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. 2020 Sep 18;12(9):888. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090888
ASGPR Asialoglycoprotein receptor
ASOs Antisense oligonucleotides
Cas9 CRISPR-associated protein 9
cLNPs cLNP constrained lipid nanoparticles
cMBP2 c-Met-binding peptide
CPPs cell-penetrating peptides
CRC Cysteine–arginine–cysteine
DBCO Dibenzocyclooctyne amine
ddPCR digital droplet PCR
DSB double-strand break
DTNB 5,5′-Dithio-bis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)
ECO 1-aminoethyl)iminobis[N-(oleicylcysteinyl-1-amino-ethyl)propionamide]
EG5 Eglin-5
EHCO (1-aminoethyl) imino bis [N-(oleoyl cysteinyl histinyl-1-aminoethyl) propionamide]
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EPR Enhanced permeation and retention
ESC Enhanced stabilization chemistry
Fmoc Fluorenyl methoxycarbonyl
FolA Folic acid
FR Folate receptor
FRET Fluorescence resonance energy transfer
GSH Glutathione
INF7 glutamic acid-enriched analogue of the influenza hemagglutinin membrane protein HA2
LNPs Lipid nanoparticles
LPEI linear PEI
mRNA Messager RNA
MTX Methotrexate
NIS Sodium iodide symporter
NLS Nuclear localization signal
NPC Nuclear pore complex
OAAs Oligoaminoamides
OPSS ortho-pyridyl disulfide
PAs Peptide amphiphiles
pDNA Plasmid DNA
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PEI Polyethylenimine
pHPMA poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide)
pING4 pDNA encoding inhibitor of growth 4
PMOs Phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotides
PT Pretubulysin
RAFT Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer
RISC RNA-induced silencing complex
RNAi RNA interference
RNP Ribonucleoprotein
SCOs splice-correcting oligonucleotides
sgRNA single guide RNA
siRNA Small interfering RNA
Stp Succinoyltetraethylene-pentamine
Sph Succinoyl-pentaethylene hexamine
SPS Solid phase supported synthesis
SSBB Disulfide building block = succinoyl-cystamine
tBoc t-butyloxycarbonyl
TCPs Targeted combinatorial polyplexes
TLPs Targeted lipopolyplexes
TNBC triple-negative breast cancer
Tf Transferrin
TfR Transferrin receptor
TTR Transthyretin