| SAC | Spindle Assembly Checkpoint |
| UV | Ultra-violet |
| PEF | Polar Ejection Force |
| GFPMUGs | Green Fluorescent ProteinMitosis with Unreplicated Genomes |
| +TIPs | Microtubule Plus-End-Tracking Proteins |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| MAPs | Microtubule-Associated Proteins |
| NEB | Nuclear Envelope Breakdown |
| PTMs | Post-Translational Modifications |
| TCP | Tubulin Carboxypeptidase |
| TTL | Tubulin Tyrosine Ligase |
| aMTOCs | acentriolar microtubule-organizing centers |
| CIN | Chromosomal Instability |
| MPD | Microcephalic primordial dwarfism |
| CAC | Colitis-Associated Cancer |
| DMAPT | Dimethylamino-parthenolide |