| OL | oligodendrocytes |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| OPC | oligodendrocyte precursor cell |
| NPC | neural precursor cell |
| HMG | high mobility group |
| E | embryonic day |
| P | postnatal day |
| hPSC | human pluripotent stem cell |
| ChIP | chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| EMSA | electromobility shift assay |
| vr1 | ventral rhombomere 1 |
| NSC | neural stem cell |