| TZF | Tandem CCCH zinc finger |
| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| DRE | Dehydration-responsive element |
| ABRE | ABA-responsive element |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DIC | Differential Interference Contrast |
| PB | Processing body |
| SG | Stress granule |
| DCP1 | Decapping 1 |
| PABP8 | Poly(A) binding protein 8 |
| NT | Nontransgenic |
| LEA | Late embryogenesis abundant protein |
| GLP | Germin-like protein |
| PR | Pathogenesis related |
| MPI | Maize protease inhibitor |
| RAP-DB | Rice annotation project-database |