| 53BP1 | P53 binding protein |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATM | Ataxia telangiectasia mutated |
| ATR | Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related |
| ATRIP | ATR interacting protein |
| Bcl2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BRCA | Breast cancer |
| CHK | Checkpoint kinase |
| Clud1 | Glutamate receptor delta-1 |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DNA-PK | DNA-dependent protein kinase |
| DSB | Double-strand break |
| eIF | Eukaryotic initiation factor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FOXO3A | Forkhead box O-3 A |
| GADD45α | Growth arrest and DNA damage inducible alpha |
| GCN2 | General control nonderepressible 2 |
| GTP | Guanosine triphosphate |
| HDR | High-dose ionizing radiation |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha |
| HR | Homologous recombination |
| Hsp70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| HuR | Human antigen R |
| IR | Ionizing radiation |
| IRES | Internal ribosome entry sites |
| ITAF | Initiation trans-acting factors |
| LDR | Low-dose ionizing radiation |
| LNT | Linear-non-threshold |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MRE11 | Meiotic recombination 11 |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of Rapamycin |
| mTORC | Mechanistic target of Rapamycin complex |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NHEJ | Non-homologous end joining |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PABP | Poly (A) binding protein |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PIC | 43S pre-initiation complex |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| RBP | RNA binding protein |
| RFC2-5 | Replication factor C subunit 2-5 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TNFR1 | Tumour necrosis factor alpha receptor 1 |
| TNFα | Tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| TSC2 | Tuberous sclerosis complex 2 |
| UTR | Untranslated region |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis |