| 1BR-hTERT cells | immortalized human fibroblasts |
| 3D | three dimensional |
| A.U. | arbitrary unit |
| AKT | Ak strain transforming |
| Arp3 | actin related protein 3 |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| BAEC | bovine arterial endothelial cell |
| CCD | charge-coupled device |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine |
| DCC | disposable closed cell culture chamber |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| ECGS | endothelial cell growth supplement |
| ECM | endothelial cell medium |
| EGTA | ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| GTP | guanosine-5′-triphosphate |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| HSP27 | heat shock protein 27 |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| LIMMA | linear models for microarray data |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| N.A. | numerical aperture |
| PAK1 | p21-activated protein kinase 1 |
| PBD | protein-binding domain |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| QC | quality control |
| Rac1 | Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 |
| Rho | Ras homologous |
| RPPA | reverse phase protein array |
| RT | room temperature |
| S6 | ribosomal protein S6 |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SHP2 | Src homology-2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 |
| SμG | simulated microgravity |
| TTBS | Tween-Tris-buffered saline |
| UD | upside down |
| μG | microgravity |
| YB1 | Y box binding protein 1 |