Aβ	Amyloid β peptide
AC	Adenylate cyclase
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AMPA	α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
APP	Amyloid precursor protein
BACE1	β-Site APP-cleaving enzyme 1
CaM	Calmodulin
CaMBPs	Calmodulin binding proteins
CaMKs	Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
fAD	Familial or hereditary Alzheimer’s disease
IP3R	Inositol trisphosphate receptor
Kd	Dissociation constant
LRP1	Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1
LTCC	L-type calcium channels
LTD	Long-term depression
LTM	Long-term memory
LTP	Long-term potentiation
MAMs	Mitochondria associated ER membranes
NCX	Sodium-calcium exchanger
NFT	Neurofibrillary tangles
Ng	Neurogranin
Nm	Neuromodulin
NMDA	N-methyl D-aspartate
NMDAR	N-methyl D-aspartate receptors
nNOS	Neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase
PKA	protein kinase A
PKC	Protein kinase C
PMCA	Plasma membrane calcium pumps
PSEN	Presenilin
RCS	Regulator of calcium signaling
RyR	Ryanodine receptors
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
sAD	Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease
SERCA	Sarco(endo)plasmic Ca2+-ATPase
SOCE	Store-operated calcium entry
VGCCs	Voltage-gated calcium channels