| Ca2+ | Calcium |
| CalDAG-GEF | Ca2+ and DAG-activated GEF |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CICR | Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CREB | cAMP-response element binding protein |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| Epac | exchange protein activated by cAMP |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 |
| GAPs | GTPase-activating proteins |
| GEFs | guanine nucleotide exchange factors |
| GPCR | G protein coupled receptor |
| IP3 | inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PDEs | phosphodiesterases |
| PIP | phosphatidyl inositol phosphate |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| REM | Ras exchange motif |
| RIAM | Rap1-GTP-interacting adaptor molecule |
| RLC20 | myosin regulatory light chain |
| RyR | ryanodine receptor |
| SERCA | sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase |
| TKR | tyrosine kinase receptors |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| VEGFR2 | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |