| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| eIFs | eukaryotic initiation factors |
| FMDV | foot-and-mouth disease virus |
| Gems | gemini of coiled bodies |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| IRES | internal ribosome entry site |
| pICln | Methylosome subunit pICln |
| PRMT5 | protein arginine methyltransferase 5 |
| RBPs | RNA-binding proteins |
| RBS | RNA-binding site |
| RNPs | ribonucleoprotein complexes |
| SINV | Sindbis virus |
| Sm | 7 small proteins |
| SMA | spinal muscular atrophy |
| SMN | survival of motor neuron |
| snRNAs | small nuclear RNAs |
| snRNPs | small nuclear ribonucleoproteins |
| TPR | tetratricopeptide repeat motif |
| unrip | unr-interacting protein |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| WD | tryptophan-aspartic acid motif |
| YG-box | tyrosine-glycine motif |