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. 2026 Oct 3;27(19):8837. doi: 10.3390/ijms27198837
ADAP Adhesion and degranulation-promoting adapter protein
AIM2 Absent in melanoma 2
ARIH1 Ariadne RBR E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1
ASFV African swine fever virus
Aza 5-azacytidine
BMM Bone marrow-derived macrophage
CCHFV Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
cGAS Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase
CMV Cytomegalovirus
DAMP Damage-associated molecular pattern
DDX41 DEAD-box helicase 41
DSB Double-stranded break
dsDNA Double-stranded DNA
dsRNA Double-stranded RNA
DUB Deubiquitinating enzyme
EMCV Encephalomyocarditis virus
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERV Endogenous retrovirus
ESCRT Endosomal sorting complex required for transport
FMDV Foot-and-mouth disease virus
HDAC6 Histone deacetylase 6
HEK293 Human embryonic kidney cell line 293
HepG2 Hepatic glycoprotein 2/hepatocellular carcinoma cell line 2
HERC5 HECT and RLD domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 5
Herc6 HECT and RLD domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 6
HIV-1 Human immunodeficiency virus type 1
HSV-1 Herpes simplex virus type 1
IAV Influenza A virus
IBV Influenza B virus
iBMM Immortalized bone marrow-derived macrophage
IFI16 Interferon gamma-inducible protein 16
IFIT1 Interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 1
IFN Interferon
IFN-I Type I interferon
IFN-II Type II interferon
IFN-α Interferon-alpha
IFN-β Interferon-beta
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
IFN-ε Interferon-epsilon
IFN-κ Interferon-kappa
IFN-ω Interferon-omega
IFNAR Interferon-alpha/beta receptor
IFNAR1/2 Interferon-alpha/beta receptor subunits 1 and 2
IKKε IκB kinase-epsilon
IL-6/IL-10/IL-12/IL-18 Interleukin 6/10/12/18
IL-18Rα Interleukin 18 receptor alpha
IP Immunoprecipitation
IPS-1 Interferon promoter-stimulator 1
IRF3/IRF7/IRF9 Interferon regulatory factor 3/7/9
ISG Interferon-stimulated gene
ISG15 Interferon-stimulated gene 15
ISGF3 Interferon-stimulated gene factor 3
ISRE Interferon-stimulated response element
JAK1 Janus kinase 1
LFA-1 Lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1
LGP2 Laboratory of genetics and physiology 2
LRRC25 Leucine-rich repeat containing protein 25
MAVS Mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein
MDA5 Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5
MEF Mouse embryonic fibroblast
MERS-CoV Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MPXV Monkeypox virus
MS Mass spectrometry
MX1/MxA Myxovirus resistance 1/Myxovirus resistance protein A
MOV10 Moloney leukemia virus 10
Nbs1 Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1
NEMO NF-κB essential modulator
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK Natural killer
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3
NSP Non-structural protein
OTU Ovarian tumor
PAM Porcine alveolar macrophage
PAMP Pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PLpro Papain-like protease
poly(I:C) Polyinosinic–polycytidilic acid
PRR Pattern recognition receptor
PRRSV Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
PTM Post-translational modification
RBR RING-between-RING
RIG-I Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RING Really interesting new gene
RLR RIG-I-like receptor
RNF125 RING finger protein 125
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SeV Sendai virus
siRNA Small interfering RNA
ssDNA Single-stranded DNA
ssRNA Single-stranded RNA
STAT1/STAT2 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1/2
STING Stimulator of interferon genes
TBK1 TANK-binding kinase 1
TF Transcription factor
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRIM25 Tripartite motif-containing protein 25
UBA7 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme 7
UbcH8 Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme human 8
UbcM8 Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme mouse 8
UBE1L Ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1-like
UBE2L6 Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2-like 6
UBL Ubiquitin-like protein
USP18/USP24 Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 18/24
VACV Vaccinia virus