| AA | amino acids |
| ABA | abscisic acid |
| ABI1/2 | ABA-Insensitive1/2 |
| ALIX | apoptosis-linked gene 2-interacting protein X |
| AP2 | adapter protein 2 |
| ARF-GEF | ADP-ribosylation factor-guanine nucleotide exchange factor |
| AtFlot1 | Arabidopsis thaliana Flot1 |
| BAK1 | BRI1-Associated receptor Kinase1 |
| BARK1 | BAK1-Associated Receptor-like Kinase1 |
| BES1 | bri1-EMS suppressor1 |
| BIG3/5 | brefeldin A-inhibited guanine nucleotide-exchange protein3/5 |
| BIK1 | Botrytis-Induced Kinase1 |
| BIL4 | Brassinazole-Insensitive-Long hypocotyl4 |
| BIN2 | Brassinosteroid-Insensitive2 |
| BIR1-3 | BAK1-Interacting Receptor-like kinase1-3 |
| BKI1 | BRI1 Kinase Inhibitor1 |
| BLK1-3 | BARK1-Like Kinase1-3 |
| BR | Brassinosteroid |
| BRI1 | Brassinosteroid-Insensitive1 |
| BRL1-3 | BRI1-Like1-3 |
| BRRE | BR-response element |
| BSK1/3 | BR-Signaling Kinase1/3 |
| BSL1-3 | BSU1-Like1-3 |
| BSU1 | bri1 suppressor1 |
| BZR1 | Brassinazole-Resistant1 |
| CDG1 | Constitutive Differential Growth1 |
| CIE | clathrin-independent endocytosis |
| CLASP | cytoplasmic linker-associated protein |
| CME | clathrin-mediated endocytosis |
| COP1 | Constitutive Photomorphogenesis1 |
| CRY1 | Cryptochrome1 |
| CT | C-terminal tail |
| det2/DET3 | de-etiolated2/3 |
| DW1 | Dwarfing1 |
| EFR | Elongation Factor-Tu Receptor |
| elg1-D | elongated 1-Dominant |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | ER-associated degradation |
| ERQC | ER-quality control |
| ESCRT | endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EXO70A1 | exocyst subunit 70A1 |
| FLS2 | Flagellin Sensing2 |
| G-loop | glycine-rich loop |
| AtGRXC2 | Arabidopsis thaliana glutaredoxin C2 |
| GSK3 | Glycogen Synthase Kinase3 |
| GW5 | grain width and weight5 |
| HDA6 | histone deacetylase6 |
| HSP90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| HsPTPN5 | human PTP non-receptor type 5 |
| HY5 | long hypocotyl5 |
| ID | island domain |
| ILVs | intraluminal vesicles |
| JM | juxtamembrane |
| KIB1 | Kink suppressed in bzr1-1D1 |
| LE/MVBs | late endosomes/multivesicular bodies |
| LRR-RLK | leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MSBP1 | membrane steroid binding protein1 |
| NES | nuclear export signal |
| NLS | nuclear localization signal |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| OPS | OCTOPUS |
| OsGSK3 | Oryza sativa GSK3-like kinase3 |
| OsREM4.1 | Oryza sativa Remorin 4.1 |
| PIF3 | Phytochrome-Interacting Factor3 |
| PM | plasma membrane |
| POLAR | polar localization during asymmetric division and redistribution |
| PP2A | protein phosphatase 2A |
| PPKL | protein phosphatase with Kelch-like domains |
| PSP | protein Ser/Thr phosphatase |
| PTP/DSPP | protein tyrosine phosphatase/dual specificity protein phosphatase |
| pTyr | phosphorylated tyrosine residue |
| PUB12/13 | plant U-box protein12/13 |
| QC | quality control |
| qGL3 | quantitative trait locus regulating grain length3 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| R-spine | regulatory-spine |
| SbBIN2 | Sorghum bicolor BIN2 homolog |
| SBI1 | suppressor of bri1 1 |
| SERK | Somatic Embryogenesis Receptor Kinase |
| Sirt1/7 | Sirtuin1/7 |
| SNARE | soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment proteins receptor |
| SNX1 | sorting nexin1 |
| sobir7-1 | suppressor of bir1 7-1 |
| SPA | Suppressor of phyA-105 |
| TGN/EE | trans-Golgi network/early endosome |
| TPC | TPLATE complex |
| TTL | Tetratricopeptide Thioredoxin-Like |
| TWD1 | Twisted Dwarf1 |
| ucu | ultracurvata |
| V-ATPase | Vacuolar ATPase |
| VH1 | Vascular Highway1 |