| 3D model | three-dimensional structural protein model |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| BAG-1 | Bcl2 Associated Athanogene -1 |
| BLOSUM | blocks substitution matrix |
| CSR | cellular stress response |
| EGFP | enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| HeLa | Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ cells |
| HSP | heat shock proteins |
| Hsp70 | seventy-kilodalton heat shock protein |
| MAFFT | multiple Alignment using Fast Fourier Transform |
| MEM | minimum Essential Media |
| NBD | nucleotide-binding domain |
| NEF | Nucleotide exchange factor |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SBD | substrate-binding domain |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| Tukey’s HSD | honestly significant difference |