| AA | Amino acid |
| β-AR | β-adrenergic receptor |
| cAMP | 3′,5′-Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| sAC | soluble adenylyl cyclase |
| AKAPs | A-kinase anchoring proteins |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CaMKII | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II |
| CDC25-HD | cell division cycle 25 homology domain |
| CNBD | cyclic-nucleotide-binding domain |
| CNG | cyclic nucleotide gated |
| DEP | Dishevelled, Egl-10, Pleckstrin |
| Epac | exchange protein directly activated by cAMP |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GEF | guanine-nucleotide-exchange factor |
| GPCRs | G protein-coupled receptors |
| GRK | G-protein receptor kinase |
| GRP75 | chaperone glucose-regulated protein 75 |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HF | heart failure |
| IDH2 | isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 |
| IK | potassium K+-current |
| IP3 | inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| IP3R1 | IP3 receptor 1 (IP3R1) |
| I/R | ischemia-reperfusion |
| MEF2 | myocyte enhancer factor 2 |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| mPTP | mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| NFAT | nuclear factor of activated T |
| PDE | phosphodiesterases |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PKD | protein kinase D |
| PKG | protein kinase G |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| POPDC | popeye domain-containing proteins |
| RA | Ras-association domain |
| REM | Ras-exchange motif |
| RyR | ryanodine receptors |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAR | structure-activity relationship |
| TRPC | transient Receptor Potential Canonical |
| VDAC1 | voltage-dependent anion channel 1 |