| NPC | Nuclear pore complex |
| NETs | Nuclear envelope transmembrane proteins |
| INM | Inner nuclear membrane |
| ONM | Outer nuclear membrane |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| FKBP12 | 12 kDa FK506 binding protein |
| FRB | FKBP12 rapamycin binding domain |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NLS | Nuclear localization signal |
| GST | Glutathione s-transferase |
| SR | Super-Resolution |
| SIM | Structured Illumination Microscopy |
| FRAP | Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching |
| STORM | Stochastic-Optical-Reconstruction-Microscopy |
| PALM | Photo-Activated-Localization-Microscopy |
| STED | Stimulated emission depletion |
| SMLM | Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy |
| smFRAP | Single-Molecule Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| MIET | Metal-Induced Energy Transfer |
| FRET | Förster Resonance Energy Transfer |