| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| ECFP | enhanced cyan fluorescent protein |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EB3 | end-binding protein 3 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| YFP | yellow fluorescent protein |