| Chol | cholesterol |
| Cys-rich | cysteine-rich |
| DH6PC | 1,2-Dihexanoyl-sn-Glycero-3-Phosphocholine |
| DMPC | dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine |
| DMGP | dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol |
| DPC | dodecylphosphocholine |
| DRM | detergent-resistant membrane |
| FP | fusion peptide |
| IFP | internal fusion peptide |
| JM | juxtamembrane |
| MC | Monte Carlo |
| MD | molecular dynamics |
| MHV | mouse hepatitis virus |
| MHP | molecular hydrophobicity potential |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine |
| POPC | 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-3-glycerophospholcholine |
| pp | pseudotyped particles |
| PTM | pre-transmembrane |
| RBD | receptor-binding domain |
| SM | sphingomyelin |
| TFE | trifluoroethanol |
| TGEV | transmissible gastroenteritis virus |
| TM | transmembrane |
| TMD | transmembrane domain |
| VSV | vesicular stomatitis virus |