Table 1 Abbreviations and corresponding descriptions.

From: Role of microtubule actin crosslinking factor 1 (MACF1) in bipolar disorder pathophysiology and potential in lithium therapeutic mechanism

Abbreviation

Description

BPAD

Bipolar affective disorder

MACF1/pMACF1/ACF7

(Phosphorylated) microtubule actin crosslinking factor 1/actin crosslinking factor 7

GWAS

Genome-wide association studies

GSK3B

Glycogen synthase kinase 3-β

IF(s)

Intermediate filament

G-actin, F-actin

Globular actin, filamentous actin

Arp 2/3

Actin-related protein complex 2/3

MT(s)

Microtubules

EB

End-binding proteins

DST

Dystonin

BPAG1

Bullous pemphigoid antigen 1

CH

Calponin homology domain

KD, KO

Knockdown, knockout

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate

GAR

Gas2-related domain

MTOC

Microtubule organizing center

EF hand

N-terminal “E” helix, C-terminal “F” helix;

A conserved helix-loop-helix

SRD

Spectrin repeat domain

SH3

Src-homology-3 (SH3) protein interaction domain

PRD(s)

Plakin repeat domains

GSR

Glycine serine repeat domain

SNP

Single-nucleotide polymorphism

CNTN6

Contactin, immunoglobulin superfamily protein

CDH13

Cadherin-13

DISC-1

Disrupted in schizophrenia

GABA

γ-Aminobutyric acid

CNS

Central nervous system

NT

Neurotransmitter

MAP1b

Microtubule-associated protein 1b

AChR

Acetylcholine receptor

LTP

Long-term potentiation

AMPAR

α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor

CAMSAP3

Calmodulin-regulated spectrin-associated protein family member 3

KIF5A

Kinesin5A

TI-VAMP

Tetanus insensitive vesicle-associated membrane protein

v-SNARE

vesicular Soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor receptor

TNF-α

Tumor necrosis factor alpha

MIP2/CXCL2

Macrophage inhibitory factor 2/chemokine ligand 2