AC	articular cartilage
ACAN	aggrecan
ACI	autologous chondrocyte implantation
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
AMICTM	autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis
ATF2	activation transcription factor 2
Arp2/3	actin-related protein 2/3
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
CHs	chondrocytes
cCHs	chicken chondrocytes
COL1A2	collagen type I alpha II chain
COL2A1	collagen type II alpha I chain
Col10A1	collagen type 10 alpha I chain
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
ERKs	extracellular signal-regulated kinases
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FAs	focal adhesions
GAGs	glycosaminoglycans
gCHs	goat chondrocytes
GEF	guanine-exchange factor
hASCs	human adipose-derived stem cells
hMSCs	human mesenchymal stem cells
IL-1β	Interleukin 1 β
IRAK	Interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase
JNK	Jun NH2-terminal kinase
LINC	Linker of nucleoskeleton to cytoskeleton
LOX	lysil oxidase
LPL	Lipoprotein lipase
µRB	microribbon
MMP-13	matrix metalloproteinase 13
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
mCHs	murine chondrocytes
MLCK	myosin light chain kinase
myosin II	myosin phosphatase II
NSCs	neural stem cells
OA	osteoarthritis
PAA	polyacrylamide
pCHs	porcine chondrocytes
PEGDA	poly(ethylene)glycol diacrylate
rabCHs	rabbit chondrocytes
rCHs	rat chondrocytes
rMSCs	rat mesenchymal stem cells
rNSCs	rat neural stem cells
ROCK	Rho associated protein kinase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RUNX2	runt related transcription factor 2
sCHs	sheep chondrocytes
SMAD	SMA- and MAD-related protein
SMCs	smooth muscle cells
sMSCs	synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells
SOX9	SRY-related HMG box-containing
TAZ	transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif
TGF-α	transforming growth factor α
TGF-β	transforming growth factor β
TGFR	transforming growth factor receptor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
YAP	Yes-associated protein