AAV	adeno-associated virus
Armcx1	armadillo repeat containing X-linked 1
Apobec2a/2b	apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like 2a/2b
Ascl1	achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 1
Atoh7	atonal bHLH transcription factor 7
BDNF	brain derived neurotrophic factor
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
Cacna2d2	calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 2
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CNS	central nervous system
CNTF	ciliary neurotrophic factor
DAPT	N-[N-(3,5-Difluorophenacetyl)-L-alanyl]-S-phenylglycine t-butyl ester
Dkk1	Dickkopf-1
DLN	Dkk1+Lefty A+Noggin
Dlx2	distal-less homeobox 2
EFA-6	exchange factor for Arf6
ESCs	embryonic stem cells
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FGF2	fibroblast growth factor 2
HDAC5	histone deacetylase 5
hIL-6	hyper interleukin 6
IDE2	inducer of definitive endoderm 2
IGF1	insulin-like growth factor 1
ipRGCs	Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells
iPSCs	induced pluripotent stem cells
Isl1	ISL LIM homeobox 1
Kir2.1	potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 2
Klf	Krüppel-like factor
Klf4	Krüppel-like factor 4
KSR	Knockout serum replacement
LINGO-1	leucine-rich repeat and immunoglobulin-like domain-containing Nogo receptor-interacting protein 1
MG	Müller glia
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
Myt1l	myelin transcription factor 1 like
NeuroD1	neuronal differentiation 1
Ngn2	neurogenin 2
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartic acid
Oct4	Pou5f1, POU class 5 homeobox 1
ODCs	oligodendrocytes
ONC	optic nerve crush
OPN	osteopontin
Pax6	paired box 6
Ptbp1	polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
RelA	RELA proto-oncogene
REST	RE1 silencing transcription factor
RGCs	retinal ganglion cells
RhoA	ras homolog family member A
ROCK2	Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2
Sema3A	Semaphorin 3A
slc30a3	solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 3
SOCS3	suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
Sox11	SRY-box transcription factor 11
Stat3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TFs	transcription factors
TGFβ	transforming growth factor-β
THBS1	thrombospondin 1
Thy1.2	thymus cell antigen 1, theta
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor α
ZnT-3	zinc transporter member 3