| BMMC | Bone marrow derived mast cell |
| CAG promoter | A hybrid promoter consisting of CMV enhancer, chicken β-actin promoter and rabbit β-globin splice acceptor |
| CPA3 | Carboxypeptidase A3 |
| Cre | Cre recombinase |
| ES cells | Embryonic stem cells |
| GFP | Green fluorescence protein |
| KI | Knock-in |
| Mcpt5 | Mast cell protease 5 |
| pCAG-Neo-ROSA26-Siglec-8 | ROSA26-Siglec-8 construct with the CAG promoter |
| pCMV-Neo-ROSA26-Siglec-8 | ROSA26-Siglec-8 construct with the CMV promoter |