| AID | activation-induced deaminase |
| AIDS | acute immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AITL | angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| ATM | ataxia telangiectasia mutated |
| BALF | BamHI-A fragment leftward open reading frame |
| BARF | BamHI-A fragment rightward open reading frame |
| BART | BamHI-A fragment rightward transcript |
| BGLF | BamHI-G fragment leftward open reading frame |
| BHRF | BamHI-H fragment rightward open reading frame |
| BILF | BamHI-I fragment leftward open reading frame |
| BL | Burkitt’s lymphoma |
| BLLF | BamHI-L fragment leftward open reading frame |
| BMRF | BamHI-M fragment rightward open reading frame |
| BNLF | BamHI-N fragment leftward open reading frame |
| bZIP | basic leucine zipper |
| BRLF | BamHI-R fragment leftward open reading frame |
| BZLF | BamH1-Z fragment leftward open reading frame |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CPB | CREB binding protein |
| CPD | cell penetration domain |
| CR | complement receptors |
| DBD | DNA binding domain of ZEBRA |
| DD | dimerization domain of ZEBRA |
| DLBCL | diffuse large B cell lymphoma |
| EBER | EBV-encoded small RNA |
| eBL | endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma |
| EBNA | EBV nuclear antigen |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus |
| ECS | Elongin B/C-Cul2/5-SOCS-box protein |
| GC | germinal center |
| GI | genome instability |
| HDAC | histone deacetylases |
| hIL | human interleukin |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HL | Hodgkin lymphoma |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| IARC | international agency for research on cancer |
| IE | immediate early |
| IFN | interferon |
| IGH | immunoglobulin heavy chain |
| IL | interleukin |
| LCL | lymphoblastoid cell lines |
| LMP | latent membrane protein |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MYC | myelocytoma |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NFAT | nuclear factor activated T cells |
| NHL | non-hodgkin lymphoma |
| NK | natural killers |
| NLS | nuclear localization sequence |
| NOS | DLBCL not otherwise specified |
| NPC | nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| PAL | pyothorax associated lymphoma |
| PBL | peripheral blood lymphocytes |
| PEL | primary effusion lymphoma |
| PTLD | post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCID | severe combined immunodeficiency |
| SUMO-1 | small ubiquitin-related modifier 1 |
| TAD | transactivation domain of ZEBRA |
| TAP | transporter associated with antigen processing |
| TGF-β | tumor growth factor β |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TNFR | tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| vIL | viral interleukin |
| WT | wild type |
| ZRE | ZEBRA response elements |