| Aβ | amyloid-β |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ADAM10/17 | a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10/17 |
| APOE | apolipoprotein E |
| CELF | CUGBP Elav-like family |
| CHX | cycloheximide |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| DDX41 | DEAD-box helicase 41 |
| EGFP | enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| gRNA | guide RNA |
| HEK293 | human embryonic kidney cells 293 |
| HMC3 | human microglial clone 3 |
| IgV | immunoglobulin variable |
| LC-MS/MS | liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| NMD | nonsense-mediated mRNA decay |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| RBP | RNA-binding protein |
| RT | reverse transcription |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| sTREM2 | soluble TREM2 |
| TREM2 | triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| TYROBP | TYRO protein tyrosine kinase binding protein |