| 9-1-1 complex | Rad9-Rad1-Hus1 complex |
| 8-oxoG | 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine |
| APE1 | AP endonuclease 1 |
| APE2 | AP endonuclease 2 |
| APTX | Aprataxin |
| BER | Base excision repair |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DSB | Double-strand break |
| EXO1 | Exonuclease 1 |
| FEN1 | Flap structure-specific endonuclease 1 |
| HR | Homologous recombination |
| IDCL motif | Interdomain connector loop motif |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SSB | Single-strand break |
| PARP1 | Poly ADP ribose polymerase 1 |
| PARP3 | Poly ADP ribose polymerase 3 |
| PCNA | Proliferating cellular nuclear antigen |
| PIP box | PCNA-interacting protein box |
| PNKP | Polynucleotide kinase phosphatase |
| ssDNA | Single-stranded DNA |
| TDP1 | Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 |
| TDP2 | Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 2 |
| UVDE | UV damage endonuclease |
| XRCC1 | X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 1 |