BSA	bovine serum albumin
CB	sodium cacodylate trihydrate buffer
DIC	differential interference contrast
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DPBS	Dulbecco’s PBS
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EGFR	EGF receptor
EGFR-QD655	EGFR coupled to EGF conjugated biotin coupled to streptavidin QD655
FBS	fetal bovine serum
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
GA	glutaraldehyde
GS	goat serum
HER2	human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HER2-QD565	HER2 bound to biotinylated anti-HER2 Affibody coupled to streptavidin QD565
HPLC	high pressure liquid chromatography
LMP	large membrane protrusion
NEAAs	non-essential amino acids
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PLL	poly-L-lysine
QD	quantum dot
SF-DMEM	serum-free DMEM
STEM	scanning transmission electron microscopy
streptQD	streptavidin quantum dots