| CF | Cystic fibrosis |
| CFBE | Cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial |
| CFTR | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| CK | Cytokeratin |
| Clnx | Calnexin |
| Cx | Connexin |
| DSPI/II | Desmoplakin I/II |
| E-Cad | Epithelial cadherin |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| F508del | Deletion of phenylalanine at position 508 |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| KLF | Kruppel-like factors |
| KO | Knock out |
| PM | Plasma membrane |
| TEER | Transepithelial electrical resistance |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| WB | Western blot |
| wt | Wild-type |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |