| HCMV | human cytomegalovirus |
| eIF4F | eukaryotic initiation factor 4F |
| m7G cap | 7-methyl guanosine cap |
| 43S PIC | 43S preinitiation complex |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| eEF1 | eukaryotic elongation factor 1 |
| eEF2 | eukaryotic elongation factor 2 |
| eIF4E | eukaryotic initiation factor 4E |
| eIF4G | eukaryotic initiation factor 4G |
| eIF4A | eukaryotic initiation factor 4A |
| PABP | poly(A) binding protein |
| eIF1 | eukaryotic initiation factor 1 |
| eIF1A | eukaryotic initiation factor 1A |
| eIF3 | eukaryotic initiation factor 3 |
| eIF4B | eukaryotic initiation factor 4B |
| eIF5 | eukaryotic initiation factor 5 |
| eIF2 | eukaryotic initiation factor 2 |
| tRNAMet | methionyl-tRNA |
| eRF-1 | eukaryotic release factor 1 |
| eRF-3 | eukaryotic release factor 3 |
| IRES | Internal Ribosome Entry Sites |
| ITAF | IRES trans-activating factor |
| PTB | polypyrimidine tract binding protein |
| La | lupus autoantigen |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin kinase |
| 4EBP1 | eIF4E-binding protein 1 |
| p70S6K | 70 kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase |
| eEF2K | eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase |
| TSC | tuberous sclerosis complex |
| TSC1 | tuberous sclerosis complex 1 |
| TSC2 | tuberous sclerosis complex 2 |
| GAP | GTPase activating protein |
| AMPK | AMP-regulated protein kinase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| eIF2α | eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha subunit |
| eIF2B | eukaryotic initiation factor 2B |
| HRI | heme-regulated inhibitor |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| PERK | PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| GCN2 | general control nonderepressible 2 |
| PKR | protein kinase R |
| dsRNA | double stranded RNA |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| BiP | binding immunoglobulin protein |
| ORF | open reading frame |
| uORF | upstream open reading frame |
| TSS | transcription start site |