| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| nDNA | Nuclear DNA |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| BER | Base excision repair |
| SP-BER | Short-patch BER |
| LP-BER | Long-patch BER |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| IMM | Inner mitochondrial membrane |
| OMM | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
| CL | Cardiolipin |
| PG | Peptidoglycan |
| D-loop | Displacement loop |
| Polγ | DNA polymerase γ |
| PolI | DNA polymerase I |
| POLRMT | DNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
| TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| LigIII | DNA ligase III |
| 8-oxo-G | 8-oxoguanine |
| SSB | Single-strand break |
| DSB | Double strand break |
| AP site | Apurinic/apyrimidinic site |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| Gpx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| Trx | Thioredoxin |
| Prdx | Peroxiredoxin |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| OGG1 | 8-oxoguanine glycosylase |
| NEIL | Nei-like endonuclease |
| NTH1 | Endonuclease III homolog 1 |
| MUTYH | Human adenine DNA glycosylase |
| UDG | Uracil DNA glycosylase |
| UNG | Uracil N-glycosylase |
| APE1 | AP endonuclease |
| PNKP | Polynucleotide kinase 3′-phosphatase |
| FEN1 | Flap endonuclease |
| MTS | Mitochondrial targeting sequence |
| Fpg | Formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase |
| Nei | Endonuclease VIII |
| AAG | N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase |
| AlkA | Alkyladenine DNA glycosylase |
| MutY | Adenine DNA glycosylase |
| MutT | 8-oxo-dGTP diphosphatase |