Abbreviations of Biological Terms
Abbreviations of Biological Terms from A to Z:
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Abbreviations of Biological Terms A -Z
A
✦ AAV – Adeno-Associated Virus
✦ ACE – Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
✦ ACh – Acetylcholine
✦ AD – Alzheimer’s Disease
✦ ADH – Antidiuretic Hormone
✦ ADP – Adenosine Diphosphate
✦ AFP – Alpha-Fetoprotein
✦ Ag – Antigen
✦ AIDS – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
✦ ALDH – Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
B
✦ BAC – Bacterial Artificial Chromosome
✦ BCL – B-Cell Lymphoma
✦ BDNF – Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
✦ BMP – Bone Morphogenetic Protein
✦ BSA – Bovine Serum Albumin
C
✦ C3H – Complement Component 3
✦ CaM – Calmodulin
✦ cAMP – Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
✦ CAP – Catabolite Activator Protein
✦ CAT – Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase
✦ CCR – Chemokine Receptor
✦ CD – Cluster of Differentiation
✦ CDK – Cyclin-Dependent Kinase
✦ cDNA – Complementary DNA
✦ CDS – Coding Sequence
D
✦ DAG – Diacylglycerol
✦ DBT – Dibutyryl Cyclic AMP
✦ DCT – Distal Convoluted Tubule
✦ DEAE – Diethylaminoethyl
✦ DHFR – Dihydrofolate Reductase
✦ DHT – Dihydrotestosterone
✦ DMEM – Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
✦ DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid
✦ DNP – Dinitrophenol
✦ DTT – Dithiothreitol
E
✦ ECF – Extracellular Fluid
✦ ECL – Enhanced Chemiluminescence
✦ ECM – Extracellular Matrix
✦ ED50 – Effective Dose 50
✦ EDTA – Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
✦ EGFR – Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
✦ ELISA – Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
✦ EM – Electron Microscopy
✦ EMSA – Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
✦ EPO – Erythropoietin
F
✦ FACS – Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting
✦ FAD – Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
✦ FBS – Fetal Bovine Serum
✦ FGF – Fibroblast Growth Factor
✦ FITC – Fluorescein Isothiocyanate
✦ FKBP – FK506 Binding Protein
✦ FLIP – FLICE-Inhibitory Protein
✦ FRET – Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
✦ FSH – Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
✦ FYVE – Fab1p-YOTB-Vac1p-EEA1
G
✦ GABA – Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
✦ GAG – Glycosaminoglycan
✦ GAP – GTPase-Activating Protein
✦ GCSF – Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
✦ GDNF – Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
✦ GFP – Green Fluorescent Protein
✦ GH – Growth Hormone
✦ GHRH – Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
✦ GIP – Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
✦ GM-CSF – Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
H
✦ HAT – Histone Acetyltransferase
✦ HCG – Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
✦ HDAC – Histone Deacetylase
✦ HDL – High-Density Lipoprotein
✦ HEK – Human Embryonic Kidney
✦ HGPRT – Hypoxanthine-Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase
✦ HIF – Hypoxia-Inducible Factor
✦ HIV – Human
✦ HLA – Human Leukocyte Antigen
✦ HMG – High-Mobility Group
✦ HNF – Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor
✦ HPLC – High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
✦ HR – Hormone Receptor
✦ HRP – Horseradish Peroxidase
✦ HS – Heparan Sulfate
I
✦ IAP – Inhibitor of Apoptosis
✦ IBD – Inflammatory Bowel Disease
✦ IGF – Insulin-Like Growth Factor
✦ IgG – Immunoglobulin G
✦ IL – Interleukin
✦ INK4 – Inhibitor of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4
✦ IP3 – Inositol Trisphosphate
✦ IP6K – Inositol Hexakisphosphate Kinase
✦ IR – Insulin Receptor
✦ IRS – Insulin Receptor Substrate
Abbreviations of Biological Terms A -Z
J
✦ JAK – Janus Kinase
✦ JNK – c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase
K
✦ K+ – Potassium Ion
✦ KAT – Kynurenine Aminotransferase
✦ KEGG – Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
✦ KIR – Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor
✦ KLF – Krüppel-Like Factor
L
✦ L1 – Line-1 Retrotransposon
✦ LAMP – Lysosome-Associated Membrane Protein
✦ LCAT – Lecithin-Cholesterol Acyltransferase
✦ LDH – Lactate Dehydrogenase
✦ LDL – Low-Density Lipoprotein
✦ LEF – Lymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor
✦ LFA – Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen
✦ LIF – Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
✦ LIM – LIM Domain
✦ LIN – LIN-12/Notch Repeat
M
✦ MAb – Monoclonal Antibody
✦ MAC – Membrane Attack Complex
