AFM	atomic force microscopy
ARDS	Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARDs	ankyrin repeat domains
CaM	calmodulin
CCDs	coiled-coil domains
Co-IP	co-immunoprecipitation
DAG	diacylglycerol
eNOS	endothelial NO-synthase
FRET	Förster resonance energy transfer
GPCR	G-protein-coupled receptor
HEK293	human embryonic kidney cells 293
HMVECs	human microvascular endothelial cells
HUVECs	human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IK	intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel
IP3	inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
RMAECs	rat mesenteric artery endothelial cells
MLCII	myosin light chain II
MLCK	myosin light chain kinase
MLCP	myosin light chain phosphatase
MRLC	myosin II regulatory light chains
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
Orai1	Ca2+ release-activated calcium channel protein
PAR1	protease-activated receptor 1
PI(4,5)P2	phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PLA	proximity ligation assay
PLCβ/γ	phospholipase C β/γ
PMNs	polymorphonuclear leukocytes
PRR	pathogen recognition receptors
RMECs	retinal microvascular endothelial cells
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SC-SMD	single channel single molecule detection
SK	small Ca2+-dependent K+ channel
SOCE	store-operated Ca2+ entry
STIM1	stromal interaction molecule
TIRF	total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy
TLR	Toll-like receptors
TRP	transient receptor potential
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
Y2H	yeast two-hybrid