AB/PAS	Alcian blue/periodic acid-Schiff
ChIP	chromatin immunoprecipitation
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FEV1	forced expiratory volume in 1 s
FRAP	fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
HRCT	high-resolution computed tomography
IL	interleukin
MCC	mucociliary clearance
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
MUC	human mucin protein (denoted with a number following MUC)
muc5AC	Mucin 5AC
muc5B	Mucin 5B
non-CF bronchiectasis	non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
PCL	periciliary layer
RT-PCR	reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction