| CRISPR/Cas | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated protein |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| sgRNA | Single guide RNA |
| dCas9 | Dead or deactivated Cas9 |
| CRISPRa | CRISPR-activation |
| CRISPRi | CRISPR-interference |
| RNPs | Ribonucleoprotein complexes |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| iPSCs | induced pluripotent stem cells |
| ESCs | embryonic stem cells |
| RVG | rabies viral glycoprotein |
| MSP | muscle-specific peptide |
| POI | proteins of interest |
| GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| VSV | vesicular stomatitis virus |
| GEDEX | Genome editing with designed extracellular vesicles |
| ARRDC1 | Arrestin domain containing protein 1 |
| ARMMs | ARRDC1- mediated microvesicles |
| MLV | murine leukemia virus |
| LID | light-induced dimerization |
| CID | chemically-induced dimerization |
| MCP | MS2 bacteriophage coat protein |
| HH | self-cleaving ribozymes hammerhead |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus ribozyme |
| EXOtic | exosomal transfer into cells |