3D	Three-dimensional
AC	Affinity chromatography
AEX	Anion exchange
AFM	Atomic force microscopy
BCA	Bicinchoninic acid
BMCs	Bacterial microcompartments
CHO	Chinese hamster ovary
DEAE	Diethylaminoethyl
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
DOE	Design of Experiments
Dps	DNA-binding protein from starved cells
E2	Dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase
EMA	European Medicines Agency
ESI-TOF	Electrospray ionization time-of-flight
EU	Endotoxin Unit
FCS	Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FUV-CD	Far-UV circular dichroism
GEMMA	Gas-phase electrophoretic mobility molecular analyzer
GVNPs	Gas vesicle protein nanoparticles
HIC	Hydrophobic interaction chromatography
HP-SEC	High performance SEC
HPLC	High performance liquid chromatography
HSP	Heat shock protein
IEX	Ion exchange
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
IMAC	Immobilized metal affinity chromatography
IPTG	Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside
KDPG	2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate
LALS	Low-angle light scattering
LB	Luria-Bertani
LC/MS	Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight
MALS	Multi-angle light scattering
MBP	Maltose-binding protein
MJV	Major vault protein
MnP	Manganese peroxidase
mRNA	Messenger RNA
NTA	Nitrilotriacetic acid
NVPNs	Non-viral protein nanocages
OIPNC	Oxygen-impermeable protein nanocages
PAGE	Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
PDH	Pyruvate dehydrogenase
PepA	Aminopeptidase
PMBOs	Protein membrane-based organelles
PTMs	Post-translational modifications
RALS	Right-angle light scattering
SAXS	Small angle X-ray scattering
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl-sulfate PAGE
SEC	Size exclusion chromatography
sHSP	Small HSP
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TRAP	trp RNA-binding attenuation protein
VLPs	Virus-like particles