| 2′-O-Me | 2′-O-ribose-methylation |
| 5′TOP | 5′-terminal oligopyrimidine tract |
| ARE | AU-rich element |
| CERT | cytosine-enriched regulator of translation |
| CPE | cytoplasmic polyadenylation element |
| DBA | Diamond-Blackfan Anemia |
| DKC1 | dyskerin |
| eEF | eukaryotic elongation factor |
| eIF | eukaryotic initiation factor |
| eTF | eukaryotic termination factor |
| FBL | fibrillarin |
| IRES | internal ribosome entry site |
| ITAF | IRES- trans acting factor |
| LRRK2 | leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 |
| LSU | 60S large subunit of ribosome |
| mESC | murine embryonic stem cell |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin complex |
| PABP1 | poly(A)-binding protein 1 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| pRB | Retinoblastoma protein |
| PRTE | pyrimidine-rich translational element |
| PTC | peptidyl transferase center |
| ψ | pseudouridylation |
| RBP | RNA binding protein |
| RNA Pol | RNA polymerase |
| RP | ribosomal protein |
| snoRNA | small nucleolar RNA |
| SRM | selected reaction monitoring |
| SSU | 40S small subunit of ribosome |
| TIE | translation inhibitory element |
| TMT | tandem mass tag |
| uORF | upstream open reading frame |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| X-DC | X-linked dyskeratosis congenital |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |