ECM	extracellular matrix
OA	osteoarthritis
sncRNAs	small non-coding RNAs
miRNAs or miRs	microRNAs
snRNAs	small nuclear RNAs
snoRNAs	small nucleolar RNAs
tRNAs	transfer RNAs
mRNA	messenger RNA
tiRNAs	tRNA halves
ANG	angiogenin
tRFs	tRNA-derived small RNA fragments
PCA	principle component analysis
logFC	log2 fold change
FDR	False Discovery Rate
IPA	Ingenuity Pathway Analysis
RNA-seq	RNA sequencing
qRT-PCR	real-time quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
lncRNAs	long non-coding RNAs
PCs	Principle components
GP6	glycoprotein 6
BMP	bone morphogenic protein
FST	follistatin
TNF	tumour necrosis factor
TNFSF11	TNF ligand superfamily member 11
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
SMAD	mothers against decapentaplegic homolog
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
IL	interleukin
JAK3	Janus Kinase 3
AGO	Argonaute
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
JAK-STAT	Janus Kinase and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription