| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| CLSM | confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| CM1 | centrosomin motif 1 |
| GCP | γ-tubulin complex protein |
| GIP | GCP3-interacting protein |
| γ-TuSC | γ-tubulin small complex |
| γ-TuRC | γ-tubulin ring complex |
| MAP | microtubule-associated protein |
| MTOC | microtubule-organizing center |
| MZT1, 2 | Mozart1, 2 |
| SR-SIM | super-resolution structured illumination microscopy |
| STED | stimulated emission depletion |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |