| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| ALI | Air–liquid interface |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain |
| BD(s) | β-sheet domain(s) |
| BID | Twice daily |
| BLI | Biolayer interferometry |
| BNIP3L | BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3-like (NIX) |
| BST-2 | Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2 (tetherin) |
| CD317 | Cluster of differentiation 317 |
| CD(s) | Cytosolic domain(s) |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| Co-IP | Co-immunoprecipitation |
| CoV | Coronavirus |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CRL | Cullin–RING ligase |
| CRL2ZYG11B | Cullin–RING ligase 2 containing zyg-11 family member B |
| CUL2ZYG11B | Cullin 2–ZYG11B E3 ubiquitin ligase complex |
| Cryo-EM | Cryo-electron microscopy |
| CTD | C-terminal dimerisation/RNA-binding domain (of N protein) |
| DAA(s) | Direct-acting antiviral(s) |
| DLT(s) | Dose-limiting toxicity/toxicities |
| DOPE | 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine |
| E | Envelope (protein) |
| E3 | E3 ubiquitin ligase |
| EC50 | Half-maximal effective concentration |
| EC90 | 90% effective concentration |
| EEVD | Glu-Glu-Val-Asp peptide motif |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EMSA | Electrophoretic mobility shift assay |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERGIC | ER–Golgi intermediate compartment |
| HCoV | Human coronavirus |
| HE | Hemagglutinin-esterase |
| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| HMA | Hexamethylene amiloride |
| HOPS | Homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting |
| Hsp90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IDR | Intrinsically disordered region |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IFT46 | Intraflagellar transport protein 46 |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-17RA | Interleukin-17 receptor A |
| IRF3 | Interferon regulatory factor 3 |
| ISG | Interferon-stimulated gene |
| ISGF3 | Interferon-stimulated gene factor 3 |
| ITC | Isothermal titration calorimetry |
| JM | Juxtamembrane |
| K18-hACE2 | Keratin 18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic model |
| Kd | Equilibrium dissociation constant |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 |
| LKR | Ser/Arg-rich linker |
| LLPS | Liquid–liquid phase separation |
| M | Membrane (protein) |
| mAb(s) | Monoclonal antibody/antibodies |
| MAVS | Mitochondrial antiviral-signalling protein |
| MDA5 | Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 |
| MERS-CoV | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus |
| MHC-I | Major histocompatibility complex class I |
| MHV | Mouse hepatitis virus |
| MRC | Medical Research Council (UK) |
| Mpro | Main protease (Nsp5) |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| N | Nucleocapsid (protein) |
| NEDD8 | Neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally downregulated 8 |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NIX | Mitochondrial outer-membrane receptor BNIP3L (see BNIP3L) |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| Nsp(s) | Non-Structural Protein(s) |
| NTD | N-terminal RNA-binding domain (of N protein) |
| Nup98 | Nucleoporin 98 |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PALS1 | Protein associated with Lin Seven 1 |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| PK/PD | Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics |
| PPI | Protein–protein interaction |
| QD | Once daily |
| Rae1 | RNA export 1 |
| Rab7 | Ras-related protein Rab-7a |
| RBD | Receptor-binding domain (of Spike) |
| RBP(s) | RNA-binding protein(s) |
| RdRp | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (Nsp12) |
| RIG-I | Retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RNP | Ribonucleoprotein |
| S | Spike (glycoprotein) |
| SARS-CoV | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (2002–2003) |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 |
| SCID | Severe combined immunodeficiency |
| SPR | Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription (e.g., STAT1/STAT2) |
| TBK1 | TANK-binding kinase 1 |
| TM | Transmembrane |
| TMPRSS2 | Transmembrane protease, serine 2 |
| TOM70 | Translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 70 |
| TRAF3 | Tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 3 |
| VLP | Virus-like particle |
| Vpu | Viral protein U |
| VSV | Vesicular stomatitis virus |
| XPO1 | Exportin 1 |
| ZYG11B | Zyg-11 family member B |