| ABCG2 | ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily G Member 2 |
| ACVR1b | Activin A Receptor Type 1B |
| AKT | AKT Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| ALDH1A3 | Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 Family Member A3 |
| BCL2 | BCL2 Apoptosis Regulator |
| BCL2L11/Bim | Bcl-2-Like Protein 11 |
| BMI-1 | BMI1 Proto-Oncogene, Polycomb Ring Finger |
| BMP | Bone Morphogenetic Protein |
| BMPR2 | Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 2 |
| CAMTA1 | Calmodulin-Binding Transcription Activator 1 |
| CCND1 | Cyclin D1 |
| CD133 | Prominin 1 |
| CD24 | Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Cluster 4 Antigen |
| CD44 | Hematopoietic Cell E- and L-Selectin Ligand |
| CDC42 | Cell Division Cycle 42 |
| CDK | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase |
| CDKN1A/p21 | Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1A |
| CDKN2A/p16 | Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A |
| CDX1 | Caudal-Type Homeobox 1 Protein |
| CHiP | Chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| CHMP2B | Charged Multivesicular Body Protein 2B |
| C-KIT | KIT Proto-Oncogene, Receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CRISPR/Cas9 | Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-Associated Protein 9 |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| DACH1 | Dachshund Family Transcription Factor 1 |
| DGCR8 | Microprocessor Complex Subunit |
| Dicer1 | Dicer 1, Ribonuclease III |
| DIV | Days in vitro |
| EB | embryoid body |
| EFNA3 | Ephrin-A3 |
| EGF | Epidermal Growth Factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| EphB2 | EPH Receptor B2 |
| FACS | Fluorescence activated cell sorting |
| FGF-2 | Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead Box O1 |
| GBM | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GFAP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein |
| GSC | glioma stem cell |
| HCS | human cortical spheroid |
| hESC | human embryonic stem cell |
| HES | Hes Family BHLH Transcription Factor |
| HGG | high grade glioma |
| HMGA | High Mobility Group AT-Hook |
| HEY1 | Hes Related Family BHLH Transcription Factor with YRPW Motif 1 |
| hNPC | human neural progenitor cell |
| hNSC | human neural stem cell line |
| hPSC | human pluripotent stem cell |
| ID4 | Inhibitor of Differentiation 4 |
| IMP | Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 mRNA-Binding Protein |
| iPSC | induced Pluripotent Stem Cell |
| ISCU | Iron–Sulfur Cluster Scaffold Protein |
| JAM-A | Junctional Adhesion Molecule A |
| KIP | Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor |
| KLF4 | Krüppel-like Factor 4 |
| LGALS3 | Galectin 3 |
| LHX2 | LIM Homeobox 2 |
| LIX1 | Limb and CNS Expressed 1 |
| MAP2 | Microtubule Associated Protein 2 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MB | medulloblastoma |
| MBNL1-3 | Muscleblind-like Splicing Regulator 1-3 |
| MEIS2 | Meis Homeobox 2 |
| MEK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MIF | Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor |
| MIIP | Migration and Invasion Inhibitory Protein |
| MMP-12 | Matrix Metallopeptidase 12 |
| MNT | MAX Network Transcriptional Repressor |
| MSC | melanocyte stem cell |
| NOTCH | Notch Receptor |
| NRAS | NRAS Proto-Oncogene, GTPase |
| NR2F2 | Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2 Group F Member 2 |
| NSC | neural stem cell |
| OCT4 | Octamer-Binding Transcription Factor 4 |
| ONECUT | One Cut Homeobox |
| PAX6 | Paired Box 6 |
| PDCD4 | Programmed Cell Death 4 |
| PDGFR | Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor |
| PEG10 | Paternally Expressed 10 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase C |
| PID1 | Phosphotyrosine Interaction Domain Containing 1 |
| PIM3 | Pim-3 Proto-Oncogene, Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| PTBP1 | Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein 1 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog |
| RBPs | RNA-Binding Proteins |
| RECK | Reversion Inducing Cysteine Rich Protein with Kazal Motifs |
| REST | RE1-Silencing Transcription Factor |
| RISC | RNA induced silencing complex |
| RSRC1 | Arginine and Serine Rich Coiled-Coil 1 |
| RTVP-1 | Related to Testis-Specific, Vespid, And Pathogenesis Proteins 1 |
| SART3 | Spliceosome Associated Factor 3, U4/U6 Recycling Protein |
| SEC61G | SEC61 Translocon Gamma Subunit |
| SERTAD1 | SERTA Domain Containing 1 |
| SHH | Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Molecule |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SMAD | SMAD Family Member |
| smNPC | small-molecule neural precursor cell |
| SNAI2 | Snail Family Transcriptional Repressor 2 |
| SOX | Sex Determining Region Y-Box |
| S-TRAIL | Secretable form of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand |
| TET3 | Tet Methylcytosine Dioxygenase 3 |
| TFAP2C/AP-2γ | Transcription Factor AP-2 Gamma |
| TGFβ | Transforming Growth Factor β |
| TLX | T Cell Leukemia Homeobox |
| TMZ | temozolomide |
| TPM1 | Tropomyosin 1 |
| TRBP | TAR RNA binding protein |
| TUBB3 | Tubulin Beta 3 Class III |
| VEGF-A | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A |
| WB | Western blot |
| WNT | Wingless-Related Integration Site |
| YBX1 | Y-Box Binding Protein 1 |