6-4 PP	6–4 photoproduct
aa	amino acid
AML	acute myeloblastic leukaemia
APIM	AlkB homolog 2 PCNA interacting motif
Arg	arginine
Asn	asparagine
Asp	aspartic acid
ATM	Ataxia telangiectasia mutated protein kinase
ATR	Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related kinase
ATRIP	ATR interacting protein
BC	breast cancer
BMAL1	brain and muscle ARNT-like protein 1
CDDP	cisplatin
CEN2	centrin 2/caltractin 1
CEP164	centrosomal protein 164
CHK1	cell cycle checkpoint kinase 1
CHK2	cell cycle checkpoint kinase 2
CHMP1A	charged multivesicular body protein 1A
CLEC4M	C-type lectin domain family 4 member M
CLOCK	circadian locomotor output cycles kaput
CRC	colorectal cancer
CSA	Cockayne syndrome group A
CSB	Cockayne syndrome group B
CPD	cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer
Cys	cysteine
DDB	damaged DNA-binding protein
DDR	DNA damage response
DSB	DNA double-strand break
dsDNA	double-stranded DNA
ERCC1	excision repair cross-complementation group 1
ESCC	esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
GC	gastric cancer
GENT	Gene Expression Database of Normal and Tumor Tissues
GG-NER	global-genome nucleotide excision repair
Gln	glutamine
Gly	glycine
GRASP65	Golgi reassembly stacking protein of 65 kDa
HERC2	HECT and RCC1-like domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
His	histidine
HMGA	non-histone high-mobility group A
HNSCC	head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HR23B	human homologue of yeast Rad23 protein
HRE	hypoxia response element
IGCCCG	International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group
Ile	isoleucine
LC	lung cancer
Leu	leucine
MBD	minimal DNA binding domain
NAC	neoadjuvant chemotherapy
NER	nucleotide excision repair
NERI01	NER inhibitor 01
NLS	nuclear localization signal
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
NPC	nasopharyngeal carcinoma
OC	ovarian cancer
OS	overall survival
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
PARP1	poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
PARylation	poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation
PCNA	proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PER1	period circadian protein homolog 1
Phe	phenylalanine
PRECOG	Prediction of Clinical Outcomes from Genomic Profiles
Pro	proline
PTM	post-translational modification
RC	rectal cancer
RNAPII	RNA polymerase II
RASSF1A	Ras-association domain family 1A
RPA	replication protein A
SCC	squamous cell carcinoma
Ser	serine
SIRT1	silent mating type information regulation 2 homologue 1
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
ssDNA	single-stranded DNA
TCGA	The Cancer Genome Atlas
TC-NER	transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair
TFIIH	transcription factor IIH
TGCT	testicular germ cell tumour
TGFβ	transforming growth factor beta
TNM	tumour node metastasis
TTDA	Trichothiodystrophy group A
Tyr	tyrosine
UCC	uterine cervical cancer
UTR	untranslated region
UV	ultraviolet
UV-DDB	UV-damaged DNA-binding protein
WIP1	wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1
XAB(1-5)	XPA-binding protein 1-5
XPA	Xeroderma Pigmentosum group A
XPB	Xeroderma Pigmentosum group B
XPC	Xeroderma Pigmentosum group C
XPD	Xeroderma Pigmentosum group D
XPE	Xeroderma Pigmentosum group E
XPF	Xeroderma Pigmentosum group F
XPG	Xeroderma Pigmentosum group G