| BATF3 | basic leucine zipper transcription factor ATF-like (BATF)-3 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| DB | DNA binding domain |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| IRF | interferon regulated factor |
| CIK | Ctenopharyngodon idella kidney |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| FOS | FBJ osteosarcoma oncogene |
| LZ | leucine zipper |
| c-myc | cellular myelocytomatosis oncogene |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| Poly(I:C) | polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid |
| bZIP | basic leucine zipper |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| GATA3 | GATA binding protein 3 |
| IL-4 | interleukin 4 |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |
| IRF8 | interferon regulatory factor 8 |
| IL-12 p35 | interleukin 12a |
| IL-12 p40 | interleukin 12b |
| JUN | AP-1 transcription factor subunit |
| dsRNA | double-stranded RNA |
| PGN | peptidoglycan |