN | Constitutive Centromere-Associated Network |
| Cdc20 | Cell division cycle protein 20 homolog |
| Cdc25B | Cell Division Cycle 25B |
| Cdk1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 |
| CENP-A | Centromere protein A |
| CENP-B | Centromere protein B |
| CENP-C | Centromere protein C |
| CENP-E | Centromere protein E |
| CENP-F | Centromere protein F |
| Chk1 | Checkpoint kinase 1 |
| Chk2 | Checkpoint kinase 2 |
| CPC | Chromosomal Passenger Complex |
| DDR | DNA Damage Response |
| ETAA1 | Ewing tumor-associated antigen 1 |
| GCPs | γ-tubulin complex proteins |
| Hec1 | Highly expressed in cancer 1 |
| Hus1 | Hydroxyurea sensitive 1 |
| INCENP | Inner Centromere Protein |
| K-fibers | Kinetochore fibers |
| Kif2b | Kinesin family member 2B |
| KMN | KNL1/Mis12 complex/Ndc80 complex |
| LINC | Linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton |
| Mad1 | Mitotic arrest deficient 1 |
| Mad2 | Mitotic arrest deficient 2 |
| MAPs | MT-associated proteins |
| MCAK | Mitotic centromere-associated kinesin |
| MCC | mitotic checkpoint complex |
| Mklp2 | Mitotic Kinesin-like protein 2 |
| Mps1 | Monopolar spindle 1 |
| Mre11 | Meiotic recombination 11 |
| MRN | Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 |
| MTAs | Microtubule targeting agents |
| MTs | Microtubules |
| Myt1 | Membrane-associated tyrosine- and Threonine-specific cdc2-inhibitory kinase |
| Nbs1 | Nibrin |
| Nek1 | NIMA-related kinase 1 |
| OGT | O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) transferase |
| PDZ RhoGEF | Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 11 |
| Plk1 | Polo-like kinase 1 |
| PTMs | Post-translational modifications |
| Rad1 | Radiation sensitive 1 |
| Rad17 | Radiation sensitive 17 |
| Rad50 | Radiation sensitive 50 |
| Rad9 | Radiation sensitive 9 |
| RFC | Replication factor C |
| RhoA | Ras homology family member A |
| RPA | Replication protein A |
| SAC | Spindle assembly checkpoint |
| ssDNA | Single-stranded DNA |
| TopBP1 | DNA topoisomerase II-binding protein 1 |
| TSS | Thr-Ser-Ser |
| Wee1 | Wee1-like protein kinase |
| γTuRC | γ-tubulin ring complex |
| γTuSC | γ-tubulin small complex |