| BM | basement membrane |
| CTRL KO | control cells |
| GSN KO | cells with knocked out GSN |
| CRISPR | Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| F-actin | filamentous actin |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| gDNA | genomic DNA |
| GSN | gene coding for gelsolin |
| GSN | gelsolin |
| MMPs | metalloproteases |
| SIM | structured illuminated microscopy |