| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| MNs | motor neurons |
| ncRNA | noncoding RNA |
| miRbase | miRNA database |
| pri-miRNA | primary miRNA |
| precursor miRNA | pre-miRNA |
| Nt | nucleotides |
| snoRNAs | small nucleolar RNAs |
| miRISC | miRNA-induced silencing complexes |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| myo-miRNAs | muscle-specific miRNAs |
| ND | neurogenic disease |
| HDAC4 | histone deacetylase 4 |
| FGFBP1 | fibroblast growth factor binding protein 1 |
| NSC-34 cells | hybrid mouse motor neuron-like cells |
| TSC1 | tuberous sclerosis 1 |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NDRG2 | N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 |
| WT | wild type |
| NMJ | neuromuscular junction |
| Sema3A | type 3 Semaphorins |
| TBCB | tubulin-folding cofactor b |
| A20 | TNF alpha-induced protein 3, TNFAIP3 |
| AMOs | anti-miRNA oligonucleotides |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| amiRSOD1 | hSOD1-specific amiR |
| ICV | intracerebral ventricular |
| rAAV | recombination adeno-associated virus |
| IT | intrathecal |
| ESC | embryonic stem cell |
| LMC-MNs | spinal lateral motor column MNs |