| ESCRT | Endosomal Sorting Complex required for Transport |
| DLS | Dynamic Light scattering |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
| DSBs | Double-Strand Breaks |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene Difluoride |
| IR | Ionizing Radiation |
| Q-PCR | Quantitative real-time PCR |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SSBs | Single-Strand Breaks |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |