| ALL | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| BTPC | Brain tumor propagating cells |
| Cx43 | Connexin 43 |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| GAP-43 | Growth associated protein-43 |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| MHC II | Major histocompatibility complex II |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| NGS | Neurogliomal synapses |
| STED | Stimulated emission depletion |
| TNFaip2 | Tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein 2 |
| TNTs | Tunneling nanotubes |
| TMs | Tumor microtubes |
| Ttyh-1 | Tweety-homolog 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |