| AdV | Adenovirus |
| CARD | Caspase activation and recruitment domain |
| ceRNA | competing endogenous RNA |
| CUEDC2 | CUE domain containing protein 2 |
| GAF | γ-activated factor |
| GAS | γ-activated sequence |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| hnRNP | Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein |
| SAFA | Scaffold attachment factor A |
| IAV | Influenza A virus |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IFNAR | Type I interferon-receptor |
| IFIT | Interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats |
| IFITM | Interferon-induced transmembrane protein |
| IFNLR | Type III interferon receptor |
| IKK-ε | Inhibitor of NF-κB kinase-ε |
| IRF | Interferon regulatory factor |
| ISG | Interferon-stimulated gene |
| ISGF3 | Interferon-stimulated gene factor 3 |
| ISRE | Interferon-stimulated response element |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MDRV | Muscovy duck reovirus |
| lncRNA | Long noncoding RNAs |
| MAVS | Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein |
| MDA5 | Melanoma Differentiation-Associated protein 5 |
| MxA | Myxovirus resistance protein |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κB |
| NP | Nucleoprotein |
| NS1 | Non-structural protein 1 |
| OAS | 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetase |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PESP | PCBP1-AS1-encoded small protein |
| PRV | Pseudorabies virus |
| Poly(I:C) | Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid- |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| PTP1B | Protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B |
| RIG-I | Retinoic acid-inducible gene 1 |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| SeV | Sendai virus |
| SOCS | Suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TRIM25 | Tripartite motif-containing protein 25 |
| TYK | Tyrosine kinase |
| USP18 | Ubiquitin specific peptidase 18 |
| VSV | Vesicular stomatitis virus |