| RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| RAR | retinoic acid receptor |
| RARE | retinoic acid response element |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |
| ERα | estrogen receptor α |
| ERE | estrogen response element |
| ARE | androgen response element |
| AID | activation induced deaminase |
| CSR | class switch recombination |
| 3′RR | 3′ regulatory region |
| ChIP | chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| DBD | DNA-binding domain |
| LBD | ligand-binding domain |
| FCS | fetal calf serum |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |