| HTLV-1 | Human T cell leukaemia/lymphoma virus type 1. |
| ATL | Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma. |
| HAM/TSP | HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis. |
| TRIM | Tripartite motif-containing protein. |
| APOBEC | Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like. |
| SAMHD1 | SAM domain and HD domain-containing protein 1. |
| BTS2 | Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2. |
| ZAP | Zinc finger Antiviral Protein. |
| NMD | nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. |
| mRNP | Ribonucleoprotein associated with mRNA. |
| UTR | untranslated region. |
| PTC | Premature termination codon. |
| EJC | Exon-junction complex. |
| SMG1 PI3K | SMG1 nonsense mediated mRNA decay associated PI3K related kinase. |
| CCR4-NOT | The multi-subunit CCR4 (carbon catabolite repressor 4)-NOT (Negative on TATA) complex. |
| DCP1a/2 | mRNA-decapping enzyme subunit 1a/2. |
| CREB-2/ATF4 | C-AMP Response Element-binding protein 2/Activating transcription factor 4. |