AKAP	A-kinase anchoring protein
ANO5	anoctamin 5
AV-block	atrioventricular block
AVN	atrioventricular node
BVES	blood vessel epicardial substance
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CAP	catabolite activator protein
CAV3	caveolin 3
Cdc42	cell division control protein 42 homolog
CFP	cyan fluorescent protein
cGMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cNGC	cyclic nucleotide-gated channel
cNMP	cyclic nucleotide monophosphate
CRIS	cyclic nucleotide receptor involved in sperm function
CRP	cAMP receptor protein
Cx40/43	connexin 40/43
DCM	dilated cardiomyopathy
DGC	dystrophin glycoprotein complex
DMD	Duchenne muscular dystrophy
dpf	days post-fertilization
DYS	dystrophin
DYSF	dysferlin
ECG	electrocardiography
EDMD	Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
EPAC	exchange protein directly activated by cAMP
FRET	Förster resonance energy transfer
GLUT4	glucose transporter type 4
GST	glutathione-S-transferase
HF	heart failure
IC50	half maximal inhibitor concentration
kDa	kilo Dalton
K2P	two-pore domain potassium channel
LacZ	ß-galactosidase gene
LGMD	limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
MTJ	myotendinous junction
MyoD	myogenic differentiation gene
NCBI	national centre for biotechnology information
NDRG4	N-myc downregulated gene 4
PBC	phosphate binding cassette
PFAM	protein families
PLA	proximity ligation assay
POPDC	Popeye domain containing
PKA	protein kinase A
PP2A	protein phosphatase 2
Rac1	Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
RhoA	Ras homolog family member A
SAN	sinoatrial node
SNARE	soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive- factor attachment receptor
TREK-1	TWIK related K+ channel 1
VAMP2/3	vesicle associated membrane protein 2/3
Y2H	yeast-two-hybrid
YFP	yellow fluorescent protein
ZO1	zona occludens protein 1