| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| siRNAs | Small interfering RNAs |
| miRNAs | MicroRNA |
| sgRNAs | Single guide RNA |
| CRISPR/Cas9 | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated protein 9 |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| PAGE | Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| RP-HPLC | Reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography |
| ON | Oligonucleotide |