| S. cerevisiae | Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| S. pombe | Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| IPTG | isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactoside |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| PAGE | polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene fluoride |
| PBST | phosphate-buffered saline containing 0.01% (v/v) Tween-20 |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EMM | Edinburgh Minimal Medium |
| EGTA | ethylene glycol tetra-acetic acid |
| MBP | maltose binding protein |
| HA | haemagglutinin |