| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ABCC7 | ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 7 |
| ABCG5 | ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 5 |
| ABCG8 | ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 8 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| CBP | Calmodulin-binding peptide |
| CFTR | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| CHS | Cholesteryl hemisuccinate |
| DDM | Dodecyl maltoside or n-dodecyl β-d-maltopyranoside |
| DMPC | 1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EGTA | Ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ICL | Intracellular loop |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LOF | Loss of function |
| LS | Least square |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| MGY | Minimal glycerol yeast nitrogen base |
| MM | Minimal methanol |
| mPIB | Minimum protease inhibitor buffer |
| NBD | Nucleotide-binding domain |
| NBS | Nucleotide-binding site |
| Ni-NTA | Nickel–nitrilotriacetic acid |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PG | Phosphatidylglycerol |
| RCT | Reverse cholesterol transport |
| RMSD | Root-mean-square deviation |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| TCEP | Tris-(2-carboxyethyl)-phosphine |
| TICE | Transintestinal cholesterol efflux |
| TMD | Transmembrane domain |
| WT | Wild type |
| YNB | Yeast nitrogen base |
| YPD | Yeast extract peptone dextrose |
| YPDS | Yeast extract peptone dextrose sorbitol |