AA(s)	Amino Acid(s)
AKT	Gene locus (and protein) family of serine/threonine specific kinases
CLSM	Confocal laser scanning microscopy
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DNA-PKs	DNA-dependent protein kinase, catalytic subunit
FP(s)	Fluorescent Protein(s)
FT	Fourier transform
HEPES	N-2-Hydroxyethyl piperazine-N-2-ethane sulphonic acid
HSP(s)	Heat Shock Protein(s)
IgG	Immuno globulin (of the type) G
LM	Localization microscopy
MAPK	Mitogen Associated Protein Kinase
NPC(s)	Nuclear Pore Complexe(s)
NRG-1	Neuregulin-1
OTF	Optical (or: Objective lens) Transfer Function
PALM	Photo Activated Localization Microscopy
PKB	Protein Kinase B (Gene product of AKT gene locus)
PKCϵ	Protein Kinase C epsilon
PI3K	Phosphoinositol Tris Phosphate Kinase
ROI(s)	Region(s) of interest
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
RTK(s)	Receptor Tyrosin Kinase(s)
STAT	Signal Transducer (and) Activator (of) Transcription
STORM	Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy