Ac	Acetate
AMP-PNP	Adenosine MonoPhosphate-PNP; (β,γ-imidoadenosine 5′-triphosphate)
AMP-PCP	Adenosine MonoPhosphate-PCP; (β,γ-methyleneadenosine 5′-triphosphate)
ARCA	Anti-Reverse Cap Analogue
ATP	Adenosine TriPhosphate
EDTA	EthyleneDiamineTetraacetic Acid
EGTA	Ethylene Glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-Tetraacetic Acid
eIF	Eukaryotic translation Initiation Factor
FAM	6-carboxyfluorescein
fMet	N-Formylmethionyl
GTP	Guanosine TriPhosphate
HEPES	4-(2-HydroxyEthyl)-1-PiperazineEthaneSulfonic acid
IRES	Interal Ribosome Entry Site
LINE-1	Long Interspersed Nuclear Element 1
LSU	(ribosomal) Large Subunit
m6A	N6-MethylAdenosine
Met	Methionyl
mRNA	Messenger RNA
NTP	Nucleoside TriPhosphate
ORF	Open Reading Frame
PAGE	PolyAcrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
RNase	RiboNuclease
rRNA	Ribosomal RNA
RT	Reverse Transcriptase
S	Svedberg unit (sedimentation coefficient)
SSU	(ribosomal) Small Subunit
TISU	Translation Initiator of Short 5′ UTR
Tris	Tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane
tRNA	Transfer RNA
UTR	Untranslated Region (of mRNA)