| APs | action potentials |
| AZ | active zone |
| CAST | cytomatrix at the active zone-associated structural protein |
| CaBP1 | Ca2+-binding protein-1 |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CBD | CaM-binding domain |
| EPSPs | excitatory postsynaptic potentials |
| IM | IQ-like motif |
| NCS-1 | neuronal calcium sensor-1 |
| RRP | readily releasable pool |
| shRNA | short hairpin RNA |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| SVs | synaptic vesicles |
| VILIP-2 | visinin-like protein-2 |