| AP-MS | Affinity purification–mass spectrometry |
| BiFC | Bimolecular fluorescence complementation |
| BLI | Bio-layer interferometry |
| BRET | Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer |
| Co-IP | Co-immunoprecipitation |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FC | Fluorescence co-localization |
| FCS | Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy |
| FCCS | Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy |
| FLIM | Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy |
| FP | Fluorescence polarization |
| FRET | Förster resonance energy transfer |
| GST | Glutathione-S-transferase |
| IDPs | Intrinsically disordered proteins |
| ITC | Isothermal titration calorimetry |
| LCA | Luciferase complementation assay |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| PALM | Photoactivated localization microscopy |
| PIE | Pulsed interleaved excitation |
| PL | Proximity labeling |
| PLA | Proximity ligation assay |
| PPIs | Protein-protein interactions |
| RNP | Ribonucleoprotein |
| smFRET | Single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer |
| SPAD | Single-photon avalanche diode |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| STED | Stimulated emission depletion |
| STORM | Stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy |
| TCSPC | Time-correlated single photon counting |
| TR-FRET | Time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer |
| XL-MS | Cross-linking mass spectrometry |
| Y2H | Yeast two-hybrid |