| 2A | 2A peptide |
| 5′-UTR | 5′ untranslated region |
| 3′-UTR | 3′ untranslated region |
| APCs | Antigen-presenting cells |
| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| CD4+ | CD4-positive |
| CD8+ | CD8-positive |
| ceRNA | Competing endogenous RNA |
| circRNA | Circular RNA |
| CIRC | Complete self-splicing intron |
| CVB3 | Coxsackievirus B3 |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| EDIII-Fc | Envelope domain III-Fc fusion protein |
| eIF4G | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G |
| EV-A | Enterovirus A |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HSV-2 | Herpes simplex virus type 2 |
| HTNV | Hantaan virus |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IRES | Internal ribosome entry site |
| IRF3 | Interferon regulatory factor 3 |
| IVT | In vitro transcription |
| LNP | Lipid nanoparticle |
| LRC | Linear RNA self-circularization |
| M cells | Microfold cells |
| MALT | Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
| MAVS | Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein |
| MDA5 | Melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| m7G | 7-methylguanosine |
| MHC-I | Major histocompatibility complex class I |
| MHC-II | Major histocompatibility complex class II |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| N6-methyl-ATP | N6-methyladenosine triphosphate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLRs | NOD-like receptors |
| NS1 | Non-structural protein 1 |
| nsP1-nsP4 | Non-structural proteins 1–4 |
| NTP | Nucleoside triphosphate |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PABP | PolyA binding protein |
| PCBP | PolyC Binding Protein |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PIE | Permuted intron–exon |
| PKR | Protein kinase R |
| poly(A) | Polyadenosine tail |
| RdRP | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
| RBD | Receptor binding domain |
| RIG-I | Retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| RNase R | Ribonuclease R |
| saRNA | Self-amplifying RNA |
| SIgA | Secretory immunoglobulin A |
| ssRNA | Single-stranded RNA |
| T4 Rnl2 | T4 RNA ligase 2 |
| T4Td | T4 bacteriophage thymidylate synthase gene intron |
| TFF | Tangential flow filtration |
| TLR3 | Toll-like receptor 3 |
| TLR7/8 | Toll-like receptor 7/8 |
| tPA | Tissue-type plasminogen activator |
| WPRE | Woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element |
| YTHDF3 | YTH Domain Family Protein 3 |