| AML | acute myeloid leukemia |
| BoHV-1 | bovine herpesvirus 1 |
| CRL | cullin RING ubiquitin ligases |
| CUL | cullin |
| Cul4A | cullin 4A |
| Cul4B | cullin 4B |
| DAA | direct acting antiviral |
| DCAF1 | DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 1 |
| DDA1 | DET1- and DDB1-Associated 1 |
| DDB1 | DNA-damage binding protein 1 |
| E1 | Ub-activating enzyme |
| E2 | Ub-conjugating enzyme |
| E3 | Ub ligase |
| GCV | Ganciclovir |
| GvHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| HAART | highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCMV | human cytomegalovirus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HECT | homologous to the E6-associated protein C-terminus |
| HHV-5 | human herpesvirus 5 |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HLTF | helicase-like transcription factor |
| IAA | indirect acting antiviral |
| IFN | interferon |
| IRepG | IFN-repressed gene |
| IRF | IFN-regulatory factor |
| ISG | IFN-stimulated gene |
| ISGF3 | IFN-stimulated gene factor 3 |
| Jak | janus kinase |
| MCMV | mouse cytomegalovirus |
| mDC | myeloid dendritic cell |
| MHV68 | murine gamma herpesvirus 68 |
| MIEP | major immediate early promoter |
| NAE | Nedd8-activating enzyme |
| ORF | open reading frame |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| pDC | plasmacytoid dendritic cell |
| PIV | parainfluenza virus |
| RING | really interesting new gene |
| RL | repeat long |
| RS | repeat short |
| SCF | Skp1/cullin 1/F-box |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TP53BP1 | tumor protein p53-binding protein 1 |
| Tyk2 | tyrosine kinase 2 |
| Ub | ubiquitin |
| UL | unique long |
| UPS | ubiquitin-proteasome system |
| US | unique short |