| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| APC | allophycocyanin |
| BcM | conditioned medium containing B18R |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| BTE | bone tissue engineering |
| CAM | chorioallantoic membrane |
| cGMP | current good manufacturing practice |
| cDNA | complementary DNA |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DPBS | Dulbecco's phosphate buffered saline |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| GOI | gene of interest |
| H&E | haematoxylin and eosin |
| hPL | human platelet lysate |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| iMSC | iPSC-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal like cell |
| iPSC | induced pluripotent stem cell |
| IRES | internal ribosome entry site |
| JPC | jaw periosteal cell |
| m5CTP | 5-methylcytidine-5′-triphosphate |
| MACS | magnetic-activated cell sorting |
| MFI | median fluorescence index |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem/stromal cell |
| NaB | sodium butyrate |
| OSKM | OKT4, SOX2, KLF4, cMYC |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PE | phycoerythrin |
| Puro | puromycin |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| ROCK | rho-associated protein kinase |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SEM | standard error of mean |
| srRNA | self-replicating ribonucleic acid |
| Ψ-UTP | pseudoruridine-5′-triphosphate |