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ADA Anti-drug antibodies
ADARC Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
ADE Antibody-dependent enhancement
aIgA GPI-anchored version of the same IgA
BHK Baby Hamster Kidney
BLT Bone Marrow-Liver-Thymus
bnAbs Broadly neutralizing antibodies
CH Constant domain of Heavy chains (CH1, CH2, CH3)
CHO Chinese Hamster Ovary
circRNA Circular RNA
CL Constant domain of Light chains
DAF Decay-accelerating factor
dIgA IgA antibody dimers
DMG-PEG2k 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxy(polyethylene glycol)-2000
DOPE 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylethanolamine
DOTAP 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-trimethylammonium-propane
DSPC 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DSPE-PEG2k 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-carboxy(polyethylene glycol)-2000
EBOV Ebola virus
EEV Extracellular enveloped virion
EMCV Encephalomyocarditis virus
EU European Union
EUA Emergency Use Authorization
Fab Fragment antigen-binding
Fc Fragment crystallizable
FcγRIV Fcγ receptor IV
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FP Fusion peptide
G4S poly-Glycine-Serine linker
GMII Golgi α-mannosidase II
Gn Glycoprotein N
GP Glycoprotein
GPI Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
hACE2 Human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
HBsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen
HBV Hepatitis B virus
HC Heavy Chain
HEK Human Embryonic Kidney
HPV18 Human papillomavirus type 18
hFcRn Human neonatal receptor for the Fc fragment of IgG
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
i.m. intramuscular
i.n. intranasal
i.p. intraperitoneal
i.t. intratracheal
i.v. intravenous
ID Identification Number
IFNAR Interferon-α/β Receptor
IgA Immunoglobulin A
IgG Immunoglobulin G
IgM Immunoglobulin M
IMV Intracellular mature virion
IRES Internal Ribosome Entry Site
JC Joining chain
LA M435L/N441A mutation
LC Light Chain
LNPs Lipid nanoparticles
LS M428L/N434S mutation
M2e Ectodomain of the influenza A virus M2 protein
MERS-CoV Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MPXV Mpox virus, or monkeypox virus
NA Not Available
NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NSG mouse NOD scid gamma mouse
nsP Nonstructural protein
P2A peptide Porcine Teschovirus-1 2A peptide
PBATE Poly(butylene terephthalate-co-butylene adipate-co-ethylene terephthalate-co-ethylene adipate)
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
RBD Receptor-binding domain
RIG-I Retinoic acid-inducible gene 1
RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus
RTC Replication-transcription complex
S protein Surface protein
saRNA Self-amplifying RNA
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SC Single chain
SC-mRNA Single-chain mRNA
scBCR-seq Single B cell receptor sequencing
scFv Single-chain Variable Fragment
scFv–Fc Single-Chain Variable Fragment fused to the Fc region
scIgA Single-chain IgA
SFTSV Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus
SHIV Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus
sIgA Secreted version of the same IgA
SUDV Sudan virus
TLR Toll-like receptors
TM L234F/L235E/P331S triple mutation
UK United Kingdom
US United States
USAMRIID United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
UTRs Untranslated regions
VACV Vaccinia virus
VARV Variola virus
VEEV Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
VH Variable Heavy chain domain
VHH Variable Heavy domain of Heavy chain (single-domain antibody)
VL Variable Light chain domain
VRPs Virus replicon particles
YTE M252Y/S254T/T256E mutation