| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| DBD | DNA binding domain |
| AD | Activation domain |
| PIC | Pre-initiation complex |
| GTF | General transcription factor |
| IDR | Intrinsically disordered region |
| LLPS | Liquid–liquid phase separation |
| TAD | Topologically associated domain |
| SBS | Strings and binders switch |
| 2P | Two-photon |
| FCS | Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy |
| FRAP | Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |