| AKAP9 | A-kinase anchor protein 9 |
| BRCA1 | breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein |
| CDK5RAP2 | cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulatory subunit-asociated protein 2 |
| CDK5RAP3 | cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulatory subunit-associated protein 3 |
| CDA | citral dimethyl acetal |
| Cep192 | centrosomal protein 192 |
| GBM | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GCP | γ-tubulin complex protein |
| GRIP | γ-tubulin ring protein |
| MAP | microtubule-associated protein |
| MDA | microtubule destabilizing agent |
| MTA | microtubule targeting agent |
| MTOC | microtubule organizing center |
| MSA | microtubule stabilizing agent |
| MZT | mitotic spindle organizing protein |
| NEDD1 | neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 1 |
| NHA | normal human astrocytes |
| NME7 | nucleoside diphosphate kinase |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PTM | post-translational modification |
| RB1 | retinoblastoma transcriptional corepressor 1 |
| γ-TuRC | γ-tubulin ring complex |
| γ-TuSC | γ-tubulin small complex |