| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| dsDNA | double-stranded DNA |
| ESCRT | endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| FPKM | Fragments Per Kilobase of transcript per Million mapped reads |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| lincRNA | long intergenic non-coding ribonucleic acid |
| lncRNA | long non-coding ribonucleic acid |
| miRNA | micro-ribonucleic acid |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MVs | microvesicles |
| ncRNA | non-coding ribonucleic acid |
| ng | nanogram |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PCR | polymer chain reaction |
| PMN | pre-metastatic niche |
| POAG | primary open-angle glaucoma |
| PPi | protein-protein interactions |
| PTM | post-translational modifications |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcriptase polymer chain reaction |
| rEV | recombinant extracellular vesicles |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| rRNA | ribosomal ribonucleic acid |
| SILAC | stable isotope labeling of amino acids in cell culture |
| snoRNA | small nucleolar ribonucleic acid |
| snRNA | small nuclear ribonucleic acid |
| SRP-RNA | signal recognition particle ribonucleic acid |
| ssDNA | single-stranded DNA |
| TLC | thin layer chromatography |
| TMP | Transcripts Per Million |
| tRNA | transfer ribonucleic acid |