| AD | atopic dermatitis |
| ARCI | autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis |
| ARE | antioxidant response element |
| ARE | antioxidant responsive element |
| BTB | broad-complex, tramtrack, and bric-à-brac |
| bZIP | basic leucine zipper |
| CE | cornified cell envelope |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| CNC | cap ´n´ collar |
| CTR | C-terminal region |
| CUL3 | cullin 3 |
| CYP1A1 | cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 1 |
| DGR | double glycine repeat |
| DMBA | 7,12- dimethylbenz(a)anthracene |
| DMBADE | DMBA-3,4-diol-1,2-epoxide |
| ΔNeh2-Nrf2 | Nrf2 that lacks KEAP1-interacting domain |
| dnNrf2 | dominant-negative Nrf2 |
| E | embryonic day |
| EDC | epidermal differentiation complex |
| EpRE | electrophile response element |
| FLG | filaggrin |
| GATA1 | GATA protein binding protein 1 |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha |
| IκBα | NF-κB inhibitor alpha |
| IVL | involucrin |
| KEAP1 | Kelch-like erythroid cell-derived protein with cap´n´collar homology-associated protein 1 |
| KEAP1-DC | KEAP1 double glycine repeat and the C-terminal region |
| LCE | late cornified envelope |
| LG | lamellar granules |
| LKO | Lor-knockout (LKO) |
| LOR | loricrin |
| MADISH | metabolizing acquired dioxin-induced skin hamartomas |
| Neh | Nrf2-erythroid cell-derived protein with CNC homology |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor κB |
| NFE2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2 |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 |
| NRF2 | NFE2-related factor 2 |
| PRP | proline-rich proteins |
| S100 | S100 calcium-binding proteins |
| SC | stratum corneum |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| SCF | complex S-phase kinase associated protein 1-cullin 1-ring-box 1 |
| SG | stratum granulosum |
| SPRR | small proline-rich protein |
| SQSTM1 | sequestosome 1 |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TF | transcription factor |
| TP53 | tumor protein p53 |
| UV | ultraviolet |