| AHR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AS-C | Achaete scute complex |
| ARNT | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator |
| bHLH | Helix–loop–helix |
| ccRCC | Clear cell renal cell carcinoma |
| CLOCK | Circadian locomotor output cycles protein kaput |
| CTD | C-terminal domain |
| CycT1 | Cyclin T1 |
| EMC | Extramacrochaetae |
| E(spI) | Enhancer of split |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| ESC | Embryonic stem cells |
| GCE | Germ cell-expressed protein |
| GRO | Groucho |
| HAT | Histone transacetylase |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HSCa | Hematopoietic stem cells |
| HRD | histidine reach domain |
| ID | Inhibitor of DNA binding |
| IDPs | Intrinsically disordered proteins |
| IDRs | Intrinsically disordered regions |
| LLPS | liquid-liquid phase separation |
| LZ | Leucine zipper motif |
| MET | Methoprene-tolerant protein |
| MXI1 | Max interacting protein |
| Ngn2 | Neurogenin |
| NPAS | Neuronal PAS domain-containing protein |
| PAS | Period-arylhydrocarbon nuclear translocator-single minded domain |
| Pol II | RNA polymerase II |
| SE | Super-enhancer |
| SIM | Single-minded protein |
| SIMA | Similar protein |
| S/MARs | Scaffold/matrix associate regions |
| SREBP | Sterol-responsive element-binding protein |
| TAD | Transactivation domain |
| TAZ | Tafazzin |
| TFs | Transcription factors |
| TRH | Trachealess protein |
| USF | Upstream stimulatory factor |
| VHL | Von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor |