| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CI | confidence interval |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidin-2-phenylindol |
| FCS | fetal calf serum |
| GFR | growth factor receptor |
| GST | glutathion-S-transferase |
| HCMV | human cytomegalovirus |
| HEC-LTT | human endothelial cell-large T antigen and telomerase |
| HFF | human foreskin fibroblast |
| h.p.i. | hours post infection |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| IC50 | half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IE-Ag | immediate early antigen |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LEL | large extracellular loop |
| MOI | multiplicity of infection |
| PsV | pseudovirus |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| TEM | tetraspanin-enriched microdomain |