| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CD | circular dichroism |
| CPG | controlled-pore-glass |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DPFGSE | double pulsed field gradient spin echo |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FAM | 6-carboxyfluorescein |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| FRET | fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| G4 | G-quadruplex |
| GRO | guanine-rich oligonucleotide |
| HDF | human dermal fibroblasts |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PAGE | polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SCK | single cycle kinetics |
| SPR | surface plasmon resonance |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TAE | tris-acetate-EDTA |
| TAMRA | 6-carboxytetramethylrhodamine |
| TOP1 | topoisomerase I |