5,7-DHT	5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine
5′-RACE	Rapid amplification of cDNA 5′-end
5′-UTR	5′-Untranslated region
AGC	The group of kinases named after the protein kinase A, G, and C families
AM	Average mean
aPKC	Atypical kinases from PKC family
aPKC KD	The isoform of snail aPKC mRNA encoding only kinase domain
aPKC X1	The isoform of snail aPKC mRNA with deletion in the hinge region
aPKCΔC1	The isoform of snail aPKC mRNA with deletion of the sequence encoding C1 domain
bp	Base pairs
C/EBP	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein
C1	Protein kinase C conserved region 1
C2	Protein kinase C conserved region 1
cDNA	Complementary DNA
CNS	Central nervous system
CRE	cAMP-response element
DAG	Diacylglycerol
ddPCR	Droplet digital PCR
DTT	Dithiothreitol
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
eIF4B	Eucaryotic translation initiation factor 4B
eIF4E	Eucaryotic translation initiation factor 4E
F	Forward primer
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
gDNA	Genomic DNA
GluA2	Glutamate ionotropic receptor AMPA type subunit 2
H2B	Histone 2B
H3	Histone 3
IPTG	Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside
LB	Lysogeny broth
LIP	Lambda-interacting protein
MARK2	Microtubule affinity regulating kinase 2
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MMLV	Moloney murine leukemia virus
MQ	Ultrapure water filtered by Milli-Q purifier
mRNA	Messenger RNA
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-κB
Par-4	Prostate androgen response-4
PB1	Phox and Bem1
PC12	The cell line derived from rat pheochromocytoma
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PEG-4000	Polyethylene glycol 4000
PICK1	Protein interacting with C-kinase 1
Pin1	Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1
PKC	Protein kinase C
PKCζ	Protein kinase Cζ
PKCζ-reg knockout	Knockout mice in which Prkcz gene was modified by disrupting sequence encoding a regulatory domain
PKCι	Protein kinase Cι
PKCλ	Protein kinase Cλ
PKMζ	Protein kinase Mζ
qPCR	Quantitative PCR
R	Reverse primer
RLM-5’RACE	RNA ligase-mediated rapid amplification of cDNA 5′-end
RT	Room temperature
RT	Reverse transcription
RT-qPCR	Quantitative reverse transcription PCR
SD	Standard deviation
SMART	Switching mechanism at the 5′-end of the RNA transcript
Sp1	Specificity protein 1
T0	Testing before learning
T1	Testing after learning
TBP	TATA-box binding protein
UV	Ultraviolet
VAMP2	Vesicle-associated membrane protein 2
X-Gal	5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β D-galactopyranoside
ZDHHC8	Zinc finger DHHC-type containing 8