| aSD | Anti-Shine-Dalgarno region |
| BSF | Bloodstream forms |
| CryoEM | Cryo-Electron Microscopy |
| COI | Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I |
| Cyb | Cytochrome b |
| eIF4E | Eukaryotic initiation factor 4E |
| FMRP | Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein |
| H69 | Helix 69 |
| LSU | Large subunit |
| LiAlba1 | Leishmania infantum Acetylation lowers binding affinity protein 1 |
| LiAlba3 | Leishmania infantum Acetylation lowers binding affinity protein 3 |
| MDa | Mega Dalton |
| mESCs | Mouse embryonic stem cells |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| MRP | Mitochondrial ribosomal protein |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| mtETC | Mitochondrial electron transport chain |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| ncRNA | Non-coding RNA |
| OOD | Oocyst development defect |
| PCF | Polycyclic forms |
| PDB | Protein database |
| PPR | Pentatricopeptides repeats |
| PTC | Peptidyl transferase center |
| RACK1 | Receptor for activated C kinase 1 |
| rancRNA | Ribosome associated non-coding RNA |
| rDNA | Ribosomal DNA |
| RNP | Ribonucleoprotein |
| RP | Ribosomal protein |
| RPL | Ribosomal protein L |
| RPS | Ribosomal protein S |
| rRNA | Ribosomal RNA |
| SAR | Social amoebae ribosomes |
| scaRNAs | Small Cajal body-specific RNAs |
| snoRNA | Small nucleolar RNA |
| SSU | Small subunit |
| TA | Toxin-Antitoxin |
| TbRACK1 | Trypanosoma brucei Receptor of activated protein C kinase 1 |
| VAR | Vegetative amoebae ribosomes |
| Ψ | Pseudouridylation |