| AB | apoptotic bodies |
| APC | antigen presenting cells |
| BM | bone marrow |
| BMDC | bone marrow derived cells |
| CAF | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CEM | cryo-electron microscopy |
| CM | confocal microscopy |
| DC | differential centrifugation |
| DC | dendritic cells |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| EC | endothelial cells |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| EV | extracellular vesicles |
| EX | exosomes |
| HADF | human adult dermal fibroblasts |
| IA-FCM | immune-affinity flow cytometry |
| KO | knockdown |
| MAA | melanoma associated antigens |
| mAb | monoclonal antibodies |
| MSC | myeloid stem cells |
| MTEX | melanoma cell-derived exosomes |
| MV | microvesicles |
| MVB | multivesicular bodies |
| NTA | nanoparticle tracking analysis |
| SEC | size-exclusion chromatography |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| sEV | small extracellular vesicles |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TEX | tumor-derived exosomes |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| UC | ultracentrifugation |
| UF | ultrafiltration |
| WB | western blotting |