| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| AQP0 | Aquaporin 0 |
| ASR | Anabaena sensory rhodopsin |
| β2AR | β2 adrenergic receptor |
| BAM | β-barrel assembly machinery |
| CCR5 | CC-chemokine receptor 5 |
| CMC | Critical micellar concentration |
| DM | Decyl-L-D-maltoside |
| DHPC | Dihexanoyl-phosphatidylcholine |
| DIBMA | Diisobutylene/maleic acid |
| DMPC | Dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine |
| DDM | Dodecyl-L-D-maltoside |
| DPC | Dodecylphosphorylcholine |
| EM | Electron microscopy |
| ET | Electron tomography |
| GPCRs | G-protein-coupled receptors |
| HOPG | Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite |
| LDAO | Lauryldimethylamine-N-oxide |
| LCP | Lipidic cubic phases |
| MAS | Magic angle spinning |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| MSP | Membrane scaffold protein |
| MicroED | Microcrystal electron diffraction |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| OG | Octyl-L-D-glucoside |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SFX | Serial femtosecond crystallography |
| SMA | Styrene-maleic acid |
| SMFS | Single-molecule force spectroscopy |
| Salipro | Saposin lipo-protein |
| XFEL | X-ray free-electron laser |
| VDAC | Voltage-dependent anion channel |