| 7TM | 7-transmembrane domain |
| AAA | α-Aminoadipic acid |
| aGPCR | adhesion GPCR |
| CTF | C terminal fragment |
| CT | control |
| EMT | endothelial to mesenchymal transition |
| EPC | endothelial progenitor cell |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| GAIN | GPCR autoproteolysis inducing domain |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| GPS | GPCR proteolysis site |
| HPC | haematopoietic progenitor cell |
| ICD | intracellular domain |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| NTF | N terminal fragment |
| TCA | trichloroacetic acid/acetone |
| WT | wild type |