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. 2020 Mar 24;21(6):2255. doi: 10.3390/ijms21062255
LncRNAs Long non-coding RNAs
HCV Hepatitis C virus
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
LDLR Low-density lipoprotein receptor
CLDN1 Claudin-1
IRES Internal ribosome entry site
IFN Interferon
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
RIG-I Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
UTR Untranslated region
PKR Protein kinase R
DDX3X DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box helicase 3 X-linked
TLR3 Toll-like receptor 3
dsRNA Double-stranded RNA
MDA5 Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5
MAVS Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein
TRIF Toll-interleukin-1 receptor domain-containing adapter protein inducing interferon beta
NF-κB Nuclear factor κb
IRF Interferon regulatory factors
IFNAR IFN-α/β receptor
JAK Janus kinase
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
ISGF3 IFN-stimulated gene factor 3
ISG IFN-stimulated genes
Mx Myxoma resistance protein
TRIM Tripartite motif containing
IFITM Interferon induced transmembrane protein
CH25H Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase
OAS Oligoadenylate synthetase
IFIT Interferon induced protein
GBP1 Guanylate binding protein 1
BST2 Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2
SOCS3 Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
PP2A Protein phosphatase 2
eIF2α Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha
ncRNAs Non-coding RNAs
rRNAs Ribosomal RNAs
tRNAs Transfer RNAs
snRNAs Small nuclear RNAs
snoRNAs Small nucleolar RNAs
miRNAs MicroRNAs
siRNAs Small interfering RNAs
piRNAs P-element-induced wimpy testis (PIWI)-interacting RNAs
mRNAs Messenger RNAs
ORF Open reading frame
LincRNAs Long intergenic long non-coding RNAs
eRNAs Enhancer RNAs
PROMPTs Promoter upstream transcripts
NAT Natural antisense transcript
vlincRNA Very long lincRNA
HOTAIR Homeobox C transcript antisense RNA
PVT1 LncRNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1
MEG3 Maternally expressed 3
PANDAR Promoter of CDKN1A (cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A) antisense DNA damage-activated RNA
XRN1 5′-3′ exoribonuclease 1
GAS5 Growth arrest-specific transcript 5
PRC2 Polycomb repressive complex 2
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
HULC Highly upregulated in liver cancer
RXRA Retinoid X receptor alpha
IGF2-AS Insulin-like growth factor 2 antisense RNA
7SK RNA component of 7SK nuclear ribonucleoprotein
PI4P Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate
TSPOAP1-AS1 Translocator protein associated protein 1 (TSPOAP1) antisense RNA 1
MIR155HG miRNA-155 host gene
pI:C Polyinosinic–polycytidylic acid
PME-1 Phosphatase methylesterase 1
CSTB Cystatin B
lncLRRC55-AS LncRNA antisense to leucine rich repeat containing 55
NEAT1 Nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1
DDX60 DExD/H-Box helicase 60
lnc-Lsm3b LncRNA U6 snRNA-associated sm-like protein
lnc-MxA LncRNA interferon-induced GTP-binding protein MxA
CFAP58-DT Cilia and flagella associated protein 58 (CFAP58) divergent transcript
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
CD81 Cluster of differentiation 81
IFI6 Interferon alpha inducible protein 6
BISPR BST2 IFN-stimulated positive regulator
LUARIS LncRNA upregulator of antiviral response interferon signaling
hnRNPU Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U
ITPRIP-1 Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Interacting Protein
ATF2 Activating transcription factor 2
HBV Hepatitis B virus
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
NRIR Negative regulator of the IFN response
CMPK2 Cytidine/uridine monophosphate kinase 2
CXCL10 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10
GCSIR G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) cis regulatory suppressor of immune response RNA
EGOT Eosinophil granule ontogeny transcript
EC Endocannabinoid
SFV Semliki Forest virus
CHC Chronic HCV infection
LncRNA-ATB Long noncoding RNA activated by TGFβ (transforming growth factor-beta)
COL1A1 Alpha-1 type I collagen
α-SMA Alpha-smooth muscle actin
HCV-HCC HCV-related HCC
PRLH1 p53-regulated lncRNA for homologous recombination (HR) repair 1
TCGA The cancer genome atlas network
HDV Hepatitis Delta virus
aHIF LncRNA antisense to HIF1A (hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha)
PAR5/PWAR5 Prader Willi/Angelman region RNA 5
EZH2 Enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit
TMEVPG1 Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus persistence candidate gene 1
IFNG-AS1 IFNG antisense RNA 1
IL-23 Interleukin 23
HBx HBV-encoded protein x
MALAT1 Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1
AFP Alpha-fetoprotein
EVs Extracellular vesicles
UCA1 Urothelial carcinoma associated-1
WRAP53 Trp-Asp (WD) repeat containing antisense to TP53 (tumor protein p53)
HEIH HCC up-regulated EZH2-associated long non-coding RNA
TUG1 Taurine up-regulated 1
CASC2 Cancer susceptibility 2
HOTTIP Homeobox A (HOXA) distal transcript antisense RNA
NOP2 Nucleolar protein 2
MYC Myc proto-oncogene protein
NORAD Non-coding RNA activated by DNA damage
Wee1 G2 checkpoint kinase