| BasoE | basophilic erythroblasts |
| IAP | inhibitors of apoptosis |
| AMPK | AMP-activated kinase |
| Apaf-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| BAD | BCL2 associated death promoter |
| BAK | BCL2 antagonist/killer |
| BAX | BCL2-associated X protein |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BCLB | BCL-2 like protein 10 |
| BCLW | BCL2-like protein 2 |
| BFL1 | BCL2-related protein A1 |
| BFU-E | burst-forming unit-erythroid |
| BH | BCL2 homology |
| BID | BH3 interacting-domain death agonist |
| BIK | BCL2 interacting killer |
| BIM | BCL2 interacting mediator of cell death |
| BIR | baculovirus IAP repeat domains |
| BMF | BCL2 modifying factor |
| CARD | caspase recruitment domain |
| c-FLIPs | cellular FLICE (FADD-like IL-1β-converting enzyme) inhibitory proteins |
| CFU-E | colony-forming unit-erythroid |
| cIAP1 and cIAP2 | cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 and 2 |
| CRD | cysteine-rich domain |
| DcRs | decoy receptors |
| DD | death domain |
| DED | death effector domain |
| DISC | death-inducing signaling complex |
| DRM | detergent-resistant membrane |
| DRs | death receptors |
| Epo | erythropoietin |
| FADD | Fas-associated protein with death domain |
| Fas | TNF receptor superfamily member 6 |
| FasL | tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 6 |
| HRK | activator of apoptosis harakiri |
| IAPs | inhibitors of apoptosis |
| INFγ | interferon γ |
| JAK3 | Janus kinase 3 |
| KLF1 | Kruppel-like factor 1 |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| LT-HSCs | long-term repopulating HSCs |
| LUBAC | linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex |
| MAPK | Shc/Ras/mitogen-activated kinase |
| MCL1 | myeloid cell leukemia |
| MPCs | multipotent progenitor cells |
| NGS | Next Generation Sequencing |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NOXA | Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1 |
| OrthoE | orthochromatic erythroblasts |
| PAK2 | p21-activated kinase 2 |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PKCε | protein kinase Cε |
| PKR | protein kinase R |
| PLAD | pre-ligand assembly domain |
| PolyE | polychromatophilic erythroblasts |
| ProE | Proerythroblasts |
| ProEs | Proerythroblasts |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| RING | “really interesting new gene” domain |
| RNF31 | ring finger protein 31, also known as HOIP |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCF | stem cell factor |
| SDF-1α | stroma-derived factor 1α |
| Stat5 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 |
| ST-HSCs | short-term repopulating HSCs |
| TAB1 | TGFβ-activated kinase 1 (TAK1)-binding protein 1 |
| THD | TNF homology domain |
| TNFR1 | TNF-α receptor 1 |
| TNFR2 | TNF-α receptor 2 |
| TNFRSF | tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily |
| TNFSF | TNF superfamily |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TRADD | TNFR1-associated protein with death domain |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor |
| TRAILR1/TRAILR2 | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1 and 2 |
| UBA | UB-associated domain |
| XIAP | X-linked IAP |