✦ MAD – Mothers Against Decapentaplegic
✦ MAF – Melanoma-Associated Factor
✦ MAP – Mitogen-Activated Protein
✦ MAPK – Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
✦ MAR – Matrix Attachment Region
✦ MBD – Methyl-CpG-Binding Domain
✦ MCH – Melanin-Concentrating Hormone
✦ MCM – Minichromosome Maintenance
N
✦ NAD – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
✦ NADP – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
✦ NAK – Nucleoside Analog Kinase
✦ NALP – NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein
✦ NAP – Nucleosome Assembly Protein
✦ NAS – N-Acetylserotonin
✦ NCoR – Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor
✦ ND – Neurodegeneration
✦ NEDD – Neural Precursor Cell Expressed, Developmentally Down-Regulated
✦ NEP – Neprilysin
Abbreviations of Biological Terms A -Z
O
✦ OAT – Ornithine Aminotransferase
✦ ODC – Ornithine Decarboxylase
✦ OGT – O-Linked β-N-Acetylglucosamine Transferase
✦ OPA1 – Optic Atrophy 1
✦ ORF – Open Reading Frame
✦ OS – Oxidative Stress
✦ OSM – Oncostatin M
✦ OXPHOS – Oxidative Phosphorylation
P
✦ PA – Phosphatidic Acid
✦ PABP – Poly(A)-Binding Protein
✦ PACAP – Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
✦ PAF – Platelet-Activating Factor
✦ PAH – Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
✦ PAL – Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase
✦ PAMP – Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern
✦ PAR – Protease-Activated Receptor
✦ PARP – Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase
✦ PAX – Paired Box
Q
✦ QTL – Quantitative Trait Locus
R
✦ RAB – RAS-Related Protein
✦ RAC – RAS-Related C3 Botulinum Toxin Substrate
✦ RAD – RAS-Associated Protein
✦ RAF – Rapidly Accelerated
✦ RAL – RAS-Like Protein
✦ RAN – RAS-Related Nuclear Protein
✦ RAP – RAS-Associated Protein
✦ RAR – Retinoic Acid Receptor
✦ RAS – Rat Sarcoma Protein
✦ RB – Retinoblastoma Protein
✦ RBP – Retinol-Binding Protein
✦ RCAN – Regulator of Calcineurin 1
✦ RCT – Renal Cell Tumor
✦ RDX – Radixin
✦ RE – Response Element
✦ REL – Reticuloendotheliosis Viral Oncogene Homolog
✦ RER – Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
S
✦ S1P – Sphingosine-1-Phosphate
✦ S6K – S6 Kinase
✦ SAA – Serum Amyloid A
✦ SAC – Spindle Assembly Checkpoint
✦ SAM – Sterile Alpha Motif
✦ SAP – Serum Amyloid P
✦ SAPK – Stress-Activated Protein Kinase
✦ SAR – Scaffold/Matrix Attachment Region
✦ SART – Spliceosome-Associated Protein
✦ SASP – Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype
T
✦ T3 – Triiodothyronine
✦ T4 – Thyroxine
✦ TAF – TBP-Associated Factor
✦ TAK – Transforming Growth Factor-β-Activated Kinase
✦ TAP – Transporter Associated with Antigen Processing
✦ TBP – TATA-Binding Protein
✦ TCF – T-Cell Factor
✦ TCR – T-Cell Receptor
✦ TD – Thymus-Dependent
✦ TdT – Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase
U
✦ U1 – U1 Small Nuclear RNA
✦ U2 – U2 Small Nuclear RNA
✦ U6 – U6 Small Nuclear RNA
✦ UAS – Upstream Activating Sequence
✦ UBA – Ubiquitin-Associated Domain
✦ UBC – Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme
✦ UBE – Ubiquitin-Binding Enzyme
✦ UBP – Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase
✦ UCH – Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase
✦ UIM – Ubiquitin-Interacting Motif
V
✦ V-ATPase – Vacuolar-Type H+-ATPase
✦ VEGF – Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
✦ VEGFR – Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor
✦ VHL – Von Hippel-Lindau Protein
✦ VIF – Viral Infectivity Factor
✦ VIM – Vimentin
✦ VIP – Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide
✦ VLDL – Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein
✦ VPF – Vascular Permeability Factor
✦ VPS – Vacuolar Protein Sorting
W
✦ WAF1 – Wild-Type p53-Activated Fragment 1
✦ WAS – Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein
✦ WAT – White Adipose Tissue
✦ WDR – WD Repeat-Containing Protein
✦ WNT – Wingless/Integrated Protein
X
✦ XBP1 – X-Box Binding Protein 1
✦ XCP – X-Chromosome-Linked Protein
✦ XDH – Xanthine Dehydrogenase
✦ XDR – Xeroderma Pigmentosum Complementation Group D
✦ XIST – X-Inactive Specific Transcript
Y
✦ YAP – Yes-Associated Protein
✦ YB-1 – Y-Box Binding Protein 1
Z
✦ ZAP – Zinc Finger Protein That Regulates Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest
✦ ZBP1 – Z-DNA Binding Protein 1
✦ ZBTB – Zinc Finger and BTB Domain-Containing Protein
✦ ZF – Zinc Finger Protein
✦ ZFP – Zinc Finger Protein
✦ ZFX – Zinc Finger Protein X-Linked
✦ ZFY – Zinc Finger Protein Y-Linked
✦ ZIP – Zinc-Induced Protein
