| ADAR | adenosine deaminase acting on RNA |
| CE | capillary electrophoresis |
| DNMTs | DNA methyltransferases |
| DNMTi | DNA N-methyl transferase inhibitors |
| GBM | glioblastoma |
| HATs | histone acetyltransferases |
| HDACs | histone deacetylases |
| HDACi | histone deacetylase inhibitors |
| HMTs | histone lysine methyltransferases |
| HDMs | lysine demethylases |
| HT-SELEX | high-throughput SELEX |
| Kd | dissociation constant |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| MUC1 | Mucin 1 |
| NSs | nanosheets |
| ncRNAs | noncoding RNAs |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung carcinoma |
| PDGFR | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten |
| PTMs | post-translational modifications |
| QDs | quantum dots |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| SELEX | Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential enrichment |
| TFs | transcription factors |
| UTR | untranslated region |