| OPCs | Oligodendrocyte precursor cells |
| OLs | Oligodendrocytes |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| NSCs | Neural stem cells |
| aOPCs | Adult oligodendrocyte precursor cells |
| E | Embryonic day |
| GW | Gestational week |
| VZ | Ventricular zone |
| SVZ | Subventricular zone |
| RG | Radial glia |
| oSVZ | Outer subventricular zone |
| MGE | Medial ganglionic eminence |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| ABCD1 | Adenosine triphosphate binding cassette subfamily D member 1 |
| ASCL1 | Achaete-scute family basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 1 |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BMP4 | Bone morphogenetic protein 4 |
| BMP7 | Bone morphogenetic protein 7 |
| CADM1b | Cell adhesion molecule 1b |
| CADM2 | Cell adhesion molecule 2 |
| CADM3 | Cell adhesion molecule 3 |
| CADM4 | Cell adhesion molecule 4 |
| CASPR | Contactin-associated protein |
| CASPR2 | Contactin-associated protein-like 2 |
| CGT | Ceramide galactosyl transferase |
| CHD7 | Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 7 |
| CHD8 | Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 8 |
| CLDN1 | Claudin 1 |
| OSP | Oligodendrocyte specific protein |
| CLDN3 | Claudin 3 |
| CNPase | 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotide 3′ phosphodiesterase |
| CNTN1 | Contactin 1 |
| CST | Ceramide sulfotransferase |
| CX32 | Connexin 32 |
| CX47 | Connexin 47 |
| CXCL1 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 |
| CXCL12 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 |
| CXCR2 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2 |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 |
| DLX1 | Distal-less homeobox 1 |
| DLX2 | Distal-less homeobox 2 |
| EphA4 | Ephrin receptor A4 |
| EphB1 | Ephrin receptor B1 |
| EphB2 | Ephrin receptor B2 |
| ET-1 | Endothelin 1 |
| FGF2 | Fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| FGFR1 | Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 |
| FGFR2 | Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 |
| GAL-4 | Galectin-4 |
| GALC | Galactosylceramidase |
| GLI2 | Glioma-associated oncogene family zinc finger 2 |
| HDAC1 | Histone deacetylase 1 |
| HDAC2 | Histone deacetylase 2 |
| HDAC3 | Histone deacetylase 3 |
| HES5 | Hairy and enhancer of split family basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 5 |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| ID2 | Inhibitor of DNA binding 2 |
| ID4 | Inhibitor of DNA binding 4 |
| JAG1 | Jagged canonical Notch ligand 1 |
| LINGO-1 | Leucine-rich repeat and Ig-like domain-containing Nogo receptor interacting protein 1 |
| MAG | Myelin-associated glycoprotein |
| MAP2 | Microtubule-associated protein 2 |
| MAPT | Microtubule-associated protein tau |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| MYRF | Myelin regulatory factor |
| MYT1 | Myelin transcription factor 1 |
| NCAD | N-cadherin |
| NCAM | Neural cell adhesion molecule |
| NKX2-2 | NK2 homeobox 2 |
| NKX2-6 | NK2 homeobox 6 |
| NKX6-2 | NK6 homeobox 2 |
| NRG1 | Neuregulin 1 |
| NT-3 | Neurotrophin 3 |
| OAP-1 | Oligodendrocyte specific protein–associated protein |
| OLIG1 | Oligodendrocyte transcription factor 1 |
| OLIG2 | Oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2 |
| OMgp | Oligodendrocyte myelin glycoprotein |
| PAX6 | Paired box 6 |
| PDGFA | Platelet-derived growth factor subunit A |
| PDGFRα | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha |
| PLP | Myelin proteolipid protein |
| QKI | Quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding |
| S1PR1 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 |
| S1PR2 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 |
| S1PR3 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 |
| S1PR5 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 5 |
| SHH | Sonic hedgehog signaling molecule |
| BRG1 | Brahma-Related Gene-1 |
| SOD1 | Superoxide dismutase 1 |
| SOX1 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 1 |
| SOX10 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 10 |
| SOX11 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 11 |
| SOX2 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 2 |
| SOX3 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 3 |
| SOX5 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 5 |
| SOX6 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 6 |
| SOX8 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 8 |
| SOX9 | Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 9 |
| SREBF2 | Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 2 |
| TRα | Thyroid hormone receptor alpha |
| TRβ1 | Thyroid hormone receptor isoform beta 1 |
| TDP-43 | Transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 |
| TMEM10 | Transmembrane Protein 10 |
| TMEM98 | Transmembrane protein 98 |
| TPPP | Tubulin polymerization promoting protein |
| VEGF-A | Vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VEGFR2 | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |
| αvβ1 integrin | Integrin subunit beta 1 |
| αvβ3 integrin | Integrin subunit beta 3 |