| ABD | actin-binding domain |
| ABI | ABL interactor |
| Abp1 | actin-binding protein 1 |
| ACA | adenylyl cyclase A |
| AID | autoinhibitory domain |
| Arp2/3 | actin related protein 2/3 |
| BTB | broad-complex, tamtrack, bric à brac |
| CCP | clathrin-coated pit |
| CCV | clathrin-coated vesicle |
| CHD | calponin homology domain |
| CI | cortexillin I |
| CII | cortexillin II |
| CLIP-170 | cytoplasmic linker protein-170 |
| CME | clathrin-mediated endocytosis |
| CRIB | Cdc42/Rac interactive binding |
| CYRI | CYFIP-related Rac interactor |
| DAD | Diaphanous-autoregulatory domain |
| DD | dimerization domain |
| DID | Diaphanous-inhibitory domain |
| DRF | Diaphanous-related formin |
| DUF1394 | domain of unknown function |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FcγR | Fcγ receptor |
| FH1 | formin homology 1 |
| FH2 | formin homology 2 |
| FH3 | formin homology 3 |
| FRET | fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| GAP | GTPase activating protein |
| GEF | guanine–nucleotide exchange factor |
| GBD | GTPase binding domain |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| GRD | GAP-related domain |
| HSPC300 | hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell protein 300 |
| JMY | junction-mediating and -regulatory protein |
| MEF | mouse embryonic fibroblast |
| MHCK | myosin II heavy chain kinase |
| MIHCK | myosin I heavy chain kinase |
| MLC | myosin II light chain |
| MLCK | MLC kinase |
| NAP1 | Nck-associated protein 1 |
| NPF | nucleation promoting factor |
| N-WASP | neural WASP |
| PAK | p21-activated kinase |
| PBD | p21 binding domain |
| PH | pleckstrin homology |
| PI(3,4)P2 | phosphatidylinositol (3,4)-bisphosphate |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate |
| PIR121 | 121F-specific p53 inducible RNA |
| PKB | protein kinase B |
| PRD | proline rich domain |
| REM | Rho effector homology |
| RGCT | RasGAP C-terminus |
| RhoGDI | Rho GDP-dissociation inhibitor |
| Rif | Rho in filopodia |
| RKH | ROK-kinectin homology |
| SRA1 | specifically RAC1-associated protein 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR2 | VEGF receptor 2 |
| WASH | WASP and SCAR homologue |
| WASP | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein |
| WAVE/SCAR | WASP family verprolin-homologous protein/suppressor of cAMP receptor |
| WCA | WASP-homology-2, also known as verprolin-homology, cofilin-homology, or connecting or central, acidic |
| WHAMM | WASP homolog associated with actin, membranes, and microtubules |
| WRC | WAVE regulatory complex |
| Y2H | yeast-two-hybrid |