| BMGY | Buffered complex glycerol medium |
| BMMY | Buffered methanol complex medium |
| BSA | Bovine albumin |
| CSE | Caffeoyl shikimate esterase |
| DAPI | 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| dsDNAs | Double-stranded DNAs |
| EMSA | Electrophoretic mobility shift assay |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| LB | Lysogeny broth medium |
| LEA | Late embryogenesis abundant protein |
| MES | 2-(N-morpholino) ethanesulfonicacid |
| NLS | nuclear localization signals |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| YPD | Yeast extract-peptone-dextrose |