AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AP-1	Activator protein 1
CaMKII	Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CMA	Chaperone-mediated autophagy
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
DLB	Dementia with Lewy bodies
DRD	Dopa-responsive dystonia (Segawa disease)
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FABP	Fatty acid-binding protein
GTP	guanosine triphosphate
GCH1	GTP cyclohydrolase 1
Hsc70	Heat shock cognate protein of 70 kDa
L-DOPA	L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
LAMP	Lysosome-associated membrane protein
LRRK2	Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MAPKAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase activated protein kinase
MPP+	1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
MPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MSK1	Mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1
NGF	Nerve growth factor
Nurr1	Nuclear receptor related-1
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PP2A	Protein phosphatase 2a
pSer40-TH	Tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylated at Ser40
SNpc	Substantia nigra pars compacta
SRF	Serum-responsive factor
TH	Tyrosine hydroxylase
VTA	Ventral tegmental area