| CPD | cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers |
| CS | Cockayne syndrome |
| DDB | DNA damage binding protein |
| DR | direct repair |
| GGR | global genome repair |
| 6-4PP | pyrimidine 6-4 pyrimidone photoproducts |
| 8-oxo-G | 8-hydroxyguanine |
| NER | nucleotide excision repair |
| PL | photolyase |
| PTM | post-translational modification |
| ROS | reactive oxygen xpecies |
| SUMO | Small Ubiquitin-like MOdifier |
| TCR | transcription coupled repair |
| UV-R | ultraviolet radiation |
| uviRNA | UV-induced small RNAs |
| XP | Xeroderma pigmentosum |