| iPSC | induced pluripotent stem cell |
| ESC | embryonic stem cell |
| NS/PC | neural stem/progenitor cell |
| HSV-TK | herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase |
| GCV | gancicrovir |
| EF-1α | elongation factor 1 α subunit |
| MOI | multiplicity of infection |
| hKO1 | humanized-codon Kusabira-Orange |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HR | homologous recombination |
| Tet | tetracycline |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| Dox | doxycycline |
| dT | thymidine |
| dU | deoxyuridine |
| dC | deoxycytidine |
| dTMP | thymidine monophosphate |
| dTDP | thymidine diphosphate |
| dTTP | thymidine triphosphate |
| CD | dCMP deaminase |
| RNR | ribonucleotide reductase |
| dNTP | deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate |
| NTP | ribonucleoside triphosphate |
| PGK | phosphoglycerate kinase |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| CCK-8 | Cell Counting Kit-8 |
| WST-8 | water-soluble tetrazolium salt |
| IC | ion-chromatography |