4-HNE	4-hydroxynonenal
5-HT	5-hydroxytryptamine
Bcl-xL	B-cell lymphoma-extra large
BDNF	Brain derived neurotrophic factor
cKO	Conditional knockout
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DR	Dorsal raphe
E#	Embryonic day
En1	Engrailed 1
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal–regulated kinases-1/2
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
H3	Histone 3
JNK1/2	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
L-type Ca2+	Long-lasting calcium channel
LUHMES	Lund Human Mesencephalic
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
mDA	Midbrain dopaminergic
MDA	Malondialdehyde
NCX3	Na+/Ca2+ exchanger 3
NGF	Nerve growth factor
PC12	Pheochromocytoma of the rat adrenal medulla
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PINK1	PTEN-induced kinase 1 or PTEN-induced putative kinase 1
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
siRNA	Silencing RNA
SLC8A3	Solute carrier Family 8 member A3
Smad	Small mother against decapentaplegic
SNc	Substantia nigra pars compacta
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TRPC	Transient receptor potential canonical channels
TβRII	Type II TGF-β receptor
vH	Ventral hindbrain
VTA	Ventral tegmental area
Wt	Wildtype