| ALIX | ALG-2-interacting protein X |
| CXCL1 | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 |
| Dll4 | Delta-like 4 |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EPHB2 | Ephrin type B receptor 2 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EV | Extracellular vesicle |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HMW | High molecular weight |
| Hsp90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| HSPG | Heparan sulfate proteoglycan |
| IL | Interleukin |
| ILV | Intraluminal vesicle |
| MVB | Multivesicular body |
| PAR1 | Protease-activated receptor 1 |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PDGFR | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| S1P | Sphingosine 1-phosphate |
| sE-cad | Soluble ectodomain of E-cadherin |
| TEM | Tetraspanin-enriched microdomain |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| TKI | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |