DEAE-dextran	diethylaminoethyl-dextran
PAMAM	polyamidoamine
PEI	polyethylenimine
H5WYG	GLFHAIAHFIHGGWHGLIHGWYG (one letter amino acid code)
pDNA	plasmid
Y or N	yes or no for whether in vitro or in vivo studies were done
DP	degree of polymerization
ODN	oligodeoxynucleotide
HMW	high molecular weight
LMW	low molecular weight
CHK6HC	HMW reducible peptide containing multiple CHKKKKKKHC repeats
CH6K3H6C	HMW reducible peptide containing multiple CHHHHHHKKKHHHHHHC repeats
GFP	green fluorescent protein
cRGD	cyclic RGD ligand with oxidized cysteines that has the sequence, CRGDCF
HK	Histidine-Lysine peptide
PEG	polyethylene-glycol
PEG-CH12K18	PEGylatated copolymer made up of 12 histidines and 18 lysines
PEG-CK30	PEGylated polymer made up of 30 lysines
shRNA	Plasmid expressing short hairpin RNAi targeting luciferase
cRGD-hK	cyclic RGD conjugated to N-terminal of polylysine in which every 4th lysine modified by a histidine
KGH6	6th generation lysine dendrimer with terminal ends modified by histidines
H2K4b-T	a 4-branched peptide with a predominant sequence of -HHK- and a histidine-rich domain off the C-terminal end of the 3-lysine core (i.e., Tail)
H3K8b	8-branched peptide with a predominate sequence of -HHHK
H2K4b, H2K	a 4-branched and linear HK peptide with a predominant sequence of -HHK-
FGF-2	fibroblast growth factor-2
dKH	diffuse distribution of KH sequences with 6 multiple repeats
cKH	cluster KH—6 multiple repeats of clustered lysines and histidines
LAH4	peptide with sequence of KKALLALALHHLAHLALHLALALKKA
O6H6	blocked copolymer containing six ornithines and histidines
K16	peptide with 16 lysines
DC	dendritic cells
TAT	cell-penetrating peptide with sequence of RKKRRQRRRR
C-H5-TAT-H5-C	reducible peptide with sequence of CHHHHHRKKRRQRRRRHHHHHC
Gtt	glutaroyl-triethylene tetramine
Stp	succinoyl tetraethylene pentamine
Sph	succinoyl pentaethylene hexamine
cMET	tyrosine kinase receptor
siEG5-KLK	conjugate of siRNA targeting EG5 and apoptotic peptide, KLK
PAMAM-His3-Arg	polyamidoamine dendrimer with terminal ends modified by -HHHR
PAMAM-His2-Arg	polyamidoamine dendrimer with terminal ends modified by -HHR
PAMAM-His3-Arg	polyamidoamine dendrimer with terminal ends modified by -HR
PAMAM-Arg	polyamidoamine dendrimer with terminal ends modified by -R
lPEI	Linear PEI
H-lPEI	histidinylated linear PEI
UA	Urocanic acid
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog protein
Cs	Chitosan
R6H6-Cs	Chitosan modified with a blocked co-peptide of RRRRRRHHHHHH
CDP	cyclodextrin
imCDP	cyclodextrin modified with imidazoles
DMAEA	2-dimethylaminoethylamino
PIDP	polyphosphazene polymer modified with imidazoles and DMAEA
PDAP	polyphosphazene polymer modified with DMAEA
PBAE	poly(β-amino esters
PLH-Me	Polyhistidine containing methylhistidines, dimethylhistidine, and unmodified
CM-PLH	carboxymethylated-polyhistidine histidines
KALA	a cationic amphipathic peptide
H6-20	lipopeptide containing six histidines (also named NickFect70)
siGADPH	siRNA targeting GADPH
NRP-1	neuropilin-1
Chol	cholesterol
PD-1	program cell death protein 1
LPD	ternary complex (lipopolyplex) made up liposomes, polymer, and DNA
LPR	ternary complex (lipopolyplex) made up liposomes, polymer, and RNA
hK-liposomes	hK peptide conjugated to liposomes
His-Lip	Histidine-modified liposome
MART-1	Melanoma Antigen Recognized by T cells 1
LAMP1	lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1
MART-1-LAMP1	Fusion of the MART1 and LAMP1 proteins
MAN-LPR	Mannosylated targeted RNA lipopolyplex
Im-Hist-Lip	Imidazole-histamine modified liposomes
PEG-HpK	PEG-histidylated-polylysine
Tri-man	tri-antenna of α-D-mannopyranoside
Tri-Man-Im-Hist-Lip	Tri-Man ligand coupled to Im-Hist-liposome
DOTAP	1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane
IPEI	linear polyethylenimine containing 16% histidines
MSN	mesoporous silica nanoparticles
MSN-NH2	mesoporous silica nanoparticles with aminopropyltriethoxysilane
MSN-His	mesoporous silica nanoparticles with aminopropyltriethoxysilane and histidines
SL-IDMSN	MSN modified by imidazoles
ZIF-8	zinc imidazole framework
VLP	virus-like particles