| CRISPR | clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| GFP | Green Fluorescent Protein |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MBP | maltose-binding protein |
| NF | nod factor |
| NIN | nodule inception gene |
| PP2C | type 2C protein phosphatase |
| RLK | receptor-like kinase |
| Y2H | yeast two-hybrid |