| NSCLC | non-small cell lung carcinoma |
| ADC | lung adenocarcinoma |
| SCC | lung squamous cell carcinoma |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| MISEV | minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles |
| sEV | small extracellular vesicles |
| NTA | nanoparticle tracking analysis |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| AICD | activation-induced cell death |
| BCA | bicinchoninic acid assay |
| DAP | differentially abundant proteins |
| GO | gene ontology |
| sEV | small extracellular vesicles |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| T_Sx | SKMES1-derived sEVs |
| T_Ax | A549-derived sEVs |
| PTM | post-translational modifications |
| STR | short tandem repeat |
| MTA | material transfer agreement |
| NCCS | National Centre for Cell Science |
| BSL | biosafety level |
| RIPA | radio immunoprecipitation assay |
| DTT | 1,4-dithiothreitol |
| ABC | ammonium bicarbonate |
| ACN | acetonitrile |
| PSM | peptide spectra matches |
| FDR | false-discovery rate |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| AGC | automatic gain control |
| CC | cytoplasmic compartmentalisation |
| BP | biological process |
| MF | molecular function |