2D	Two-dimensional
3D	Three-dimensional
ACTB	β-Actin
AD	Adherent cells
AMPK	5′Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
CAV1/2	Caveolin-1, -2,
CD44	Cluster of differentiation 44
CTGF	Connective tissue growth factor
CXCL	C-X-C motif
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1,2
FGF17	Fibroblast growth factor 17
FLK1	Fetal liver kinase 1
FLUMIAS	Fluorescence-microscopic analysis systems for space application
FLT1	Fms-related tyrosine kinase 1
FN1	Fibronectin
FRC	Fast-rotating clinostat
IL	Interleukin
KDR	Kinase insert domain receptor
MCS	Multicellular spheroid
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
µg	Microgravity
Nek2	Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek2
NFκB	Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
OPN	Osteopontin
PRKAA	Protein kinase, AMP-activated, α catalytic subunit
PRKCA	Protein kinase Cα
RhoA	Ras homolog gene family, member A
RPM	Random positioning machine
RWV	Rotating wall vessel
SOX	Sex determining region Y-related high-mobility group box proteins
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
TIMP1	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1
TLN1	Talin 1
TSH	Thyroid-stimulating hormone
TUBB	β-tubulin
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor