| 3D-SMART | 3D single-molecule active real-time tracking method |
| BR | brassinosteroid |
| CDots | carbon-based nanodots |
| FCS | fluorescence correlation spectroscopy |
| FCCS | fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy |
| FLIM | fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy |
| FNDs | fluorescent nanodiamonds |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| HILO | highly inclined and laminated optical sheet |
| JA | jasmonic acid |
| LSFM | light sheet fluorescence microscopy |
| MINFLUX | minimal photon fluxes |
| PALM | photoactivated localization microscopy |
| PDots | polymer dots |
| QDs | quantum dots |
| smFRET | single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| SIM | structured illumination microscopy |
| SMLFM | single molecule light field microscopy |
| SR-CLEM | super-resolution correlative light and electron microscopy |
| STED | stimulated emission depletion microscopy |
| STORM | stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy |
| TILT3D | tilted light sheet microscopy with 3D point spread functions |
| TIRF | total internal reflection fluorescence |
| TIRFM | total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy |
| UCNPs | up-conversion nanocrystals |