2D	two-dimensional
3D	three-dimensional
ACTB	Beta-actin
CAV1	Caveolin-1
CAV2	Caveolin-2
CDH1	E-cadherin
COL1A1	Collagen type 1 alpha 1
CXCL8	Interleukin 8
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DLR	German Aerospace Center
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ESRANGE	European Space and Sounding Rocket Range
EZR	Ezrin
FLUMIAS	spinning-disc Fluorescence Microscopy Analysis System
FN1	Fibronectin
FTC-133	Follicular thyroid cancer cell line 133
GFP	Green fluorescent protein
GLOBOCAN	Global Cancer Observatory
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IL-8	Interleukin 8
ISS	International Space Station
ITGB1	Integrin beta 1
KRT8	Cytokeratin 8
LAMA1	Laminin alpha 1
LAMA3	Laminin alpha 3
LIMA1	LIM domain and actin-binding protein 1
MCF-7	Michigan cancer foundation
MCS	Multicellular spheroids
MMP9	Matrix metalloproteinases 9
MSN	Moesin
MTSS1	Metastasis suppressor protein 1
P	Parabola
PAI1	Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
PF	Parabolic flight
PFA	Paraformaldehyde
PFC	Parabolic flight campaign
pLAGICT	pcDNA3.1 LifeAct-eGFP-IRES-mCherry-Tubulin
pSB-LAGICT	Sleeping Beauty LifeAct-eGFP-IRES-mCherry-Tubulin
PTK2	Protein tyrosine kinase 2; Focal adhesion kinase 1
r-µg	real microgravity
RDX	Radixin
RPM	Random positioning machine
s-µg	simulated microgravity
SB	Sleeping beauty
TIMP1	Metalloproteinase inhibitor 1
TLN1	Talin-1
TUBB	Beta tubulin
TX (TEXUS)	‘Technische Experimente unter Schwerelosigkeit’
VCL	Vinculin
VEGFA	Vascular endothelial growth factor A
WHO	World health organization