| Ago | Argonaute protein |
| Aldo | Aldolase A |
| BovHepV | Bovine hepacivirus |
| BVDV | Bovine viral diarrhea virus |
| CAT-1 | Cationic amino acid transporter 1 |
| CLIP | Crosslinking immunoprecipitation |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CSFV | Classical swine fever virus |
| DAA | Direct acting antiviral |
| EMCV | Encephalomyocarditis virus |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| Hfe | Hemochromatosis |
| HITS-CLIP | High-throughput sequencing and crosslinking immunoprecipitation |
| Hjv | Hemojuvelin |
| IRES | Internal ribosome entry site |
| ITAFs | IRES- trans-activating factors |
| ITC | Isothermal titration colorimetry |
| miR-122 | microRNA-122 |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| Ndrg3 | N-myc downstream regulated gene 3 |
| NPHV | Non-primate hepacivirus |
| NrHV | Rat hepacivirus |
| Nts | nucleotides |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PCBP2 | Poly(rC)-binding protein 2 |
| pri-miRNA | primary miRNA |
| PTBP1 | Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein 1 |
| RHV-nr-1 | Rodent hepacivirus-nr-1 |
| RISC | RNA induced silencing complex |
| SGR | Subgenomic HCV replicons |
| SHAPE | Selective 2′-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension |
| siRNAs | Small interfering RNAs |
| SL | Stem loop |
| SSB | La protein |
| SVR | Sustained virological response |
| UTR | Untranslated region |