| Aβ | β-amyloid |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| APPswe | Swedish mutant APP |
| BACE1 | β-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 |
| BafA1 | bafilomycin A1 |
| BBS | α-bungarotoxin binding site |
| BFP | blue fluorescent protein |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| CQ | chloroquine |
| DABCO | 1,4-Diazabicyclo-octane |
| EGFP | enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| IRES | internal ribosome entry site |
| IUE | in utero electroporation |
| NPCs | neural progenitor cells |
| NSCs | neural stem cells |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PEI | polyethylenimine |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| Pro | pro-peptide |
| proBACE1 | immature precursor protein BACE1 |
| PRR/ATP6AP2 | (pro)renin receptor |
| PVA | poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| SP | signal peptide |
| TGN | trans-Golgi Networks |
| TMD | transmembrane domain |
| V-ATPase | vacuolar-type ATPase |